Christ is glorified in everything He has accomplished, but His supreme glory is of course His Cross. In the words of Saint Paul: "God forbid that I glory in anything but the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ!"
Christ performed countless miracles throughout His public ministry, but the Cross is by far His greatest work. Through the Cross we are freed from the bondage of sin and Satan's power. Through the Cross we have found redemption.
As Catholic Christians we can never be ashamed of the Cross of Christ. Christ freely laid down His life for our sake. He was a willing sacrifice. Nobody took His life from Him. "I have the power to lay down my life and to take it up again." Christ took great joy in His suffering and willingly submitted to His passion. The Cross is how He saved the world.
We must maintain the joy of the Cross in good times and in bad. Christ was crucified for us, yet He never sinned. We must allow oursleves to be crucified for Him by taking up our crosses. This is how we show our love for Him
In Christ,
Rev. Jeffery A. Fasching
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