From the Cross he triumphs - ever anew. Lord Jesus Christ, at the hour of your death the sun was darkened. Ever anew you are being nailed to the Cross. At this present hour of history we are ...
Lord Jesus Christ, you let yourself be nailed to the Cross, accepting the terrible cruelty of this suffering, the destruction of your body and your dignity. You allowed yourself to be nailed fast ...
17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be ... 4 in the name of the Lord Jesus on the man who has done such ...
Rev. fr. damian adizieEternal Redemption is the essence of Christianity. Our reward as followers of Christ is not here on earth. Whatever we are doing here on earth is in view of eternal redemption.
Stephen explicitly associates his death with Christ’s, repeating two of Jesus’ own words from the cross. He asks that they be forgiven for their deed and that the Lord receive his soul.
Isaiah writes, “You shall be called by a new name, that the mouth of the Lord will give” (2b). When a man takes a woman to be his wife, she receives a new name, his name. Likewise, God in Christ gives ...