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The Cross
 


Look to his cross, cling to him, let him save you, for those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness.

 
“Christus Vivit”
Apostolic Exhortation

 
 
 
The Cross
 


Look to Christ’s cross, cling to him, let him save you, for those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness.

 
Apostolic Exortation

“Evangelii Gaudium”

 
 
 
The Cross
 


Witnessing to the Gospel is not only about what is pleasing; we must also know how to bear our daily crosses with patience, trust, and hope.

 
General Audience
30 August 2023

 
 
 
The Cross
 


By tracing the cross, we remind ourselves how much God loved us, to the point of giving His life for us;

 
Homily
6 August 2023

 
 
 
The Cross
 


Let us think precisely about the cross: out of the most terrible instrument of torture, God wrought the greatest sign of his love. Having become the tree of life, that wood of death reminds us that God’s beginnings often begin with our endings. Thus, he loves to work wonders.

 
General Audience
5 April 2023

 
 
 
The Cross
 


Jesus does not remove the burdens of life, but the anguish of heart; He does not take the cross away from us, but carries it with us.

 
Angelus Address
11 June 2017

 
 
 
The Cross
 


Jesus chose the most difficult way possible: the cross, so that no one on earth should ever be so desperate as not to be able to find him, even there, in the midst of anguish, darkness, abandonment, the scandal of his or her own misery and mistakes.

 
Homily
14 September 2021

 
 
 
The Cross
 


We can fail to accept the message of the cross: that God saves us by allowing all the evil of our world to be unleashed upon himself.

 
Homily
14 September 2021

 

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