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Jesus is clearly a Messiah who comes in the guise of a servant, the servant of God and of man, and goes to his passion.
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Homily
9 April 2017
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See in this bread the body of Christ which hung upon the cross, and in this cup the blood which flowed from his side.
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Homily (quoting Office of Readings)
4 June 2015
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Look up to Christ crucified; pray the Way of the Cross in order to understand the price of Salvation, not just from sins, but also from worldliness.
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Morning Meditation
13 October 2017
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Living Holy Week means entering ever more deeply into the logic of God, the logic of the Cross, which is not primarily that of suffering and death, but rather that of love, and the gift of self which brings life.
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General Audience
27 March 2013
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Jesus on the Cross feels the whole weight of (the) evil, and with the force of God’s love he conquers it, he defeats it with his resurrection. This is the good that Jesus does for us on the throne of the Cross. Christ’s Cross embraced with love never leads to sadness, but to joy, to the joy of having been saved and of doing a little of what he did on the day of his death.
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Homily
World Youth Day
24 March 2013
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Jesus attains complete humiliation through “death on the Cross”. It was the worst form of death, that was reserved for slaves and criminals. Jesus was considered a prophet but he died like a criminal. As we contemplate Jesus in his Passion, we see reflected the suffering of humanity and we discover the divine answer to the mystery of evil, suffering, and death. Many times we feel horror at the evil and suffering that surrounds us and we ask ourselves: “Why does God allow it?”. It deeply wounds us to see suffering and death, especially that of the innocent! When we see children suffer it wounds our hearts: it is the mystery of evil. And Jesus takes all of this evil, all of this suffering upon himself.
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General Audience
St. Peter's Square
16 April 2014
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Today, midway through Holy Week, the liturgy presents us with a regrettable episode: the account of the betrayal of Judas, who goes to the leaders of the Sanhedrin to bargain for and deliver his Master to them: “What will you give me if I deliver him to you?”. At that moment, a price was set on Jesus. This tragic act marks the beginning of Christ’s Passion, a dolorous path which he chooses with absolute freedom. He himself says it clearly: “I lay down my life.... No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again” (Jn 10:17-18). And thus, by this betrayal, Jesus’ journey of humiliation and despoliation begins. As though he were an article for sale: this one costs 30 pieces of silver...Once he has taken the path of humiliation and self-abandonment, Jesus travels along it to the very end.
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General Audience
St. Peter's Square
16 April 2014
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This week it would benefit all of us to look at the crucifix, to kiss the wounds of Jesus, to kiss them on the crucifix. He took upon himself all human suffering, he clothed himself in this suffering.
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General Audience
St. Peter's Square
16 April 2014
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