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You were ransomed
with the precious blood of Christ. |
| 1 Peter 1:18 |
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Christ's passion has opened for us
the gates of the kingdom of heaven.
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St. Thomas Aquinas, 13th century
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God chose us to gain salvation
through Jesus Christ, who died for us. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:9 |
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Christ has taken on himself
the whole weakness of our lowly human nature.
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St. Leo the Great, 5th century
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Christ suffered for you.
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| 1 Peter 2:21 |
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Christ is our head, crowned not with glory,
but with the thorns of our sins.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th century
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| They spat in his face. |
| Matthew 27:67 |
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Christ's face endured spitting
so that you might not shrink from scorn.
Endure scorn from another
that you might be the companion of Christ.
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St. Ephraem, 4th century
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Jesus, in his passion,
loved us to the end. |
| cf. John 13:1 |
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On the cross,
Jesus revealed the love that gives itself without limits.
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Pope Francis, 21st century
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| Christ laid down his life for us. |
| 1 John 3:16 |
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Jesus Christ bore the burden of our sins
even as far as suffering death.
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St. Polycarp, 2nd century
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Whoever wishes to come after me
must deny himself, take up his cross,
and follow me. |
| Jesus; Matthew 16:24 |
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Follow the good Master with courage
as he walks before you bearing the weight of the cross.
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Bl. Marie Rivier, 19th century
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| By his wounds you have been healed. |
| 1 Peter 2:24 |
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Christ loved us so much that, sinless himself,
he suffered for us sinners the punishment we deserved
for our sins.
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St. Augustine, 5th century
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