Christ, nailing our weakness to the cross,
cried out with the very voice of our humanity.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

The passion of Jesus is a sea of sorrows,
but it is also an ocean of love.

 
St. Paul of the Cross, 18th century

Jesus never sinned; yet he was crucified for you.

 
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century

Each year,
Christ’s death is celebrated with solemnity
by the whole world.
His death is victory; his death is life for all.

 
St. Ambrose, 4th century

With the cross
we are freed from the restraint of the enemy
and we clutch on to the strength of salvation.

 
St. Theodorus the Estudite, 8th century

May all creatures forever praise you, O God,
for the excess of bounty
through which you have caused your own Son to die
for the deliverance of us, your servants.

 
St. Alphonse Liguori, 18th century

The Lord chose to undergo the attack of the tempter
so as to defend us with his help
and instruct us with His example

 
St. Leo the Great, 5th century

For us all the cross is the crown of victory.
It has brought light to those blinded by ignorance.
It has released those enslaved by sin.
Indeed, it has redeemed the whole of mankind!

 
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century