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Far be it from me to boast
except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Galatians 6:14 |
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No one should be ashamed of the cross of Christ,
through which the world has been redeemed.
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St. Leo the Great, 5th century
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| Take up your cross and follow me. |
| Jesus; Matthew 16:24 |
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Receive every trial, every annoyance,
every lack of courtesy in the light that springs from the Cross;
that is how we please God, how we advance in the ways of love.
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St. Elizabeth of the Trinity, 20th century
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Christ was obedient to death,
death on a cross. |
| Philippians 2:8 |
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Christ’s obedience on the tree of the cross
reversed the disobedience at the tree in Eden.
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St. Irenaeus, 2nd century
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| Take up your cross and follow me. |
| Jesus; Matthew 16:24 |
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The cross is the gift God makes to his friends.
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St. John Vianney, 19th century
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If any one would come after me,
let them deny themself,
take up their cross, and follow me. |
| Jesus; Mark 8:34 |
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It is under the cross that one learns to love.
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St. Pio of Pietrelcina, 20th century
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They laid on him the cross,
to carry it behind Jesus. |
| Luke 23:26 |
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Having found Jesus Christ in his cross,
you have found the roses in the thorns,
sweetness in bitterness, everything in nothing.
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St. Jean de Brebeuf, 17th century
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The Son of God loved me
and gave himself up for me. |
| Galatians 2:20 |
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For our sake,
Christ offered himself to the Father
upon the altar of the cross.
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St. Thomas Becket, 12th century
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We preach Christ crucified.
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| 1 Corinthians 1:23 |
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We proclaim Christ crucified, and the devils quake.
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th century
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