VIA CRUCIS – XII. Station: “Jesus dies on the Cross”                                   

 

 V. Adoramus te Christe et benedicimus tibi (We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee)

R. Quia per Crucem tuam redemisti mundum (For by Thy holy cross Thou hast redeemed the world.)

“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Mt 27:46).

“It is finished” (Jn 19:30).

These are two of the words we hear from the mouth of Jesus before He expired, according to the testimony of the Gospels.

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I HAVE TAKEN POSSESSION OF YOU

‘In my love, I have taken possession of you. You are mine!’ (Inner Word).

We know a similar phrase in Sacred Scripture: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine” (Is 43:1). And St Paul exclaims: “Nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 8:39).

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