The Way of the Cross meditated by Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori

                                                                

℣.Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi

                                   ℟. quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum.

We offer this Holy Devotion for the defense of sound Catholic Doctrine and for the conversion of sinners, for the eradication of heresies, heretics and their supporters and for our personal intentions.

This Devotion arose first in Jerusalem among the Christians who dwelt there out of veneration for those sacred spots which were sanctified by the sufferings of our Divine Redeemer. From the Holy City, this devout exercise was introduced into Europe. When, in 1342, the Franciscan Fathers established their house in Jerusalem, and undertook the custody of the sacred places of the Holy Land, they began to spread throughout the Catholic world the devotion of the Way of the Cross.

This excellent devotion has been repeatedly approved by the Holy See, and is enriched with many Indulgences; to gain them, it is necessary to meditate, according to one's ability, on the Passion and Death of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to go from one Station to another, if the space and number of persons will admit.

Method of Practicing this Exercise
Composed by St Alphonsus Liguori

Let each one make an act of contrition, and form the intention of gaining the Indulgences, whether for himself or for the souls in Purgatory.

Act of Contrition: O my God, I am heartly sorry for having offended thee; and I detest all of my sins, because I dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, but most of all because they offend thee, my God, Who art all good and deseving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen

Preparatory Prayer

My Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast made this journey to die for me with love unutterable, and I have so many times unworthily abandoned Thee; but now I love Thee with my whole heart, and because I love Thee, I repent sincerely for ever having offended Thee. Pardon me, my God, and permit me to accompany Thee on this journey. Thou goest to die for love of me; I wish also, my beloved Redeemer, to die for love of Thee. My Jesus, I will live and die always united to Thee.


At the Cross her station keeping,
Stood the mournful Mother weeping,
Close to Jesus to the last.

THE FIRST STATION

JESUS IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider how Jesus, after having been scourged and crowned with thorns, was unjustly condemned by Pilate to die on the Cross.

My adorable Jesus, it was not Pilate, no, it was my sins that condemned Thee to die. I beseech Thee, by the merits of this sorrowful journey, to assist my soul in its journey towards eternity. I love Thee, my beloved Jesus; I repent with my whole heart for having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Through her heart, His sorrow sharing,
All His bitter anguish bearing,
Now at length the sword had passed!








THE SECOND STATION

JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider how Jesus, in making this journey with the Cross on His shoulders thought of us, and offered for us to His Father the death He was about to undergo.

My most beloved Jesus, I embrace all the tribulations Thou hast destined for me until death. I beseech Thee, by the merits of the pain Thou didst suffer in carrying Thy Cross, to give me the necessary help to carry mine with perfect patience and resignation. I love Thee, Jesus my love; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Oh, how sad and sore distressed,
Was that Mother highly blessed,
Of the sole-begotten One,







THE THIRD STATION:

JESUS FALLS THE FIRST TIME

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider this first fall of Jesus under His Cross. His flesh was torn by the scourges, His head crowned with thorns, and He had lost a great quantity of blood. He was so weakened that he could scarcely walk, and yet he had to carry this great load upon His shoulders. The soldiers struck Him rudely, and thus He fell several times in His journey.

My beloved Jesus, it is not the weight of the Cross, but my sins, which have made Thee suffer so much pain. Ah, by the merits of this first fall, deliver me from the misfortune of falling into mortal sin. I love Thee, O my Jesus, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Christ above in torment hangs,
She beneath beholds the pangs
Of her dying, glorious Son.







THE FOURTH STATION

JESUS MEETS HIS SORROWFUL MOTHER

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider the meeting of the Son and the Mother, which took place on this journey. Jesus and Mary looked at each other, and their looks became as so many arrows to wound those hearts which loved each other so tenderly.

My most beloved Jesus, by the sorrow Thou didst experience in this meeting, grant me the grace of a truly devoted love for Thy most holy Mother. And thou, my Queen, who wast overwhelmed with sorrow, obtain for me, by thy intercession, a continual and tender remembrance of the Passion of thy Son. I love Thee, Jesus my love; I repent of ever having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Is there one who would not weep,
Whelmed in miseries so deep,
Christ's dear Mother to behold?






THE FIFTH STATION:

SIMON HELPS JESUS TO CARRY THE CROSS

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider how the Jews, seeing that at each step Jesus from weakness was on the point of expiring, and fearing that He would die on the way, when they wished Him to die the ignominious death of the Cross, constrained Simon the Cyrenian to carry the Cross behind our Lord.

My most sweet Jesus, I will not refuse the Cross, as the Cyrenian did; I accept it; I embrace it. I accept in particular the death Thou hast destined for me; with all the pains that may accompany it; I unite it to Thy death, I offer it to Thee. Thou hast died for love of me; I will die for love of Thee, and to please Thee. Help me by Thy grace. I love Thee, Jesus my love; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Can the human heart refrain
From partaking in her pain
In that Mother's pain untold?





THE SIXTH STATION:

VERONICA WIPES THE FACE OF JESUS

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider how the holy woman named Veronica, seeing Jesus so afflicted, and His face bathed in sweat and blood, presented Him with a towel, with which He wiped His adorable face, leaving on it the impression of His holy countenance.

My most beloved Jesus, Thy face was beautiful before, but in this journey it has lost all its beauty, and wounds and blood have disfigured it. Alas, my soul also was once beautiful, when it received Thy grace in Baptism; but I have disfigured it since by my sins; Thou alone, my Redeemer, canst restore it to its former beauty. Do this by Thy Passion, O Jesus. I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled,
She beheld her tender Child,
All with bloody scourges rent.






THE SEVENTH STATION

JESUS FALLS THE SECOND TIME

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider the second fall of Jesus under the Cross -- a fall which renews the pain of all the wounds of the head and members of our afflicted Lord.

My most gentle Jesus, how many times Thou hast pardoned me, and how many times have I fallen again, and begun again to offend Thee! Oh, by the merits of this new fall, give me the necessary help to persevere in Thy grace until death. Grant that in all temptations which assail me I may always commend myself to Thee. I love Thee, Jesus my love; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

For the sins of His own nation
Saw Him hang in desolation
Till His spirit forth He sent.







THE EIGHTH STATION

THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM WEEP OVER JESUS

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider how those women wept with compassion at seeing Jesus in such a pitiable state, streaming with blood, as He walked along. But Jesus said to them: Weep not for Me, but for your children.

My Jesus, laden with sorrows, I weep for the offences I have committed against Thee, because of the pains they have deserved, and still more because of the displeasure they have caused Thee, who hast loved me so much. It is Thy love, more than the fear of hell, which causes me to weep for my sins. My Jesus, I love Thee more than myself; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Oh thou Mother! Font of love,
Touch my spirit from above,
Make my heart with thine accord.






THE NINTH STATION

JESUS FALLS THE THIRD TIME

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider the third fall of Jesus Christ. His weakness was extreme, and the cruelty of His executioners was excessive, who tried to hasten His steps when He had scarcely strength to move.

Ah, my outraged Jesus, by the merits of the weakness Thou didst suffer in going to Calvary, give me strength sufficient to conquer all human respect, and all my wicked passions, which have led me to despise Thy friendship. I love Thee, Jesus my love, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Make me feel as Thou hast felt;
Make my soul to glow and melt
With the love of Christ, my Lord.






THE TENTH STATION

JESUS IS STRIPPED OF HIS GARMENTS

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider the violence with which the executioners stripped Jesus. His inner garments adhered to His torn flesh, and they dragged them off so roughly that the skin came with them. Compassionate your Savior thus cruelly treated, and say to Him:

My innocent Jesus, by the merits of the torment Thou hast felt, help me to strip myself of all affection to things of earth, in order that I may place all my love in Thee, who art so worthy of my love. I love Thee, O Jesus, with my whole heart; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Holy Mother! pierce me through,
In my heart each wound renew
Of my Saviour crucified.








THE ELEVENTH STATION

JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider how Jesus, after being thrown on the Cross extended His hands, and offered to His Eternal Father the sacrifice of His life for our salvation. These barbarians fastened Him with nails, and then, raising the Cross, allowed Him to die with anguish on this infamous gibbet.

My Jesus! loaded with contempt, nail my heart to Thy feet, that it may ever remain there, to love Thee, and never quit Thee again. I love Thee more than myself; I repent of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Let me share with thee His pain,
Who for all my sins was slain,
Who for me in torments died.









THE TWELFTH STATION

JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider how thy Jesus, after three hours' agony on the Cross, consumed at length with anguish, abandoned Himself to the weight of His body, bows His head, and dies.

O my dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly the Cross on which Thou didst die for love of me. I have merited by my sins to die a miserable death; but Thy death is my hope. Ah, by the merits of Thy death, give me grace to die, embracing Thy feet, and burning with love for Thee. I commit my soul into Thy hands. I love Thee with my whole heart; I repent of ever having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Let me mingle tears with thee,
Mourning Him Who mourned for me,
All the days that I may live.








THE THIRTEENTH STATION

JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider how, after the death of our Lord, two of His disciples, Joseph and Nicodemus, took Him down from the Cross, and placed Him in the arms of His afflicted Mother, who received Him with unutterable tenderness, and pressed Him to her bosom.

O Mother of sorrow, for the love of this Son, accept me for thy servant, and pray to Him for me. And Thou, my Redeemer, since Thou hast died for me, permit me to love Thee; for I wish but Thee, and nothing more. I love Thee, my Jesus, and I repent of ever having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

By the cross with thee to stay;
There with thee to weep and pray,
Is all I ask of thee to give.








THE FOURTEENTH STATION

JESUS IS LAID IN THE SEPULCHRE

V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

Consider how the disciples carried the body of Jesus to bury it, accompanied by His holy Mother, who arranged it in the sepulchre with her own hands. They then closed the tomb, and all withdrew.

Ah, my buried Jesus, I kiss the stone that encloses Thee. But Thou didst rise again the third day. I beseech Thee, by Thy Resurrection, make me rise glorious with Thee at the last day, to be always united with Thee in heaven, to praise Thee and love Thee forever. I love Thee, and I repent of ever having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be to the Father, etc.

Virgin of all virgins blest!
Listen to my fond request;
Let me share thy grief divine.

Veneration of the Cruxifix on Good Friday

                                         

℣. We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

℟. Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world.

Good Friday: let's pray for the conversion of the Jews

Good Friday (by Fr. Prosper Gueranger 1870)

THE VENERATION OF THE CROSS.

The "Prayers" are ended. The charity and zeal of the Church have embraced the whole universe of men, invoking upon them the merciful effusion of that precious Blood, which is now flowing from the Wounds of her Crucified Lord. She turns next to her faithful Children. Filled with holy indignation at the humiliations heaped upon her Jesus, she invites us to an act of solemn reparation: it is to consist in our venerating that Cross, which our Divine Lord has borne to the summit of Calvary, and to which He is to be fastened with nails. The Cross is a stumbling-block to the Jeivs, and foolishness to the Gentiles (I. Cor. i . 23.); but to us Christians, it is the trophy of Jesus' victory, and the instrument of the world's Redemption. It is worthy of our deepest veneration, because of the honour conferred upon it by the Son of God: He consecrated it by his own Blood, he worked our salvation by its means. No time could be more appropriate than this for the honouring it with the humble tribute of our veneration.

The holy ceremony of venerating the Cross on Good Friday was first instituted at Jerusalem, in the 4th century. Owing to the pious zeal of the Empress St. Helen, the True Cross had then recently been discovered, to the immense joy of the whole Church. The Faithful, as might be expected, were desirous to see the precious Relic, and, accordingly, it was exposed every Good Friday. This brought a very great number of pilgrims to Jerusalem; and yet how few, comparatively, could hope to have the happiness of such a visit, or witness the magnificent ceremony? An imitation of what was done, on this day, at Jerusalem, was a natural result of these pious desires. It was about the 7th century, that the practice of publicly venerating the Cross on Good Friday was introduced into other Churches. True, it was but an image of the True Cross that these other Churches could show to the people; but as the respect that is paid to the True Cross refers to Christ himself, the Faithful could offer Him a like homage of adoration, even though not having present before their eyes the sacred Wood which had been consecrated by the Blood of Jesus. Such was the origin of the imposing ceremony, at which holy Church now invites us to assist.

The Celebrant takes off the Chasuble, which is the badge of the Priesthood; it is in order that the Reparation, which he is to be first to offer to our outraged Jesus, may be made with all possible humility. He then stands on the step near the Epistle side of the Altar, and turns his face towards the people. The Deacon takes down the Cross from the Altar, and gives it to the Celebrant, who then unveils the upper part as far as the arms; He raises it a little, and sings these words:

Behold the wood of the Cross;

Then he continues, joined by the Deacon and Subdeacon:

on which hung the salvation of the world.

The people then kneel down, and venerate the Cross, while the Choir sings these words:

Come, let us adore.

This first exposition, which is made at the side of the Altar, and in a low tone of voice, represents the first preaching of the Cross, that, namely, which the Apostles made, when, for fear of the Jews, they dared not to speak of the great Mystery except to the few faithful Disciples of Jesus. For the same reason, the Priest but slightly elevates the Cross. The homage here paid to it is intended as a reparation for the insults and injuries offered to our Redeemer in the house of Caiphas.

The Priest then comes to the front of the step, and is thus nearer to the people. He unveils the right arm of the Cross, and holds up the holy Sign of our Redemption higher than the first time. He then sings, and on a higher note:

Behold the wood of the Cross;

Then he continues, joined by the Deacon and Subdeacon:

on which hung the salvation of the world.

The people then kneel down, and venerate the Cross, while the Choir sings these words:

Come, let us adore.

This second elevation of the holy Cross signifies the Apostles' extending their preaching the mystery of our Redemption to the Jews, after the descent of the Holy Ghost; by which preaching they made many thousand converts, and planted the Church in the very midst of the Synagogue. It is intended as a reparation to our Saviour, for the treatment he received in the Court of Pilate.

The Priest then advances to the middle of the Altar, and, with his face still turned towards the people, he removes the veil entirely from the Cross. He elevates it more than he did the two preceding times, and triumphantly sings on a still higher note:

Behold the wood of the Cross;

Then he continues, joined by the Deacon and Subdeacon:

on which hung the salvation of the world.

The people then kneel down, and venerate the Cross, while the Choir sings these words:

Come, let us adore.

This third and unreserved manifestation represents the mystery of the Cross being preached to the whole earth, when the Apostles, after being rejected by the majority of the Jewish people, turned towards the Gentiles, and preached Jesus Crucified, even far beyond the limits of the Roman Empire. It is intended as a Reparation to our Lord for the outrages offered to him on Calvary.

There is also another teaching embodied in this ceremony of holy Church. By this gradual unveiling of the Cross, she would express to us the contrast of the Jewish and the Christian view. The one finds nothing in Christ Crucified but shame and ignominy: the other discovers in Him the power and the wisdom of God (1. Cor. i. 24.). Honour, then, and veneration to His Cross! The veil is removed by Faith. Unveiled let it be upon our Altar, for He that died upon it is soon to triumph by a glorious Resurrection! Yea, let every Crucifix in our Church be unveiled, and every Altar beam once more with the vision of the glorious Standard!

But the Church is not satisfied with showing her Children the Cross that has saved them; she would have them approach, and kiss it. The Priest leads the way. He has already taken off his Chasuble; he now takes off his shoes also, and then advances towards the place where he has put the Crucifix. He makes three genuflexions at intervals, and finally kisses the Cross. The Deacon and Subdeacon follow him, then the clergy, and lastly the people.

The chants which are used during this ceremony are exceedingly fine. First of all, there are the Improperia, that is, the Reproaches made by our Saviour to the Jews. Each of the first three stanzas of this plaintive Hymn is followed by the Trisagion, or Prayer to the Thrice Holy God, Who, as Man, suffers death for us. Oh! let us fervently proclaim him to be The Holy, The Immortal! This form of prayer was used at Constantinople, so far back as the fifth Century. The Roman Church adopted it, retaining even the original Greek words, to which, however, she adds a Latin translation. The rest of this beautiful chant contains the comparison made by our Lord, between the favours he has bestowed upon the Jewish people, and the injuries He has received from them in return.

Prevost instrumentalized Christ's Way of the Cross, reinterpreting it through Marxist praxis in accordance with the anti-Catholic agenda of Marxist liberation pseudo-theology

 

Leo XIV’s Way of the Cross: Reflections on Social Injustice - Migration, Economy, and Politics – Gloria.tv 

Frank Walker: “Via Leocrucis: Notable Absent however are:  abortion, euthanasia, and gender ideology”

Remember that the objective of the Earth Charter—neomarxist and pantheistic—was to replace the Ten Commandments; that is, to replace the Gospel. Does "the inculturation of the Gospel," touted by Robert Prevost, sound familiar to you?

This is precisely what the Marxist pseudo-theology of liberation consists of: replacing the Gospel of Christ with atheistic Marxist praxis. The Catechism (CIC 675–677) defines this as: "the 'mystery of iniquity' in the form of a religious imposture which will provide men with an apparent solution to their problems at the price of APOSTASY from the TRUTH. The supreme religious imposture is that of the Antichrist, that is, that of a pseudo-messianism in which man glorifies himself by placing himself in the place of God and of His Messiah come in the flesh (cf. 2 Thess 2:4–12; 1 Thess 5:2–3; 2 Jn 7; 1 Jn 2:18, 22).»
And it states that the
Imposture of the Antichrist appears outlined: "under the political form of a secularized messianism, 'intrinsically perverse' (cf. Pius XI, Encyclical *Divini Redemptoris*, condemning 'errors presented under a false mystical sense' regarding 'this kind of falsified redemption of the most humble'; GS 20–21).»

 Prevost despises Christ Crucified

Revelation 13:11
And I saw another BEAST coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns, like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon.

Leo XIV Attributes a Quote from Liberation Theology to St Augustine In his first Apostate Exhortation 'Dilexi Te'
Prevost cites the event of Pentecost (Acts 2:8) …
Carlo Martini: Support for Same-Sex Couples

Martini: A Precursor to Bergoglio
Bergoglio: The Implementer of Martinian Ideology

Martini: A "Saint" for Freemasons

Prevost’s idolatrous sect, ‘AOLA’, implemented Marxist Liberation theology

Prevost's AOLA invoked the Mayan gods and promoted the Marxists Leonardo Boff and Gustavo Gutiérrez.

℣. We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

℟. Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world.

Sodomites are idolaters

 

Pope Pius XI denounced the socialist system as a “threatening danger that seeks to overthrow the Christian social order,” which “rejects the wisdom of the Gospel and resurrects paganism.”

Prevost appoints the Australian apostate Daniel Joseph Meagher, who promotes the acceptance of LGBT+ ideology and pagan rituals.

Saint Thomas Aquinas commenting on Romans 1:

(Rm 6,23): The wages of sin is death. All their idols will be burned in the fire ((Micah 1,7). And it is noteworthy that the Apostle very reasonably assigns to vices against nature, which are very serious among carnal sins, the punishment of idolatry.

Saint Paul also affirms in Romans 1:32 that those who defend homosexuality are sodomites themselves.

By their fruits you will recognize them.

Galatians 5:19-21

 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; (..), orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Revelation 22:15 Outside are the dogs (male prostitutes and unfaithful leaders), those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood. 

Prevost despises Christ Crucified

Archbishop Fulton Sheen: “The essence of the diabolical is hatred of the Cross of Christ.”

Prevost shows contempt for the cross of Christ

              

 The anti-Church Wants Easter Without Calvary 

 1 Corinthians 1:23-24

But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews indeed a stumbling block, and unto the Gentiles foolishness:

But unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

 

1 Corinthians 2:2

For I resolved that, while I was with you, I would know nothing except Jesus Christ—and him crucified.

 

A Church That Wants Easter Without Calvary 

One of the clearest symbols of the present regime was a piece of metal. When the Vatican introduced Leo XIV’s new ferula in January, the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations explained that it showed Christ “no longer bound by the nails of the Passion,” but in a glorified ascent, a visual union of the Cross and Resurrection. That was the Vatican’s own explanation of the object.

And there is the problem. Christ did not rise from the Cross. He died on the Cross. The tomb was empty on Easter morning precisely because Calvary had already been complete. The nails were not an unfortunate stage to be aesthetically moved past. They were the terrible, glorious instrument of redemption. Pius XII warned in Mediator Dei that one strays from the straight path by ordering a crucifix in which the Redeemer’s body “shows no trace of His cruel sufferings.” That warning lands with force here, because the whole point of the new symbol is to mute the Passion in favor of a post-Calvary triumphalism more palatable to modern taste.

That instinct has been with the postconciliar church for decades. Keep the language of hope. Keep the language of encounter. Keep the language of victory. But soften the thing that made victory possible. A suffering Christ rebukes the world. A dead Christ on the altar confronts sin, expiation, judgment, and the need for sacrifice. A stylized risen figure drifting free of the nails is easier to market. It preserves the glow while taming the scandal. And that is why this ferula matters. It is a visual theology of displacement.

Continue reading at Hiraeth in Exile

Philippians 3:18

As I have told you before, and now remind you with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. 

 

The wicked Prevost, like his mentor of unhappy memory—the wicked Bergoglio—hates Christ.

Bergoglio’s Blasphemies: “The Way of the Cross is the story of God’s failure” 

 

Bergoglio’s Blasphemies: God is “Unjust; He Sent His Son to a Cross!”

    

 In 1947, Pope Pius XII condemned crucifixes depicting the Risen Christ (known as "Resurrexifixes")—crosses that do not show the sufferings of Christ.

Marie-Julie Jahenny  at a dialogue between Our Lord and Lucifer recounted that the latter said:

“I will attack the Church. I will overthrow the Cross, I will decimate the people, I will deposit a great weakness of Faith in hearts. There will also be a great denial of religion. For a time I will be master of all things, everything will be under my control; even your temple and all your people.”

In 1921, Pope Benedict XV condemned twisted crucifixes.

Among those who hate the Cross of Christ are: Satanists, Masons, apostates, communists, Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses, atheists, etc.

    

This sect of apostate Peruvian Marxist Augustinians, to which Prevost belongs, hates the Cross of Christ.

Those whom they place upon the cross are the indigenous pagans and Pachamama.

AOLA's Bulletin

1 Corinthians 1:18

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

 For the word of the cross, to them indeed that perish, is foolishness; but to them that are saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God.

Galatians 6:14

May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world is crucified to me and I to the world.

℣. We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You.

℟. Because, by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world.