STATIONS OF THE CROSS
XI. JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS
Digital Collage, Jean-Marie Lee, 2017
PLOGS BELOW (JML's Poetic Commentary)
XI. JESUS IS NAILED TO THE CROSS
V. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
R. Because by your holy Cross you have
redeemed the world.
Now they are crucifying Our Lord, and with him two
thieves, one on his right and one on his left. Mean
while, Jesus says: ‘Father, forgive them, for they do
not know what they are doing.’ It is Love that has
brought Jesus to Calvary. And once on the Cross, all
his gestures and all his words are of love, a love
both calm and strong. With a gesture befitting
an Eternal Priest, he opens his arms to the whole human
race... And we, our souls rent with sorrow, say to
Jesus sincerely: ‘I am yours, and I give my whole self to You;
gladly do I nail myself to your Cross, ready to be in the
cross-roads of this world a soul dedicated to You, to your glory,
to the work of Redemption, the co-redemption of all mankind.’
Our Father... Hail Mary...
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord
R. Have mercy on us.
Plog Post: Friday, March 31, 2017