PRAYER FOR THE LORD:
Almighty God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross, who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
It is finished.
Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
by Fr. Marcos A. Ramos, O.P.
On this day of the cross, Christians all over the world are invited to observe and listen to the Passion of Jesus through the eyes of the beloved disciple. Jesus does not suffer the passion because of his fragile human nature but through the violence perpetrated against him by concrete human beings. The crucified Jesus is the image of the suffering caused by the violence of human beings against other human beings. This violence is carried by Jesus upon himself, responding to it not with more violence but with radical love. His attitude and gestures give us clues on how to deal with violence and hatred.
Reflection by Fr. Isaac Mutelo, OP
Reflection from the Dominican Media Mission, India
