{"id":4251,"date":"2020-03-24T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T04:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4251"},"modified":"2020-03-23T17:05:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T16:05:42","slug":"today-let-us-help-one-another-to-focus-on-the-cross-and-resurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4251","title":{"rendered":"TODAY LET US HELP ONE ANOTHER TO FOCUS ON THE CROSS AND RESURRECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The cross of Jesus Christ is central to our mission. Like the apostle Paul, we \u201cpreach Christ and him crucified\u201d (1 Cor 2: 2). If we bear in our body the death of Jesus, it is with the hope that the life of Jesus, too, may be seen in our body (cf. 2 Cor 4:10). Through the eyes of our crucified Saviour we see the world which he redeemed with his blood, desiring that those in whom he continues to suffer will know also the power of his resurrection (cf. Phil 3: 10).<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Detail of an icon written by Lauretta Agolli<\/p><\/div>\n

For the young Eugene de Mazenod, his encounter with the Cross was a stepping stone to new life \u2013 to resurrection. Some of us were brought up to keep our gaze at the foot of the Cross, reflecting on our misery and on how much Jesus suffered because of us.<\/p>\n

It is true that we can never meditate sufficiently on the price paid by Jesus to rescue us from our misery. He did, however, die to remove us from our misery and bring us to the fullness of life in the resurrection. \u201cIf we bear in our body the death of Jesus, it is with the hope that the life of Jesus, too, may be seen in our body.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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