The shocked reaction, by some, to the above photo, is to assure people that it is photoshopped. You can, they tell us, notice by a crease on the pope’s leg, and by the shiny triangle… etc. etc. Yes, Pope Francis’ style is a bit different. The photo isn’t photoshopped. Here are two images for people
Jesus is condemned to die Jesus carries his cross Jesus falls for the first time Jesus meets his mother Simon helps Jesus carry his cross Veronica wipes Jesus’ face Jesus falls the second time Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem 9. Jesus falls the third time 10. Jesus is stripped 11. Jesus is nailed to
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Jesus is condemned to die Jesus carries his cross Jesus falls for the first time Jesus meets his mother Simon helps Jesus carry his cross 6. Veronica wipes Jesus’ face 7. Jesus falls the second time 8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
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Humans have a thirst for symbols, a requirement for ritual, a longing for liturgy. Those who cannot acknowledge that will make no sense of the $60,000 sculpture project launched in Christchurch: A large $60,000 sculpture will be built over the next three months on a central Christchurch site left empty by the earthquakes, but it
Simon helps Jesus carry his cross Jesus is condemned to die Jesus carries his cross Jesus falls for the first time On the Liturgy facebook page, a member of our ecommunity shared a collection of electronic vignettes reflecting on the stations.
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Let us pray (in silence) [that through this week we may share in Christ’s dying and rising] pause Almighty everliving God, [or God of transcendence] as an example of humility for the human race, you sent our saviour to become incarnate and to submit to the cross, grant us the grace to learn from this
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The text of the Mass (including translation into English) is here (PDF) The full text in English of the Pope’s sermon is here.
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