God, the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of
the world,
have mercy on us.
God, the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
have mercy on us.
The word of the Cross is folly to those who are
perishing,
but to us who are being saved it is the power
of God.
God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross
of our
Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to
the world.
Jesus has many who love His Kingdom in Heaven,
but few
who bear His Cross.
He has many who desire comfort, but few who desire suffering.
He finds many to share His feast, but few His fasting.
All desire to rejoice with Him, but few are willing to
suffer for His sake.
God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross
of our
Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to
the world.
Why do you fear to take up the Cross, which is
the road
to the Kingdom?
In the Cross is salvation and life, protection against
our enemies,
infusion of Heavenly sweetness; in the Cross is strength
of mind,
joy of spirit, excellence of virtue, perfection of holiness.
There is no salvation of soul, nor hope of
eternal life, save in the Cross.
God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross
of our
Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to
the world.
Take up the Cross, therefore, and follow Jesus,
and go
forward into eternal life.
Christ has gone before you, bearing His Cross;
He died for you on the Cross, that you also may bear
your cross,
and desire to die on the Cross with Him. For if you die
with Him,
you will also live with Him. And if you share His
sufferings, you will also share His glory.
God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross
of our
Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to
the world.
See how in the Cross all things consist, and in
dying
on it all things depend.
There is no other way to life and to true inner peace,
than the way of the Cross.
Go where you will, seek what you will; you will find
no higher way
above nor safer way below than the road of the Holy Cross.
God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross
of our
Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to
the world.
The Cross always stands ready, and everywhere
awaits you.
You cannot escape it, wherever you flee; for wherever
you go,
you bear yourself, and always find yourself.
Look up or down, without you or within, and everywhere
you will find the Cross.
And everywhere you must have patience,
if you wish to attain inner peace, and win an eternal
crown.
God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross
of our
Lord Jesus Christ,
by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to
the world.
