Make me patient, in turn, with the wood you wish me to bear. Jesus receives the Cross just as we take Holy Communion.Īs prophesied by Jeremiah, “We give him wood for his bread.” How long, how ungainly, how massive weighs the cross! How hard, how stiff, how heavy the burden of a useless sinner! How long to bear, step by step, until one dies upon it! Are you going to carry that all alone, Lord Jesus? No more crosses without Christ, and no more crimes without a God upon them! Certainly man’s misery is great, yet we have nothing to say, for God is now here, come not to explain, but to fulfill. “O Cross that I have long desired!” And you, Christian, watch and tremble! O what a solemn moment in which Christ first accepts the eternal Cross! O day of consummation of the tree of knowledge! Look, sinner, and see what your sin has led to. Second Station: They return his clothes and bring him the cross. And one sees the crowd clamor and the judge wash his hands. Besides, the sentence has been pronounced, lacking no detail, in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. As he was a scandal for the Jews, he is among us an absurdity.
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One last time these eyes turn towards us, full of tears and blood! What can we do? There is no way to keep him with us any longer. “Behold the man.” Here he is, a crown on his head and dressed in purple. “I find no wrong in this man,” declares Pilate, “but, let him die, since you insist! I give him to you. We have no other ruler than Caesar! No other counsel than blood and gold!Ĭrucify him if you like, but get rid of him! Get him out of here! “Take him away! Take him away!” Since it can’t be helped, let him be sacrificed, and give us Barabbas! Pilate sits in judgement at the place called Gabbatha. We don’t want Jesus Christ with us any longer, for he exasperates us. We have judged God and we have condemned him to die. Boden, Ph.D.įirst Station: It’s all over. Poem: “The Way of the Cross” by Paul Claudel, translated by J. Organ Concert: “The Stations of the Cross” (Le Chemin de la Croix) by Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) with poetry of Paul Claudel, organist, Ken Cowan and reader, Rev. The concert premieres at 8pm here and will be available after the premiere for you to view at any time. Featuring organist, Ken Cowan, the poetry of Paul Claudel, and Rev. Join us online, Wednesday, March 31 for "The Stations of the Cross" by Marcel Dupré.