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THE FEAST OF THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS: #SEP14
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1. Our Divine Redeemer Jesus Christ is the spiritual King of our souls; and it is by the love and spirit of his cross that he must reign in them. By this happy instrument he has rescued
us
#ExaltationoftheHolyCross
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1. Our Divine Redeemer Jesus Christ is the spiritual King of our souls; and it is by the love and spirit of his cross that he must reign in them. By this happy instrument he has rescued
us
#ExaltationoftheHolyCross
2. from the power of sin, and conquered death and hell.
But do not our sloth and malice still hold out against him? Have the boundless excess of his love, and the omnipotent power of his grace, yet triumphed over our hearts? Is his holy cross planted there? does it daily grow
But do not our sloth and malice still hold out against him? Have the boundless excess of his love, and the omnipotent power of his grace, yet triumphed over our hearts? Is his holy cross planted there? does it daily grow
3. and spread itself in our affections?
The spirit of the cross, or of Christ crucified, is the spirit of that perfect humility, meekness, charity, patience, and all other virtues, which he preaches to us by his cross. So long as self-love, pride, sensuality, or impatience
The spirit of the cross, or of Christ crucified, is the spirit of that perfect humility, meekness, charity, patience, and all other virtues, which he preaches to us by his cross. So long as self-love, pride, sensuality, or impatience
IN THE CROSS IS SALVATION
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1. To many the saying, ‘Deny thyself, take up thy cross and follow Me’ (Mt 16:24; Lk 9:23) seems hard, but it will be much harder to hear that final word: ‘Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire’ (Mt 25:41).
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1. To many the saying, ‘Deny thyself, take up thy cross and follow Me’ (Mt 16:24; Lk 9:23) seems hard, but it will be much harder to hear that final word: ‘Depart from Me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire’ (Mt 25:41).
#Jesus #FridayMotivation
2. Those who hear the word of the cross and follow it willingly now, need not fear that they will hear of eternal damnation on the Day of Judgement. This sign of the cross will be in the heavens when the Lord comes to judge. #TakeUpThyCross #FollowMe #4LastThings #Judgement
3. Then all the servants of the cross, who during life made themselves one with the Crucified One, will draw near with great trust to Christ, the Judge. (Imitation of #Christ) #Bible #JesusChrist #Christian
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BE FAITHFUL TO THE CROSS
The Eternal Father has designed the crosses of His adopted children from all eternity, as He designed that of His only Son;hence the importance of schooling ourselves to bear them faithfully.(cont'd)
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The Eternal Father has designed the crosses of His adopted children from all eternity, as He designed that of His only Son;hence the importance of schooling ourselves to bear them faithfully.(cont'd)
#TakeUpThyCross #Jesus #GoodFriday2020 #GoodFriday
2/4Because they are but ill formed in the school of crucified love, listening too readily to nature and the senses, which cry out, as the Jews did to our Saviour, to descend from the cross, they seek, later on, some means of escaping from it.
They bear it unwillingly
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They bear it unwillingly
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3/4 giving way to interior murmurings which render them unworthy of the favour of heaven, and deprive them of the sweet fruit of this tree of life.
This misfortune is often the result of paying too much attention to our sufferings, and thinking too much of ourselves.
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This misfortune is often the result of paying too much attention to our sufferings, and thinking too much of ourselves.
#GoodFriday
