Bearing The Cross After Jesus (Mark 15:16-41)
All Saints Homilies
English - April 22, 2009 10:36 - 3.31 MB - ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality orthodox religion christian spirituality pat reardon sermons homilies talk Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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All three of the synoptic gospels speak of Simon of Cyrene, compelled to bear the cross of Jesus. Holy Scripture gives us no reason to suppose that Simon of Cyrene had been a believer in Christ before that day when the Roman soldiers compelled him to assume the weight of the Holy Cross but that was the very beginning of his discipleship. He became the model of those who followed Jesus to the place of crucifixion outside the walls of Jerusalem.