Pope's Way of the Cross remembers migrants, persecuted Christians
Following the yearly Good Friday tradition set by his predecessors, Pope Francis presided over the Stations of the Cross at Rome's Colosseum, where such issues as migration and the persecution of Christians were remembered.
"O Cross of Christ, today too we see you raised up in our sisters and brothers killed, burned alive, throats slit and decapitated by barbarous blades amid cowardly silence," the Pope said March 25 at the conclusion of the stations in a prayer he composed for the event.
The Roman Pontiff also prayed for those who seek to remove God from public places and public life "in the name of a pagan laicism or that equality you yourself taught us."
"O Cross of Christ, today too we see you in ministers who are faithful and humble, who illuminate the darkness of our lives like candles that burn freely in order to brighten the lives of the least among us."
The Pope delivered his prayer after the recitation of the Via Crucis, which included reflections from Cardinal Gualtiero Bassetti of Perugia-Citta della Pieve.Also read: This unique chant brings Vietnamese Catholics deeper into Christ's Passion
No comments:
Post a Comment