Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside ...

As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross. Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and ...

a man called Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, and they force him to carry the cross of Jesus (cf. Mk 15:21). In the whole context of the Passion, this help does not add up to ...

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named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.” “They came to a place called Golgotha (which means “the place of the skull”). There they offered Jesus wine to drink, mixed with gall ...

Soldiers led Jesus through the streets on His way to Golgotha Hill; He was spit upon, mocked and beaten with a whip, until the blood was oozing from His stripes. We think of the p ...

As we approach the celebration of Easter, it is time once again to take a walk around that old rugged cross. Remembering the ...

After Jesus was sent to Pontius Pilate ... He fell three times on the path, and a man called Simon from Cyrene was forced to help him carry the cross. At Golgotha, his robe was split amongst ...

Pope Francis, still recovering from respiratory infections, made only a brief appearance in the square at the end of Palm ...