"Do not be ashamed to confess the cross, for angels glorify in it." St. Charles Lawanga

What has been seen as a symbol of shame and condemnation has become, because of Christ, a symbol of victory and glory. A source of death has become a source of eternal life. The source of man's first sin in the Garden of Eden has become the tree of grace on Calvary. The cross is the bridge between earth and heaven. As Jesus embraced the cross in obedience to the will of God for our sake, so we are called by the Lord to take up our cross for his sake, also embracing the will of God. With St. Paul let us glory in the cross, as we journey to the Lord.