Quote #358
"'If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me (Lk.9:23).'  Of course this is a demanding and difficult invitation, but it can unleash the creative power of Love in those who accept it.  … Our gaze is turned to the glorious Cross of Christ.  The author of the Imitation of Christ writes: 'In the Cross is salvation; in the Cross is life; in the Cross is protection from the enemy, in the Cross is the supernatural gift of the sweetness of heaven; in the Cross is strength of mind and joy of spirit; in the Cross virtue is added to virtue and Holiness is perfected."
JPII
Ash Wednesday February 1999

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