April / May - 2020 Vol. 109
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. Some Spiritual Reading Resources on the Cross of Christ


Gospel Texts and Meditations
• The Passion of Christ in the Four Gospel Accounts

Sermons / homilies from the early church fathers
• What Happened on the Cross, by John Damascene 
• A Few Drops of Blood Renew the Whole World, by Gregory Nazianzen 
• What We Behold on the Cross, by Augustine 
• Contemplating the Lord's Passion by Leo the Great
• The Lamb that was Slain by Melito of Sardis
• The Power of the Blood of Christ by John Chrysostom
• By One Death and Resurrection the World Was Saved by Basil
• The Life-giving Cross of Christ by Theodore the Studite
• Let us too glory in the Cross by Augustine
• The Cross of Christ by Leo the Great
• The Body of Christ Gives Life to Those Who Receive It, by Cyril of Alexandria
• The Death of Death by Augustine
• The Good Shepherd gives new life beyond the grave, by Basil of Seleucia

Reflections and Meditations
• He Bore Our Pride In His Body on the Cross, by Raniero Cantalamessa 
• The Throne of Love, by Rupert, Abbot of Deutz 
• Contemplating Christ's Passion, by Jeanne Kun
• Jesus' Crucifixion: 'It Is Finished', by Jeanne Kun
• Freedom from Sin and Death, by Jeanne Kun
• The Seven Last Words of Jesus, reflections and paintings by John Dunne 
• The Shedding of Christ's Blood (meditation on Hebrews 9)
• "It is Finished!" (meditation on John 19)
• The Passion, Death, & Resurrection: meditations on the Four Gospel Accounts

Hymns and poems
• Oh, The Cross (an early church hymn)
• When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
• God has Reigned From a Tree(a passion hymn)
• Awakened to Eternity: a spiritual journey of poems for Passiontide and Easter 

Links to other seasonal spiritual readings:

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Spiritual Reading on the Cross of Jesus Christ

• Spiritual Reading on the Resurrection of Christ and the Easter season
• Spiritual Reading on Pentecost and the Gift of the Holy Spirit
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