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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading- Good Friday
DESCRIPTION:SOVEREIGNTY IS LAID \nON HIS SHOULDERS \nFrom a sermon by St Leo the Great \n◊◊◊ \nWhen our Lord was handed over to the will of his cruel foes\, they ordered \nhim\, in mockery of his royal dignity\, to carry the instrument of his own torture. \nThis was done to fulfill the prophecy of Isaiah: “A child is born for us\, a son is \ngiven to us; sovereignty is laid upon his shoulders.” To the wicked\, the sight of \nthe Lord carrying his own cross was indeed an object of derision; but to the \nfaithful a great mystery was revealed\, for the cross was destined to become the \nscepter of his power. Here was the majestic spectacle of a glorious conqueror \nmightily overthrowing the hostile forces of the devil and nobly bearing the \ntrophy of his victory. On the shoulders of his invincible patience he carried the \nsign of salvation for all the kingdoms of the earth to worship\, as if on that day he \nwould strengthen all his future disciples by the symbol of his work\, and say to \nthem: “Anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of \nme.” \nO the marvelous power of the cross\, the glory in the passion! No tongue \ncan fully describe it. Here we see the judgment seat of the Lord\, here sentence \nis passed upon the world\, and here the sovereignty of the Crucified is revealed. \nYou drew all things to yourself\, Lord\, when you stretched out your hands all \nthe day long to a people that denied and opposed you\, until at last the whole \nworld was brought to proclaim your majesty. You drew all things to yourself\, \nLord…when the lights of heaven were darkened and the day was turned into \nnight; when the land was shaken by unwonted earthquakes\, and all creation \nrefused to serve those wicked people. Yes\, Lord\, you drew all things to \nyourself; the veil of the temple was torn in two and the Holy of Holies taken \naway from those unworthy high priests. Figures gave way to reality\, \nprophecy to manifestation\, law to gospel. You drew all things to yourself in \norder that the worship of the whole human race could be celebrated \neverywhere in a sacramental form which would openly fulfill what had been \nenacted by means of veiled symbols in that single Jewish temple. A nobler \norder of levites has now arisen\, we have elders of a greater dignity and priests \nof a holier anointing\, because your cross is the fountainhead of every blessing \nand the source of every grace. Through your cross the faithful are given \nstrength instead of weakness\, glory instead of shame\, life instead of death.
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CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
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