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OF THE CROSS We Adore You, O Christ, And We Praise You. With knee thrusted forward, Christ appears to be walking uphill; He is climbing the path that he has been called to walk. The cross he carries looks exceedingly heavy and is centered directly under Israel. Vernonica, with a look of intense sadness, responds to Christ
in love as she holds out the cloth to wipe his bleeding, exhausted
looking face. The title of this station, Veronica's Love, reminds
us of another scene "of the cloth" where Jesus washes
and wipes the feet of his disciples and says, Do you understand
what I just did for you? You address me as 'Teacher' and ' Lord,'
and fittingly enough, for that is what I am. But if I washed your
feet--I who am Teacher and Lord--then you must wash each other's
feet. What I just did was to give you an example; as I have done,
so you must do....Once you know all these things, blest will you
be if you put them into practice (Jn 13:12-17). |
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Veronica put into practice the act of
love by wiping the face of Jesus. This wasn't the first time that
Veronica displayed compassion and kindness. No, reaching out in
thoughtfulness had become a way of life for her. Never underestimate
the value of the smallest act of kindness done in love. Just as
Veronica befriended Jesus before his death, we are called upon to
practice small but significant displays of kindness toward others
whose paths intercept ours. Your caring outreach may be the last
experience of kindness a person receives before his or her death;
it may need to last an eternity. Stations of the Cross Walking Tour Map |