We can be sure that Jesus was grateful to Simon for providing some relief during the Passion, but also for helping him reach his goal of redeeming humanity (see Jn 12:27 and Acts 2:23) by his suffering and death. “He summoned the c … [Read more...]
Carrying the Cross with Simon of Cyrene
April 13, 2014 by Richard J. Grebenc
Filed Under: Articles, Magazine Tagged With: carrying your cross, Cyrene, Cyrenians at Pentecost, Gospel of Mark, Pentecost, Simon of Cyrene, suffering, the Cross of Jesus Christ, Via Dolorosa
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