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ICDS Via Sacra – 2020/13

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Inglês EspanholDeutschflamengoFrancês

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Estação 13: Jesus é descido da cruz

 

 

Amor imortal …

Depois disto, José de Arimatéia, secretamente um discípulo de Jesus por medo dos judeus, perguntou a Pilatos se poderia remover o corpo de Jesus. E Pilatos permitiu. Então ele veio e levou seu corpo.” (John 19:38)

A imagem da Pietá vem à mente, a imagem da Mater Dolorosa, a mãe das dores. Jesus é descido da cruz e colocado nos braços de sua mãe. Um ser humano adulto, sem vida nos mesmos braços que uma vez o carregou e o ventre que lhe deu à luz. Uma mãe chora por seu filho que ela trouxe à vida e cuidou por anos, com quem ela tinha compartilhado incontáveis ​​horas de alegria. Ela é uma imagem de dor indescritível, ternura indescritível, e desespero sem palavras.

Mary, a mãe, ama com todo o seu ser além da morte física. Tanto é expresso neste abraço silencioso: é a imagem de um amor para o qual a morte corporal não é barreira e não significa o fim. Continue lendo

ICDS Via Sacra – 2020/12

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Inglês EspanholDeutschflamengoFrancês

Inglês

Estação 12: Jesus dies em the cross

 

 

Unifying love in the darkest night

And at three o’clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Some of the bystanders who heard it said, “Look, he is calling Elijah.One of them ran, soaked a sponge with wine, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to take him down.Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. (Mark 15:34-37)

A last act of earthly love and tenderness: Jesus asks the disciple John to take care of his mother and asks his mother to accept John in his place. Both do not leave his side until the last breath.

Let us try to enter into this scene mentally. Before us lies only sadness, no comfort, no hope. – Everything seems to have come to an end Continue lendo

ICDS Via Sacra – 2020/11

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Inglês EspanholDeutschflamengoFrancês

Inglês

Estação 11: Jesus gets nailed to the cross

 

 

 

nail down

When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, they know not what they do.” (Luke 23:33-34)

Jesus, who always taught openly and freely, is now nailed down. Like a piece of wood that you take hold of, that you have at your disposal. He is crucified and is suffering the most shameful punishment that existed at that time.

God is nailed down by men, his size reduced. He surrenders himself completely. In his incredible love for us he allows this to happen Continue lendo

ICDS Via Sacra – 2020/10

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Inglês EspanholDeutschflamengoFrancês

Inglês

Estação 10: Jesus is robbed of his clothes

 

 

Exposing

 

I can count all my bones. They stare at me and gloat; they divide my garments among them; for my clothing they cast lots.” (Psalm 22:18-19)

Arriving at the place of execution, Jesus gets his clothes torn off. He is exposed, exposed to the eyes of the many, exposed to them with no protection. Jesus is enduring this: He is on the same level as the defiled, the humiliated, the exposed of all kinds. Deprived of all his possessions and dignity, he now stands at the very bottom of human society.

Again and again, it happens that people expose each otheroften without even noticing it. Be it through ruthlessness, shamelessness, lack of respect, sometimes stupidity, – or perhaps deliberately, to hurt the other, to belittle, to degrade. Continue lendo

ICDS Via Sacra – 2020/8

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Inglês

Estação 8: Jesus meets the crying women

 

 

Empathy and Compassion

A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children.“ (Luke 23:27-28)

Some women who witness the collapse of Jesus are deeply moved by the suffering of another, even when the other is apparently presented as acriminal”. They don’t question him, they don’t question guilt or innocence, they just see the broken, tormented, a person badly treated to the extreme. Continue lendo

ICDS Way of the cross – 2020/9

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Estação 9: Jesus falls down under the cross for the third time

 

 

Lying on the Ground

To all my foes I am a thing of scorn, and especially to my neighbors, a horror to my friends. When they see me in public, they quickly shy away.“ (Psalm 31:12)

Jesus lies motionless on the ground. Defenseless, exhausted, at the end of his human strength. He lies there like an abandoned, tormented person, exploited and used up. It is difficult to bear this imageand yet we expect it of many of our fellow men. Continue lendo

ICDS Way of the Cross – 2020/4

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Estação 4: Jesus meets his mother

 

 

Getting Touched

The words that old Simeon spoke to Mary at the temple are beginning to come true: Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted and you yourself a sword will pierce so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. (comp. Luke 2:34-35)

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is moved by compassion. She does not withdraw in this distress but shows her Son that she stands by him in everything and that she is with him with her love. She does not leave his side, does not avoid the visible pain, accompanies him and remains present. Continue lendo

ICDS Via Sacra – 2020/5

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Inglês EspanholDeutschflamengoFrancês

Inglês

Estação 5: Simon helps Jesus to carry the cross

 

 

 

Going Along With

They pressed into service a passer-by, Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.“ (Mark 15:21)

The way of Jesus crosses with the way of the surprised farmer Simon. He is perhaps tired from work and on his way home. Now he is to bear the execution beam of acriminal”. Simon has no idea who this condemned man is and how he finds himself so suddenly and inexperienced in this situation. Faced with the surrounding violence, without question he takes the heavy beam on himself and accompanies Jesus on his last journey. Continue lendo

ICDS Via Sacra – 2020/6

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Inglês EspanholDeutschflamengoFrancês

Inglês

Estação 6: Veronica hands Jesus the sudarium

 

 

 

Alleviating Needs and Sufferings

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God.“ (Matt 5:7-8)

The crowd enthusiastically follows the spectacular spectacle with mockery, violence, cruelty and curiosity. Veronica, a woman on the way, has the courage to break out of the crowd. She cleanses and refreshes the suffering face of Jesus. Continue lendo

ICDS Via Sacra – 2020/7

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Inglês EspanholDeutschflamengoFrancês

Inglês

Estação 7: Jesus falls down under the cross for the second Tempo

 

 

 

Collapsing

But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. (Psalm 22,7-8)

The cruel brutality, the injustice, the ever more oppressive burden, the physical and probably also mental pain, make Jesus collapse a second time. How close Jesus is to us in his human fragility and vulnerability! The people around him stand there, looking, shouting, mocking, scolding. Some are affected, others are not, they appear to be curious, helpless, or happy not to be affected themselves. Continue lendo