Mystery of the Cross
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Redeem us, Lord, and make us redeemers by the mystery of the Cross*
1) Living the example of Jesus Christ, fidelity to our
commitment as religious/Christians, will lead to the cross. Jesus himself told
us that following him is reduced to three things: letting go ourselves, taking
up our cross, and following him (Lk 9 23). The cross is not merely a
possibility in religious life, or even a probability; it is an inevitability.