This rite anticipated the bloody sacrifice that Christ accomplished on the cross once and for all on Good Friday for the redemption of the world. The Church continues to offer the sacrifice of the ...

One interpretation is that the five elements represent Christ’s sacrifice on the cross through his five wounds: The smaller crosses depict the wounds on Christ’s feet and hands, and the main ...

Adoration or veneration of an image or representation of Christ's cross does not mean that we actually adore the material image, of course, but rather what it represents. In kneeling before the ...