The Cross - Second Edition

This short and simple spiritual jewel provides a deep examination of Christ's Seven Last Words, with particular applicability to the seven sacraments he founded. Adrienne von Speyr takes us to the foot of the Cross, where she gazes at the crucified Christ and listens intently as he screams out in agony and opens the gates of divine love.

Through a better awareness and knowledge of the sacraments and their source in the Cross, The Cross: Word and Sacrament will challenge and inspire the reader to engage more profoundly in the Paschal Mystery. The words Jesus utters in his anguish, as recounted in the Gospels, include not only the gifts received via the Church's sacraments, but also inquiries such as, "Do you truly understand what is being offered to you?" Are you willing to accept these gifts? Will you bear the mystery that such love entails?

In conclusion, this book urges the reader to conversion, which is a continuous process of turning toward the Son, who leads us into an ever-deepening relationship with the Father in conjunction with the Holy Spirit. Thus, the reader is urged to experience the very life of the Trinity, that never-ending communion of love.