The King Who Chose the Cross
COMMENTARY: On the eve of battle, Shakespeare’s Henry V feels the weight of the crown. In Gethsemane, Christ embraces a far greater burden — choosing the Cross and bearing the sins of the world.
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Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
SCRIPTURES & ART: Time is the one thing God has rationed, yet even in these last moments between life and death, one can still turn to God.
Jesus Christ Is Our True King and Priest
“Christ as our Redeemer purchased the Church at the price of his own blood; as priest he offered himself, and continues to offer himself as a victim for our sins. Is it not evident, then, that his kingly dignity partakes in a manner of both these offices?” —Pope Pius XI
Are We Living With Christ as Our King?
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt the foal of a donkey.” (Zechariah 9:9)
Living the Reality of the Kingdom of Christ
COMMENTARY: The annual solemnity provides a much-needed corrective against the perennial temptation to view the world through the lens of earthly power and squeeze our understanding of God into that prism.
