The CROSS of
JESUS CHRIST

Writings of the church fathers

What Happened on the Cross, by John Damascene
A Few Drops of Blood Renew the Whole World, by Gregory Nazianzen
What We Behold on the Cross, by Augustine
Contemplating the Lord's Passion by Leo the Great
The Lamb that was Slain by Melito of Sardis
The Power of the Blood of Christ by John Chrysostom
By One Death and Resurrection the World Was Saved by Basil
The Life-giving Cross of Christ by Theodore the Studite
Let us too glory in the Cross by Augustine
The Cross of Christ by Leo the Great
The Body of Christ Gives Life to Those Who Receive It, by Cyril of Alexandria

Meditations

He Bore Our Pride In His Body on the Cross, by Raniero Cantalamessa
The Throne of Love, by Rupert, Abbot of Deutz
The Shedding of Christ's Blood (meditation on Hebrews 9)
"It is Finished!" (meditation on John 19)
The Passion, Death, & Resurrection: meditations on the Four Gospels

Hymns

Oh, The Cross(an early church hymn)
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
God has Reigned From a Tree(a passion hymn)

The Crucifixion, by Matthias Grunewald c. 1510-1515
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