I thought not to return to this topic. However, each Good Friday an already common practice is repeated: reflection about the seven words of Jesus on the cross. What should be an act of contemplation of the mystery central part of the Christian faith frequently becomes a space loaded with denunciations, social references or even political readings that, although they may have their place in other contexts, blur what is essential.
The Passion of Jesus is not a heroic feat, but a descent: abasement and surrender. The essential thing is not to comment, but to announce; the cross is not interpreted, it is welcomed.
When the commentator occupies the center, Christ remains in the background. When reflection multiplies in different directions, the core is diluted, running the risk of replacing the kerygma with parallel discourses.
The cross does not need to be heard, there is no ideological message in it, but rather a revelation, the kerygma, which is the proclamation of the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ.
Good Friday is not, in its essence, an exercise in reflection, but an act of announcement. Christ has died, he has given himself, he has saved, everything else is secondary.
If this order is reversed, the cross becomes an object of discourse, not to expand, but to proclaim.
When the commentary aims to complete what has already been said, the cross ceases to be a source and pretext to introduce foreign topics, leaving the kerygma relegated.
Good Friday is not a platform, it is an announcement. God has not come to condemn, but to save, and he has done so through absolute surrender on the cross, as the definitive revelation of love.
I thought not to return to this topic. However, every Good Friday an already common practice is repeated: reflection on the seven words of Jesus on the cross. What should be an act of contemplation of the central mystery of the Christian faith frequently becomes a space loaded with denunciations, social references or even political readings that, although they may have their place in other contexts, blur what is essential.
The Passion of Jesus is not a heroic feat, but a descent: abasement and surrender. The essential thing is not to comment, but to announce; the cross is not interpreted, it is welcomed.
When the commentator occupies the center, Christ remains in the background. When reflection multiplies in different directions, the core is diluted, running the risk of replacing the kerygma with parallel discourses.
The cross does not need to be heard, there is no ideological message in it, but rather a revelation, the kerygma, which is the proclamation of the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ.
Good Friday is not, in its essence, an exercise in reflection, but an act of announcement. Christ has died, he has given himself, he has saved, everything else is secondary.
If this order is reversed, the cross becomes an object of discourse, not to expand, but to proclaim.
When the commentary aims to complete what has already been said, the cross ceases to be a source and pretext to introduce foreign topics, leaving the kerygma relegated.
Good Friday is not a platform, it is an announcement. God has not come to condemn, but to save, and he has done so through absolute surrender on the cross, as the definitive revelation of love.
