The Holy Cross

That this cross may be sweet to Him,
These torments to Him
would be delicious
if all gathered in the fruit.

Bouasse Lebel 1133

Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world

Old Flemish hand-colored engraving

Come to Me All

17th Cent. engraving F. Huberti

Woman, behold thy son! Son, behold thy mother!

John 19:26-27
Vaurs 374

In this powerful engraving the fallen tree of the knowledge of

good and evil lies broken and uprooted, like the forked

tongue of the serpent at the foot of the Cross while in glorious

contrast, the Easter lilies, like the dawn of Easter,

rise from earth to heaven proclaiming the victory Christ has won.

Signed in ink on the back, Pr. Jean Bosco, this card may have been in the hands of the saint during his lifetime

“But in order that you should have life, it is not enough that My Son should have become the Bridge, unless you pass over this Bridge.”

~ God the Father to St. Catherine of Siena in The Dialogue

As fragile as the wings of a butterfly, this delicate piece of paper lace also alludes to the metaphor of the bridge. In the dialogues St. Catherine of Sienna, Jesus Christ was described as the magnificent bridge between heaven and earth.

Garden of Prayer
The waters flow forth with joy from the Fountain of Salvation.
O, good Cross, so much love of my Savior do I receive when I hold you in my arms.
Pannier 961