The Divine Lamp

O Calvary! O Calvary!

Mountain of love,

Lo, here is the victim who came from above:

One, One with the Father enthroned in the sky:

Yet now He had rather in agony die.

See! see as his altar the cross is displayed

And He, the great sacrifice, on it is laid:

The sovereign of nature submits to his Sire,

And God for the creature can bear to expire.–M. Bridges, Calvary

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The winepress, the winepress-the voice is from God:

The floor of His fury is now to be trod;

The sins of all nations are full to o’erflowing;

And the blast of His anger from heaven is blowing.

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The Victim, The Victim, behold He is here;

He looks on the tempest, its clouds disappear:

In the red robe of scourging triumphant He stands,

And blots out the sentence with the Blood on His hands.–M. Bridges, The Purple Robe.

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Mary Mother, come and see:

Thy son is nailed on a tree.

His body is wrapped all in woe,

Hand and foot; He may not go;

Thy Son, Lady, that thou lovest so,

Naked is nailed upon a tree.–Anonymous Mary Mother, come and see

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Lord, thy death upon the tree

Brings uplifiting thought to me,

Calm of mind and holy fire, love of God and pure desire.

O to bear in memory

All thy greif and obloquy,

Holy Christ, Thy thorny wreath,

Spear and nails and crucial death!

All these blessed wounds of Thine,

Witness of Thy love divine,

Cruel scourging and distress,

O the mortal bitterness! –St Bonaventure In Passione Domini

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“Worthy are you to receive the scroll and to break open its seals, for you were slain and with your blood you purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue, people and nation.

You made them a kingdom and priests for our God, and they will reign on earth.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches, wisdom and strength, honor and glory and blessing.

To the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor, glory and might, forever and ever.”–Revelation, ch 5. NAB

“The kingdom of the world now belongs to our Lord and to his Anointed, and he will reign forever and ever.

We give thanks to you, Lord God almighty, who are and who were. For you have assumed your great power and have established your reign.

The nations raged, but your wrath has come, and the time for the dead to be judged, and to recompense your servants, the prophets, and the holy ones and those who fear your name, the small and the great alike, and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”

though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.

Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance,

he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross.

Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name,

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth,and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, ⁹ to the glory of God the Father.–St Paul, Letter to the Philippians ch 2 NAB

My soul rests in God alone, from whom comes my salvation.

God alone is my rock and salvation, my secure height; I shall never fall.

How long will you set upon people, all of you beating them down, As though they were a sagging fence or a battered wall?

Even from my place on high they plot to dislodge me. They delight in lies; they bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah

My soul, be at rest in God alone, from whom comes my hope.

God alone is my rock and my salvation, my secure height; I shall not fall.

My safety and glory are with God, my strong rock and refuge.

Trust God at all times, my people! Pour out your hearts to God our refuge! Selah

Mortals are a mere breath, the powerful but an illusion; On a balance they rise; together they are lighter than air.

Do not trust in extortion; in plunder put no empty hope. Though wealth increase, do not set your heart upon it.

One thing God has said; two things I have heard: Power belongs to God

so too, Lord, does kindness, And you render to each of us according to our deeds. Psalm 62 NAB

O God, you are my God– for you I long! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, Like a land parched, lifeless, and without water.

So I look to you in the sanctuary to see your power and glory.

For your love is better than life; my lips offer you worship.

I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands, calling on your name.

My soul shall savor the rich banquet of praise, with joyous lips my mouth shall honor you!

When I think of you upon my bed, through the night watches I will recall

That you indeed are my help, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy.

My soul clings fast to you; your right hand upholds me.

But those who seek my life will come to ruin; they shall go down to the depths of the earth!

They shall be handed over to the sword and become the prey of jackals!

But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by the Lord shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut. Psalm 63 NAB

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