Saint Thomas Aquinas on the Cross Exemplifying Every Virtue

As we move into Holy Week, a good meditation on the cross is one by Saint Thomas Aquinas that the church uses in the Office of Readings on his feast day (28 January). In this reflection, St. Thomas writes about why Jesus, the Son of God, had to suffer for us, and St. Thomas says it was for two reasons - as a remedy for sin and as an example of how to act.

The portion of the reflection on patient endurance reminds me of a reflection on the First Station of the Stations of the Cross I had prayed for years. It focused on the patience of Jesus during his condemnation proceedings, and it is a virtue I have tried to emulate (not always successfully) over the years when I have been undergoing anything from little aggravations to serious situations. With the Lord's grace, may I follow this example ever more closely.

This link leads to one presentation of this reading:
      Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Cross Exemplifies Every Virtue