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At the centre, the Cross, planted on the world.
The beloved Son of the Father came down
and became solidary with
humanity.
Elevated on the Cross, He travelled his upward path,
opening the doors to all his brothers and sisters.
The Cross remains planted on our earth
until the end of time:
with its great arms it embraces the whole of humanity.
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Above, the Spirit hovers over the universe:
in
the beginning He hovered over the waters
of the first creation,
today He is a powerful and silent presence
so that the new creation may take form and arrive at the
fullness of Christ.
Nothing without the Spirit!
Francis invited his brothers and sisters to desire above all to
have the Spirit of the Lord.
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Below, two hands follow the movement of the arms of the Cross:
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hands
open to the Presence,
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hands which intercede;
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hands
in solidarity with the suffering of the world;
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hands
which serve;
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hands
marked by the stigmata of conformity to Christ:like Francis who allowed himself to be swept along by the
dynamic of the kenosis of Christ;
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hands…
: ours
The hands are opposite the Spirit:
it is He who works through us; it is He who forms us in
the image of the Son and enables us to enter into his
path of kenosis and of resurrection.
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The cross goes beyond the circle.
It
enters into the life of the Father: the living God who envelopes
the universe with his presence and gives it life.
For the coloured edition:
Red:
the world of God
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the big circle: God the Father envelopes the universe
like a
maternal womb which gives life;
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the cross: by the cross, the Son of God descended and went back
up to the Father;
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the stigmata: conformity to Christ makes one a child of God.
Blue:
the world of humanity
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the shadow of the cross: the Son of God became man and remains
always with humanity, in solidarity with it.
White:
the glory of God
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the dove: the Spirit makes the face of God luminous for
humanity;
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the hands: transparent to the action of the Spirit,they are transformed from meeting to meeting;
docile to his breath, they become an instrument of his work in
the world.
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