Vatican City, Oct 21, 2018 / 04:24 am
The throne of Jesus Christ is the cross upon which he gave his life for the world, and those who wish to follow him must be prepared to sacrifice everything, Pope Francis said Sunday.
"The message of the Teacher is clear: while the great of the earth build themselves 'thrones' for their own power, God chooses an uncomfortable throne, the cross, from which he reigns giving his life," the pope said Oct. 21.
"Jesus says, 'the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.'"
In his mediation before the Angelus, Pope Francis reflected on the day's Gospel, in which James and John ask Jesus to grant that they may sit one on his left and one on his right in the Kingdom of God.