Mark provides the most detail and is the only one to include the names of his sons: “They pressed into service a passer-by coming from the country, Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and ...

Let me introduce Simon of Cyrene. Jesus is on his way to his death ... Almost 2,000 years later, we remember the name of a man who was “coming in from the fields” (Luke 23:26) the same ...

In Matthew’s Gospel (27:32), we read that “as they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man was compelled to carry his cross.” And in Luke’s Gospel (23:26), you ...

Simon the Cyrene! A man from that far away African country ... No monuments, no streets named after him. No scholarships set up in his name. Nothing of social acclaim. But it was his obedient ...

Read our latest issue or browse back issues. Simon of Cyrene encounters just such a cross. It’s hard not to ponder his place in the Passion story and ask, “What was the point?” Simon shows up in the ...

As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry his cross. Jesus told his disciples, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and ...

Pope Benedict, like Simon of Cyrene, carries the cross without attracting ... noted how Pope Benedict XVI has been moving in the name of the “folly” already praised by Erasmus of Rotterdam.

R/. Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum. From the Gospel according to Matthew. 27:32; 16:24 As they went out, they came upon a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; this man they compelled to carry ...

Throughout this Holy Week with our society’s increased burden and social distancing, I’ve been thinking of my favorite semi-obscure biblical figure — Simon of Cyrene. Simon shows up briefly in three ...