Luke deviates a bit and says that the soldiers “seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country and placed on him the cross to carry behind Jesus” (23:26). Roman soldiers had the ...

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 ... How relevant those words of Thomas Shepherd in his hymn, “Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone?” In that pre-crucifixion moment ...

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 ...

Simon came from Cyrene to Jerusalem ... He was forced into this very difficult job of carrying a heavy cross by the Roman soldiers. The Little Black Book says, "He carried the cross, not knowing ...

focused on the figure of Simon of Cyrene, the man who "while coming in from the countryside" was seized by the soldiers who then "laid the cross on him, and made him carry it behind Jesus." The Pope ...

The stations are in order: Jesus is condemned to death; Jesus takes up his Cross; Jesus falls for the first time; Jesus meets his Mother Mary; Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry the Cross ...