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Valparaiso UniversityValpoScholarO.P. Kretzmann Collection University Archives & Special Collections3-1958Lenten Meditation: The Crucified Presence, 1958O.P. KretzmannValparaiso UniversityFollow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/kretzmann_collectionPart of the Christianity CommonsThis Collection Record is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives & Special Collections at ValpoScholar. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in O.P. Kretzmann Collection by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact aValpoScholar staff member at scholar@valpo.edu.Recommended CitationKretzmann, O.P., "Lenten Meditation: The Crucified Presence, 1958" (1958). O.P. Kretzmann Collection. 139.https://scholar.valpo.edu/kretzmann_collection/139o. P. rets nn Ac .1n th Church r eea 0 lv ~"I• o rae in the lo.n~~ story of. . n 1 mo time1eea than th e oa • tl1neteen hundred ye rs ago ..,he nallt 'll"er& driven• the ,l.II.Jlil&!Bre rang• and th• blood .ot the world' edeemer became holy tree. to ah • y the guilt ot all th rl4• But the world and the orld • a nor we not done at twilight on Good rtday. T te eros beoa e h o continuing hadow o er the world or men. It la here today. lt i boundless. endlese, •terul. everla ting. 1900 years go the vice o· th Cruo1f1ed stilled only tor br1 f moment to beco s the v ioe of all the a es, the erl sting eroy. and the Immortal P· aenoe. In a world or .:griefs n4 gr ve it i our 1 at .joy and our only lit • lt is ~he tirnelasanens of th C os and the nearness of the ruci• t1ed Pttesance h ; ch mu t be clear i;o 11a ho m&y ba so close to tho end of yea~e. It is titrtGless beoaus there is no end of sin. A fe mo•nta • I ·~ ~ go pag through h eotion of ~ l d voted to the Passion of ·cur Lord· o th pagea ring With sin and woe and deapair\ Still th• naile are 4rlven nd the ha ra acund yeaterda.y• • tt-an•gr a ion, today' a ( " . tault•• tomoM'ow'a r itblea nea fe~e the rown o tboma more firmly on the Wound.•cl U.· 4• Under the oold and dark re ltty ot ain n without 1 to hia doc • In all the world there t• no more p relatent and stubborn taot than the faot or e1n •• .-, th• a1n o our .. altn •• and our pzt de, the e1n whloh crualtlea our Lord again. A a 1 t reaoh e l.lp and down into every nook ana cornet ot 11te and li v!ng ! t result ln the we ry lo d o£ utter1n a angu1 h 1 wara and {).IV r\IID.Ora of' war, agony and pain; W'hi oh ·w tho common lot ot hum&n1 ty. 'lhe terror ot •in \. Even ·oaca.r ild knew 1 ta ngry an11lc • !he CNOt.tte4 Pnaenoe • th 0 · tten uth, 0 oba11o o !hou tor -1r o Tb wo ld · no 11· 1 co h r 14 With tho~ •• 1wne a, ot" tll out nd th. 1n• 1 00 y r • th ~ty, th tor the orld .... tor u • ... ur in w r ,;!it• u • th i. ur ... 1£ Today th:t s truth r-!U t IY!lf h burnc 1 nto th h rt c th wb •• le , e 'i ure o c t window ~ a ah. lo .. ho ~1gn~ which th rl 1 ha !' 1 t p r..,. the ti l 1 att a-lty. that the t1 ~ 1n "bt t ndo wa no m-out 4, but. f'SO 1 • 01 calli her, a r wae entolding r and ul ot 1 her O• · t la•t veil 1 11fte4· by 1 h in Him• t . ,... o cit!. and. h• l&at 1 he ruth t t kea al! oth r tru ba tw. aDd 1ea4 Llt'e ·terMl• · Wo ·oe •tre th of the 0"-lolt e4 he. e:ao•• !nnt)'•tl w ~at a o. n th 1\0 ot ·- n•a lam. nyo n r aat. l tor- all ot ua who aow ltw • ahould rt oh (Li a i · il baok) ul l rset Lo :+d• Tho\..1 did T n all th ho t 0 l a. 1 t .. 1' &g D 1 ~· lli .1U of y rt. 

Lenten Meditation: The Crucified Presence, 1958

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Valparaiso University
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O.P. Kretzmann Collection University Archives & Special Collections
3-1958
Lenten Meditation: The Crucified Presence, 1958
O.P. Kretzmann
Valparaiso University
Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/kretzmann_collection
Part of the Christianity Commons
This Collection Record is brought to you for free and open access by the University Archives & Special Collections at ValpoScholar. It has been
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ValpoScholar staff member at scholar@valpo.edu.
Recommended Citation
Kretzmann, O.P., "Lenten Meditation: The Crucified Presence, 1958" (1958). O.P. Kretzmann Collection. 139.
https://scholar.valpo.edu/kretzmann_collection/139
o. P. rets nn 
Ac .1n th Church r eea 0 lv ~"I• o rae in the lo.n~~ story of. . n 
1 mo time1eea than th e oa • tl1neteen hundred ye rs ago ..,he nallt 
'll"er& driven• the ,l.II.Jlil&!Bre rang• and th• blood .ot the world' edeemer 
became holy tree. to ah • y the guilt ot all th rl4• But the 
world and the orld • a nor we not done at twilight on Good rtday. 
T te eros beoa e h o continuing hadow o er the world or men. It la 
here today. lt i boundless. endlese, •terul. everla ting. 1900 years 
go the vice o· th Cruo1f1ed stilled only tor br1 f moment to 
beco s the v ioe of all the a es, the erl sting eroy. and the Immortal 
P· aenoe. In a world or .:griefs n4 gr ve it i our 1 at .joy and our 
only lit • 
lt is ~he tirnelasanens of th C os and the nearness of the ruci• 
t1ed Pttesance h ; ch mu t be clear i;o 11a ho m&y ba so close to tho end 
of yea~e. It is titrtGless beoaus there is no end of sin. A fe mo•nta 
• I ·~ ~ go pag through h eotion of ~ l d voted to the Passion 
of ·cur Lord· o th pagea ring With sin and woe and deapair\ Still th• 
naile are 4rlven nd the ha ra acund yeaterda.y• • tt-an•gr a ion, today' a 
( " . 
tault•• tomoM'ow'a r itblea nea fe~e the rown o tboma more firmly 
on the Wound.•cl U.· 4• Under the oold and dark re ltty ot ain n without 
1 to hia doc • In all the world there t• no more 
p relatent and stubborn taot than the faot or e1n •• .-, 
th• a1n o our .. altn •• and our pzt de, the e1n whloh crualtlea our Lord 
again. A a 1 t reaoh e l.lp and down into every nook ana cornet ot 11te and 
li v!ng ! t result ln the we ry lo d o£ utter1n a angu1 h 1 wara and 
{).IV 
r\IID.Ora of' war, agony and pain; W'hi oh ·w tho common lot ot hum&n1 ty. 'lhe 
terror ot •in \. Even ·oaca.r ild knew 1 ta ngry an11lc • 
!he CNOt.tte4 Pnaenoe 
• 
th 
0 · tten uth, 0 
oba11o o 
!hou tor -1r o 
Tb 
wo ld · no 11· 
1 co h r 14 
With tho~ 
•• 
1wne a, ot" tll out nd th. 1n• 1 00 y r 
• th ~ty, 
th tor the orld .... tor u • ... ur in w r ,;!it• u 
• 
th i. ur ... 1£ 
Today th:t s truth r-!U t IY!lf h burnc 1 nto th h rt c th 
wb •• le , e 'i ure o c 
t window ~ a ah. lo .. ho ~1gn~ which th rl 1 ha 
!' 1 t p r..,. the 
ti l 1 att a-
lty. that the t1 ~ 1n "bt 
t ndo wa no 
m-out 4, but. f'SO 1 • 01 
calli her, a r wae entolding r and ul ot 1 her O• 
· t la•t veil 1 11fte4· by 1 h in Him• t 
. ,... 
o cit!. 
and. h• l&at 1 he ruth t t kea al! oth r tru ba tw. aDd 1ea4 
Llt'e ·terMl• · 
Wo ·oe 
•tre th of the 0"-lolt e4 he. e:ao•• !nnt)'•tl w ~at a o. n th 
1\0 
ot ·- n•a lam. nyo n r aat. l tor- all ot ua who aow ltw • 
ahould rt oh 
(Li a i · il baok) 
ul l rset 
Lo :+d• Tho\..1 did 
T n all th ho t 0 l a. 
1 t .. 1' &g D 
1 ~· lli .1U of y rt. 


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