Did you ever cry

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… looking at a cross and/or meditating about Christ being crucified?

Please, share with us your experience.
 
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Yesterday i looked at a picture of Christ and broke into tears
 
Last week I had the opportunity to see the table from the upper room. The tears flowed.
 
The children of the parish at the Cathedral did the Stations of the Cross last Sunday after Mass, and I stayed behind for it.

The whole experience - and I’m sure the little sweet voices reading their parts only added to it - caused an unexpected surge of emotion and even more unexpected tears.
 
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Yes. But the Crucifixion tends to be rather abstract. It’s loving, it’s noble, it’s enormous-- but it’s bigger than what I can really grasp.

The one that usually gets me tearing up is the Incarnation. Winter, the stable, the cold, poverty, rejection, brand-new innocent vulnerable babies-- those are the things I can identify with much more easily.
 
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I have to admit that when I think of Jesus I only feel happiness, and I don’t cry when happy. In fact, just the other day I thought it was odd to feel full of spirit and happy when looking at the cross. Maybe it’s because it is a reminder of God’s love and it gives me a secure feeling.
 
Yes. That man died. For me. He carried a cross that weighed more than we can fathom, up to a place where he was hung for 3 hours, and He did it for me, a sinner. If I ever doubt that God loves me, I remember the crucifixion. It takes a special kind of love to die for someone that doesn’t always love you back.
 
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When you’re confronted w a significant Spiritual picture or event, tears can flow. The tenth station of the cross, where Mary sees Jesus, that gets me every time. I picture, if it was my son. I reflect on what Jesus did for me…
it’s overwhelming!
In Christ’s Love
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Singing a hymn at church…with everyone…
While reading the lyrics…hitting the right notes…
Sometimes that - can get me to well up suddenly…
 
Sometimes at Mass I do, or sometimes in the car while praying I do…that’s about it.
 
Yes, this one for me, too. I was meditating on Jesus carrying that cross and Mary his mother looking on from behind him and seeing his footprint in blood, his little foot that Mary held in her hand when he was a babe… and it still makes me cry…
 
Yes. Not a river of tears, but I have felt sorry for what Jesus was put through after a life of pure love and mercy to those who encountered him.
 
Rome.

According to our guide, it was on display in a side chapel at St. John Lateran Basilica. Just to the left of the main altar. With so many of those relics, how can you tell? This one however raised the hair on the back of my neck.
 
Not all the time, but sometimes. Hopefully watching The Passion of the Christ will bring me more emotion whenever I see a crucifix.
 
Have you never seen that movie before? If you haven’t, it will. The first time I saw it, I was in tears, I was horrified. Crucifixes at churches seemed – and I don’t mean to cause offense or insult by this – nearly cartoonish. They did not capture the true horror that the film depicted, the sheer amount of blood covering Our Lord and the agony on His face.
 
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I usually get consolation after the Eucharist, so yes, quite often I’ll get teary eyed thinking of the Passion, just wonderful how much Christ loves us, mystery as to why, but still wonderful.
 
No. I got it from Walmart about a week ago because I think I need to see it, but haven’t done so yet. I think I’m going to shoot for Monday to see it.

I’ve seen part of Jesus of Nazareth before, but the thought of “watching” the crucifixion always makes me anxious.
 
Not specifically looking at a crucifix, but thinking of Jesus’ sacrifice, yeah. It doesn’t happen reliably or anything like that, but it does happen sometimes.
 
I lose it all the time at mass. Something as simple as hearing “A reading from the Gospel according to St. Matthew” is enough to send me into tears. I can’t hear Ave Maria and finish with a dry eye.

I’ve read that this is a sign of the Holy Spirit, but it’s kind of embarrassing, especially when I’m serving mass.
 
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