Our Roman Catholic friends have a novena about the shoulder wound of Christ—the wound caused by the weight of the cross he was forced to carry. My shoulders ache at the thought of that. It’s where our ...

Pope Francis seems to be fixated on the wounds of Christ. And he has suggested that other Catholics might want to be as well. He has offered meditations on Jesus' pierced hands, feet and side ...

There grew up among the faithful prayers to the Sacred Heart, prayers to the Shoulder Wound of Christ—private devotions which helped Christians to focus on the passion and death of Christ ...

During Lent the Church proposes that we dedicate ourselves to prayer, fasting ... Devotion to the Five Wounds of Christ and Devotion to the Seven Limbs of Jesus. These two medieval devotions ...

The Bible says, "By his wounds you have been healed," the pope noted. "And, as that beautiful prayer (the 'Anima Christi' or 'Soul of Christ') says, 'In your wounds hide me.' Hide me from my shame.

On Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope Francis reflected on Christ's wounds, which he said contain the difficulties and persecutions endured by people who suffer today. "Touch the wounds of Jesus," Pope ...