Road to Calvary Meditation 5: First Sunday of Lent The Principal End of the Passion Adoramus Te, Christe, et benedicimus Tibi - We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You! Quia per Sanctam Crucem Tuam redemisti mundum - because by Your Holy Cross You have redeemed the world! Kyrie eléison - Lord have mercy! ➕➕➕1 John 3.16: “In this we have known the charity and the love of God, in that He has laid down His Life for us.” Luke 9.31: “And they spoke of His Exodus (or excess) which He was to accomplish in Jerusalem.” St. John Chrysostom: “ This was the principal cause of the Passion of our Lord; He wished it to be known how great was the Love of God for men - of God, Who would rather be loved than feared.