The Heavenly Welcome At the top of the cross, we see ten more angels crowded around Jesus. Five of them have their hands extended in a welcoming gesture to Jesus, who himself has his hand raised in the form of a greeting. This scene calls to mind the glorious ascension of Jesus into heaven. FIRST PREVIOUS NEXT

Source: Fr. Michael Scanlan, T.O.R. , The San Damiano Cross: An Explanation (Franciscan University Press Steubenville, Ohio 1983)

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