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The Passionist Way

The Passionist Way is a small book with a meaningful purpose: to guide and inspire those who share deeply in the Passionist charism—to “keep alive the memory of the Passion of Christ.”

The Passionists of Holy Cross Province | Los Pasionistas Provincia Santa Cruz
June 25, 2025
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Living The Passionist Way fills each of us with a love that overflows in action.

The Passionist Way recognizes the Spirit-led journey that has brought us together as one Passionist Family. Whether priest, brother, sister or lay person, we are united by a shared call to compassion, presence and transformation through the memory of Christ’s Passion.

Bronze statue of Jesus kneeling with uplifted arms and face toward the sky, sunlight streaming through his hands in a garden setting. — Agony in the Garden statue at Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center in Sierra Madre, CA

The Passionist Way is a small book with a meaningful purpose: to guide and inspire those who share deeply in the Passionist charism—to “keep alive the memory of the Passion of Christ.”

This is not a textbook or manual to be read once and shelved. It is a way of life—an invitation to live more deeply, to be attentive to the sufferings of others and of Earth, and to walk with Christ crucified by standing with those who suffer in our world today.

Designed for reflection and daily living, The Passionist Way helps us encounter God in the ordinary and the profound—in prayer, in community, in service and in solidarity. It reminds us that the Passion of Jesus is the overwhelming work of God’s love, and it calls us to make that love visible in the world.