Sentences with phrase «lacking of the afflictions»

How little they are confined to the events of the first Good Friday is amply illustrated by the words which a disciple of St. Paul puts into his master's mouth: «Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the Church» (Col. 1:24).

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John Paul opens Salvifici Doloris with St. Paul's mysterious statement to the Colossians: «In my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the Church.»

And yet Paul stubbornly says, «I fill up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ in my flesh.»

Colossians 1:24 says, ``... I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the Church.»

I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church.

This statue constitutes one of the most unexpected, and welcome, placements in Manhattan — almost as if Joel Osteen's I Declare: 31 Promises to Speak Over Your Life contained an appendix on what it means to «fill up what is lacking in Christ's afflictions» (Col. 1:24).

To begin with, there is the call to «complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church» (Col. 1:24).

St. Paul says in Colossians 1:24 «Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.».

Most experts, he notes, think these brain afflictions have multiple causes, including genes, poor diet, lack of exercise, and a variety of environmental agents, including pathogens and pesticides.

As the obstacles accumulate and their relationship is threatened, the film turns heavy - handed and lacks subtlety, which tends to trivialize Po's affliction rather than inviting the level of heartfelt sympathy it deserves.

With the help of physicians placed on the pharma business payroll, some of whom were reportedly paid as much as $ 75,000 per day (that's right, per day), the FDA soon certified the newly - discovered illness as an affliction marked by a woman's «lack of desire, lack of pleasure and / or painful intercourse.»

Arthritis is a very common affliction in dogs and is largely a result of lack of exercise and excess weight that causes stress on the joints.