Wednesday in Holy WeekMarch 23, 2005vol 16, no. 82 Five Days of Sorrow: Third Sorrowful MysteryReflections for Wednesday in Holy Week: The Crowning of Thorns"Behold (ecce), then, the man (homo) standing before you, in royal robes and with a thorny crown. He is your king, and you are called to imitate His life and His death, so that you may also imitate His resurrection and share in His glory. Do not be ashamed of the thorns, for they will soon be burned away by fire, and only gold will remain. Consider also St. Paul, who asked that the thorn...