Abstract

St Thomas brings together in the crucifixion the double mission of Jesus Christ as Saviour and Master. His spirituality is marked by an intense devotion to the Crucified One, manifested in his synthetic and catechetical works, but above all in his biblical commentaries. The Crucified is Master because the crucifixion reveals the divine power and the fully human life of Christ noticeable in his virtues. In this way, the Crucified One is presented as doctrine and as doctor: he is the best book in which to contemplate the mystery of God and he is the Master who teaches from the chair of the cross.