It is finished
Published Apr 15, 2022 12:05 am
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As Jesus was hanging on the cross, we can imagine, on the one hand, the extreme pain that he went through, but, at the same time, also the great love he had for humanity whom, through his death, he would rescue from evil and sin definitively.
The passion and death of Jesus should make us realize how God in his Son loved us so much that he was willing to go through suffering and death himself even if death was (is) in his power. This should encourage us to face life’s hardships and sufferings with Christlike trust and faith in God who triumphs over all evil.
Gospel • John 18:1—19:42
... Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit...
SOURCE: “365 Days with the Lord 2022,” ST. PAULS, 7708 St. Paul Rd., SAV, Makati City (Phils.); Tel.: 632-895-9701; Fax 632-895-7328; E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://www.stpauls.ph.
As Jesus was hanging on the cross, we can imagine, on the one hand, the extreme pain that he went through, but, at the same time, also the great love he had for humanity whom, through his death, he would rescue from evil and sin definitively.
The passion and death of Jesus should make us realize how God in his Son loved us so much that he was willing to go through suffering and death himself even if death was (is) in his power. This should encourage us to face life’s hardships and sufferings with Christlike trust and faith in God who triumphs over all evil.
Gospel • John 18:1—19:42
... Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I thirst.” There was a vessel filled with common wine. So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit...
SOURCE: “365 Days with the Lord 2022,” ST. PAULS, 7708 St. Paul Rd., SAV, Makati City (Phils.); Tel.: 632-895-9701; Fax 632-895-7328; E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://www.stpauls.ph.