![]() THE DOLOROUS PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST2. Crucifixion of the Thieves DURING the time of the. When you have more of a heavenly kingdom. Kevin Jaako. Apart from the cross, the most ubiquitous symbol of Christianity is the ichthys, known to us as the Jesus Fish, and today it appears predominantly in its. It's a running theme here at Cracked that a lot of what we think we know about history has been filtered through many centuries of utter bullshit. Our image of the. Jesus, the two thieves were left lying on the ground at some distance off. The accusation which had been proved against them was that. Jewish woman who, with her children, was travelling from. Jerusalem to Joppa. They were arrested, under the disguise of rich merchants, at a castle. Pilate resided occasionally, when employed in exercising his troops, and they had. The thief placed on the. They were commonly called Dismas and Gesmas, and as I forget their real names I. Dismas, and the wicked. Gesmas. Dismas knew. Jesus, but as his heart was not hardened, the sight of the extreme. ![]() Lord moved him much. When the executioners had finished putting up the. Jesus, they ordered the thieves to rise without delay, and they loosened their. After giving them some myrrh and vinegar, they. The executioners then bound the arms. They uttered piercing cries, and the good thief. They did the same with his long white robe. Sacred Blood. Thus did the Christiansget possession of these precious. Jesus Hanging on the Cross Between Two. Thieves THE. Saviour, still deeper into his sacred flesh, and blood ran down again in streams, both. The archers then placed ladders against the sides of. Lord to the. cross, previous to lifting it up, fearing that the shock might tear open the wounds in his. His blood had. become, in a certain degree, stagnated by his horizontal position and the pressure of the. A pause ensued; the executioners were occupied. With mixed feelings of fear and compassion I cast my eyes upon Jesus,—Jesus. Redeemer,—the Redeemer of the world. I beheld him motionless, and almost lifeless. I contemplated his disfigured. His chest was torn. His legs. and thighs, as also his arms, were stretched out almost to dislocation, the flesh and. The blood which flowed from his wounds was at first. And yet, notwithstanding the horrible wounds with. The complexion of our. Lord was fair, like that of Mary, and slightly tinted with red; but his exposure to the. His chest was wide, but. St. John Baptist; his shoulders broad, and his arms and thighs. His neck was rather long, with a well- set and finely proportioned head; his forehead. When I contemplated him on the cross, his. Nothing can be imagined more. The cords with which. The height of the crosses of the. Lord. 2. 58. First Word of Jesus on the Cross As soon as the. Jesus between them. Lord, and went. away. The Pharisees, likewise, rode up to Jesus, looked at him scornfully, made use of. The Roman soldiers, of whom a. Calvary, were marched away, and their places filled by fifty. Abenadar, an Arab by birth, who afterwards took. Ct. Twelve Pharisees, twelve Sadducees, as. Scribes, and a few Ancients, accompanied by those Jews who had been endeavouring to. Pilate to change the inscription on the Cross of Jesus, then came up: they were. Roman governor had given them a direct refusal. They rode round the. Blessed Virgin, whom St. John led to the holy women. When. they passed the Cross of Jesus, they shook their heads disdainfully at him. Let Christ. the King of Israel, come down now from the Cross, that we may see and believe.'. Jesus raised his head a little, and said, . When Mary heard the voice of her. Son, unable to restrain herself, she rushed forward, followed by John, Salome, and Mary of. Cleophas, and approached the Cross, which the kind- hearted centurion did not prevent. The. prayers of Jesus obtained for the good thief a most powerful grace; he suddenly remembered. Jesus and Mary who had cured him of leprosy in his childhood, and he exclaimed. He has been. silent, and suffered all your outrages with patience; he is truly a Prophet—he is our. King—he is the Son of God.’ This unexpected reproof from the lips of a miserable. Abenadar would. not allow it. And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but. Remember thou art now at the point of death, and. He was enlightened and touched: he confessed his sins to Jesus, and said. All these events took place between. Eclipse of the Sun.—Second and Third. Word of Jesus on the Cross A LITTLE hail had. Pilate was passing sentence,—and after. Towards the sixth hour, according to the manner of counting of the Jews. I was shown the exact cause of this wonderful phenomenon. I have unfortunately partly forgotten it, and what I have not forgotten I cannot find. I was lifted up from the earth, and beheld the stars and the planets. I saw the moon like an immense ball of fire. I was then suddenly taken back to Jerusalem. I beheld the moon reappear behind the Mountain of Olives, looking pale and full, and. I saw to the. east of the sun a large dark body which had the appearance of a mountain, and which soon. The centre of this body was dark yellow, and a red circle like a. The sky grew darker and the stars appeared to cast a red and. Both men and beasts were struck with terror; the enemies of Jesus ceased. Pharisees endeavoured to give philosophical reasons for what was. Many were. seized with remorse, struck their breasts, and cried out, . However, the darkness continued to increase, and. Mary and the most faithful among the friends of Jesus left the Cross. The Blessed Virgin was. Jesus that she almost fainted, and was carried to a. Cross by the holy women. I do not know whether. Jesus really pronounced these words, but I felt interiorly that he gave Mary to John as a. John to Mary as a son. In similar visions a person is often conscious of. For. this reason it did not appear to me in the least surprising that Jesus should call the. Blessed Virgin . I knew that Jesus, by giving her as a mother to. John, gave her also as a mother to all who believe in him, who become children of God. God. Neither did it. These things are much. God than to be expressed in words. I remember my celestial. Spouse once saying to me, . The. inhabitants were perfectly overcome with terror and anxiety; the streets dark and gloomy. Even the animals uttered mournful. I saw Pilate. conferring with Herod on the alarming state of things: they were both extremely agitated. Herod was standing. Jesus to be insulted by the infuriated rabble. Pilate turned away. Gabbatha, from whence he had condemned Jesus to be crucified, the. Pilate sent for some of the Ancients and asked. God at the crucifixion of the. Galilean, who was most certainly their prophet and their king: he added that he had. The Ancients were as hardened as ever, and. However, many persons were converted, and among others those. Lord when they were sent to arrest him. Garden of Olives. The rabble assembled. Pilate’s house, and instead of the cry of . He again declared that the crime was not. Jesus, whom they had put to death unjustly, and who. Holy One; that they alone were guilty, as it must be. Jesus solely from compulsion. The High Priests endeavoured to maintain. All the lamps were lighted; but the confusion became greater every. Annas appeared perfectly paralysed with terror. I saw him endeavouring to hide. When I left the Temple, and walked through the. I remarked that, although not a breath of wind was stirring, yet both the doors. The. consternation produced by the sudden darkness at Mount Calvary was indescribable. When it. first commenced, the confusion of the noise of the hammers, the vociferations of the. Pharisees, the evolutions of the soldiers, and the drunken shouts of the. Cross. Then it was that Jesus gave his Mother to St. John, and that she, overcome by. As the darkness continued to grow more and. Cross, smote. their breasts, and were converted. Although the Pharisees were in reality quite as much. The disc of the sun was of a dark- yellow. Pharisees crept as close as possible to one another, and put. The thick fog penetrated everything. Stillness reigned. Cross. Jesus hung upon it alone; forsaken by all,—disciples, followers. Mother even was removed from his side; not one person of the thousands upon. The darkness which reigned. Heavenly Father, he prayed for his enemies, he offered the chalice of his. Passion, and repeated portions of those Psalms the prophecies of which were then. Isaw angels standing around. Again I looked. at Jesus—my beloved Spouse—on his Cross, agonising and dying, yet still in. He at that moment endured anguish which no mortal pen can. His sufferings were. When our minds, weakened by disease, have lost the power of reasoning, and even our. Jesus, unite our feelings of desolation with that. Cross, and be certain of obtaining a. Jesus then offered to his Eternal Father his. Jesus in the bosom of his Church must despair at the awful. Christian is no longer obliged to enter this. Jesus has cast his own interior and exterior. Cross into this gulf of desolation, consequently he will not be. All fear of loneliness and despair in death must. Jesus, who is our true light, the Way, the Truth, and the. Life, has preceded us on that dreary road, has overspread it with blessings, and. Cross upon it, one glance at which will calm our every fear. Jesus then (if we. Father, and. bequeathed the merits of his Death and Passion to the Church and to sinners. Not one. erring soul was forgotten; he thought of each and every one; praying, likewise, even for. God, he did not suffer as a man. The cry which he allowed to pass his lips in the height. God as their. Father to lay their sorrows with filial confidence at his feet. It was towards three. A troop of about thirty horsemen from. Judaea and the environs of Joppa, who were on their wayto Jerusalem for the. Cross, both assistants. When they beheld Jesus. Cross, saw the cruelty with which he had been treated, and remarked the. God’s wrath which overspread the face of nature, they were. The Pharisees were compelled to assume. Jerusalem. They therefore held a. Abenadar, the centurion, and agreed with him that the gate of the city. Pilate and Herod for 5. Pharisees from insulting Jesus, lest it should exasperate the people. The enemies of Jesus soon recovered their arrogant. John was filled with remorse, and replied: .
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