“After having Jesus scourged he handed him over to be crucified. Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus with them into the Praetorium and collected the whole cohort round him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet cloak round him, and having twisted some thorns into a crown they put this on his head and placed a reed in his right hand. To make fun of him saying, ‘Hail, king of the Jews!’ And they spat on him and took reed and struck him on the head with it. And when they had finished making fun of him, they took off the cloak and dressed him in his own clothes and led him away to crucifixion.” Matthew 27:26-31
Matthew’s Gospel leaves us two options. Be moved, or be dead to life! Compassion toward His Passion calls for action as a believer. It calls for us to pick up our cross in His Holy Name and share in the burden. It calls on us to share the Good News with others. In doing so, we will share in the Resurrection, in the New Life He offers through his loving sacrifice. There is really nothing I can add to Matthew’s Gospel, except to say, let it speak to your soul. Reflect much on His Passion throughout the remainder of Lent., and most especially during Holy Week.
“But Jesus, again crying out in a loud voice, yielded up his spirit. And suddenly, the veil of the Sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom, the earth quaked, the rocks were split, the tombs opened and the bodies of many holy people rose from the dead, and these, after his resurrection, came out of the tombs, entered the holy city and appeared to a number of people. The centurion, together with the others guarding Jesus, had seen the earthquake and all that was taking place, and they were terrified and said, ‘In truth this man was son of God.” Matthew 27:50-54
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