Category: Contemplations

“So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.” John 19:30 . “And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.’ This means that He died. Yet, giving the last breath does not come after bowing the head; but what happens here …

He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” Matthew 26:39 . As St. Augustine says, “The will of the Father and the Son are one and the same, …

“And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.” Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, …

“having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.” John 13:1 . St. John Chrysostom comments that the Lord Jesus Christ did great acts from the very beginning of His ministry. Now that the time had come for Him to leave them and ascend to the Father, the Lord …