Category: Contemplations

“Then the other disciple, who came to the tomb first, went in also; and he saw and believed. For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.” – John 20:8-9 . “We were created that we might rejoice. We rejoiced when we were created. We were entrusted …

“For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. But each one in his own order.” 1 Corinthians 15:23 . “Christ came that He might slay sin, render death null and void, and give life to men. He was made flesh in order that He might destroy death and …

“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, …