Fifth Sorrowful Mystery - The Crucifixion
I Desire The Grace Of Final Perseverence
Think of the love which filled Christ's Sacred Heart during His
three hours' agony on the Cross, and ask Him to be with you at the
hour of death.
Matthew 27
31
And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak,
dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him.
32
As they were going out, they met a Cyrenian named Simon; this man
they pressed into service to carry his cross.
33
And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place
of the Skull),
34
they gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall. But when he had
tasted it, he refused to drink.
35
After they had crucified him, they divided his garments by casting
lots;
36
then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
37
And they placed over his head the written charge against him: This
is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
38
Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and
the other on his left.
39
Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads
40
and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in
three days, save yourself, if you are the Son of God, (and) come down
from the cross!"
41
Likewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him
and said,
42
"He saved others; he cannot save himself. So he is the king of Israel!
Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
43
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he wants him. For he
said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
44
The revolutionaries who were crucified with him also kept abusing
him in the same way.
45
From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three
in the afternoon.
46
And about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli,
lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?"
47
Some of the bystanders who heard it said, "This one is calling for
Elijah."
48
Immediately one of them ran to get a sponge; he soaked it in wine,
and putting it on a reed, gave it to him to drink.
49
But the rest said, "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him."
50
But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up his spirit.
51
And behold, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to
bottom. The earth quaked, rocks were split,
52
tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen
asleep were raised.
53
And coming forth from their tombs after his resurrection, they
entered the holy city and appeared to many.
54
The centurion and the men with him who were keeping watch over
Jesus feared greatly when they saw the earthquake and all that was
happening, and they said, "Truly, this was the Son of God!"
55
There were many women there, looking on from a distance, who
had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.
56
Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James
and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
I Desire The Grace Of Final Perseverence
Think of the love which filled Christ's Sacred Heart during His
three hours' agony on the Cross, and ask Him to be with you at the
hour of death.
Matthew 27
31
And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak,
dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him.
32
As they were going out, they met a Cyrenian named Simon; this man
they pressed into service to carry his cross.
33
And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place
of the Skull),
34
they gave Jesus wine to drink mixed with gall. But when he had
tasted it, he refused to drink.
35
After they had crucified him, they divided his garments by casting
lots;
36
then they sat down and kept watch over him there.
37
And they placed over his head the written charge against him: This
is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
38
Two revolutionaries were crucified with him, one on his right and
the other on his left.
39
Those passing by reviled him, shaking their heads
40
and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in
three days, save yourself, if you are the Son of God, (and) come down
from the cross!"
41
Likewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked him
and said,
42
"He saved others; he cannot save himself. So he is the king of Israel!
Let him come down from the cross now, and we will believe in him.
43
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now if he wants him. For he
said, 'I am the Son of God.'"
44
The revolutionaries who were crucified with him also kept abusing
him in the same way.
45
From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three
in the afternoon.
46
And about three o'clock Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli,
lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?"
47
Some of the bystanders who heard it said, "This one is calling for
Elijah."
48
Immediately one of them ran to get a sponge; he soaked it in wine,
and putting it on a reed, gave it to him to drink.
49
But the rest said, "Wait, let us see if Elijah comes to save him."
50
But Jesus cried out again in a loud voice, and gave up his spirit.
51
And behold, the veil of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to
bottom. The earth quaked, rocks were split,
52
tombs were opened, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen
asleep were raised.
53
And coming forth from their tombs after his resurrection, they
entered the holy city and appeared to many.
54
The centurion and the men with him who were keeping watch over
Jesus feared greatly when they saw the earthquake and all that was
happening, and they said, "Truly, this was the Son of God!"
55
There were many women there, looking on from a distance, who
had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him.
56
Among them were Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James
and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
