04/03/2026
Jesus was taken away, and he went out bearing his own cross to the place called Golgotha, “the place of the skull.”
There he was crucified with 2 other men, one at each side, and Pilate also wrote a sign in both Hebrew, Latin and Greek, and it read “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews”. This sign was seen by many people, to which the high priest protested, saying that it should instead say “this man said ‘I am the king of the jews”, to which Pilate told them, “What I have written, I have written.”
When the Soldiers Crucified Jesus, they took his garments and made them into 4 pieces, one per soldier. When they took his tunic, they saw that it had no seam, so they cast lots to see who would keep it, and this was done to fulfill scripture.
Standing by the cross were his mother Mary, Mary the wife of Clopas and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son,” and then to his disciple, “Behold, your mother,” and from that moment, that disciple took Mary into his home.
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was finished and to fulfill scripture, said: “I Thirst”.
Nearby, there was a bowl of vinegar; they put a sponge full of vinegar on a hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received this vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” He bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Since it was the day of preparation, and to prevent the bodies from being on the cross on the sabbath, the jews requested that the legs be broken and that they be taken away. They broke both men’s legs first, but when it came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead, so instead a soldier pierced his side with a spear and at once there came out blood and water.
He who saw it has borne witness, his testimony is true, and he knows that he tells the truth, that you also may believe, for all of this took place in accordance with fulfilling scripture.
“No one bone shall be broken.”
“They shall look at him whom they have pierced.”
George P. Vanier Knights of Columbus council at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church in Richmond Hill, Ontario. ✝️
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