Jesus' Passion

JESUS' DEATH - 60 SECONDS ~~~


60 seconds with God...
For The next 60 seconds, set aside whatever You're doing and take this opportunity!
Let's see if Satan can stop this...

THE (SCIENTIFIC) DEATH OF JESUS


At the age of 33,
Jesus was condemned to the death penalty.


At the time crucifixion was the "worst" death. Only the worst criminals condemned to be crucified. Yet it was Even more dreadful for Jesus, for unlike other criminals condemned to death by crucifixion, Jesus was nailed to the cross by His hands and feet, rather than tied...

Each nail
Was 6 to 8 inches long.


The nails
Were driven into His wrist. Not
Into His palms as is commonly
Portrayed. There's a tendon in the wrist that Extends to the shoulder. The Roman guards knew That when the nails were being hammered into the Wrist, that tendon would tear and Break, forcing Jesus to use His back Muscles to support himself, so that He could breathe.


Both of His feet
Were nailed together. Thus He was forced to Support Himself on the single nail that Impaled His feet to the cross. Jesus could Not support himself with His legs for long because of the pain, so He was forced to alternate between arching His Back and using his legs just to continue to Breath. Imagine the struggle, the pain, the Suffering, the courage.

Jesus endured this
Reality for over 3 hours.

Yes,
Over 3 hours! Can you imagine this kind of Suffering? A few minutes before He died, Jesus stopped bleeding. He was simply pouring water
>From his wounds.


From common images we see wounds to His hands and feet and even the spear wound to His side...
But do we remember the many wounds Made to his body. A hammer Driving large nails through the wrists, the feet overlapped And a nail hammered through the arches, then a Roman guard piercing His side with a spear. And...
Before the nails and the spear, Jesus was whipped and Beaten. The whipping was so severe that it tore the Flesh from His body. The beating so horrific that His Face was torn and his beard ripped from His face. The Crown of thorns (two to three inch thorns) cut deeply into His scalp. Most men Would not have survived this torture.

He had no more bloodTo bleed out, only water poured from His Wounds.The Human adult body contains about 3.5 liters (just less than a gallon) of blood.


Jesus poured all 3.5 liters of his blood; He had three nails hammered into His Members; a crown of thorns on His head and, beyond That, a Roman soldier who stabbed a spear into His Chest..

All these without Mentioning the humiliation He passed after carrying His own Cross for almost 2 kilometers (1.25 miles), while the crowd spat in his Face and threw stones. The cross beam,to which His hands were nailed was almost 30 kg (66 lbs).


Jesus had to endure this experience, So that you may have free access to God.

4th Quarter starts today!

Here is the prayer for 4th Quarter:
Grant me, O Lord my God,
A mind to know you,
a heart to seek you,
wisdom to find you,
conduct pleasing to you,
faithful reverence in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen


Prayer of St. Thomas Aquinas "to Know Jesus"

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Theology Update Pre-Spring Break

Freshman Theology
Tuesday March 5th: Test on Jesus' Public Ministry
Wednesday (1/2 day): Jesus' Miracles
Thursday: Jesus Miracles' continued
Friday: Chapel & Miracles Discussion Questions
Monday March 11th: Miracles in the Gospels & Miracles Bible Search Due
Tuesday: Miracles Reading Due &  Continue Miracles in the Gospels
Reading for Miracles of the Feeding of the 5,000 and Raising of Lazarus
Wednesday: Seven Signs in John
Thursday: ???

Sophomore Theology
Tuesday March 5th: Finish STM video
Wednesday (1/2 Day): Sin & Virtue
Thursday: Sin & Virtue
Friday: Chapel & Finish Sin & Virtue
Monday March 11th: Sin & Virtue group work
Tuesday: Finish Sin & Virtue Group Work
Wednesday: Finish Sin & Virtue
Thursday: ???

Past Reflections:
1. Write an analogy of the Church
2. What stood out to you about the video on the Church?
3. What stood out to you about the video on the Saints?
4. What impact does a person's conscience have on them?

A Great Website to follow along with the Transition of a new Pope!

Pope Benedict's Last Public Speech