The Third Day

Today's Easter Sunday.

"Jesus answered and said to them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” [and] He was speaking of the temple of His body."

John 2:19, 21

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"Passion"

a. The sufferings of Jesus in the period following the Last Supper and including the Crucifixion, as related in the New Testament.
b. A narrative, musical setting, or pictorial representation of Jesus's sufferings

"He was wounded for our transgressions, [and] by his wounds we are healed."

Isaiah 53:5
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I’d wept. For the senseless brutality He had to undergo. For the people who loved Him and were there to witness it all. For Mary, Mother of Jesus.

‘Mary the Mother of Jesus is presented as a strong woman, but it seems to defy any mother’s natural ability to endure pain. A woman of few tears, she bears the injustice of her son’s death as if she knows that a greater work is at hand. In this film, Jesus’ words on the road to Calvary remind her of his calling, and inspire hope in her fragile mother’s heart. I wondered at several points how she could endure such pain. Without saying so, the movie implies that Jesus spent a lifetime preparing her for what must eventually transpire. His message of hope protected her from the despair of appearances. His suffering was great, but his cause was greater.’