Since it was preparation day, in order that the
bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of
that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and
they be taken down. So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and
then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus.
But when they came to Jesus
and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier
thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out. An
eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows that he is
speaking the truth, so that you also may come to believe. For this happened so
that the Scripture passage might be fulfilled: Not a bone of it will be broken.
And again another passage says: They will look upon him whom they have pierced.
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Reflection:
Let us imagine seeing the lifeless Jesus on the cross. How
does it move us? Imagine seeing the lifeless Jesus on the cross being brutally
pierced by a lance that reached deep into his Sacred Heart. How does it move
us? Let us never forget the sacrifice of Jesus for us, let us never forget that
He gave His very life for us.
Many have forgotten and mocked the supreme sacrifice
of Jesus on the cross in exchange of this world. Where are they now? What
happened to their lives? Many are despising Jesus now as irrelevant and fit to
be relegated into the dustbin of history. What is presently happening in their
lives now?
We must never forget that Jesus gave His life for
us, we must never forget that God gave His only begotten Son so that we may
live and have life. Those who never forget Jesus are constantly being blessed
by Him and His Sacred Heart. Are we one of those who never forget the many
sacrifices of Jesus? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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