The third mystery of the Passion and Death of Our Lord: Jesus is mocked and scourged and crowned with thorns.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught that “if someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also,” and in his passion He shows us his teaching in action. Ridicule may be one of the most painful experiences we will have to endure. In word and in deed Our Lord teaches us that we are not to respond to insults with vengeance. Many of us find it difficult to deny ourselves any available pleasure. The scourging of the flesh of Jesus is a never-ending statement about the need for self-sacrifice in the life of Christian discipleship.
We pray for the gifts of humility and voluntary self-denial. Our Father
1. Pilate saw that he was doing no good so he took water and washed his hands in front of the crowd; Hail Mary
2. Saying: “I am innocent of the blood of this just man; see to it yourselves.” Hail Mary
3. And all the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” Hail Mary
4. Then he released Barabbas, but Jesus he scourged and delivered to them to be crucified. Hail Mary
5. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the praetorium and gathered the whole cohort around Him. Hail Mary
6. They stripped Him and put a scarlet cloak on Him, and they wove a crown of thorns and placed it on his head. Hail Mary
7. They put a reed into his right hand, and bending the knee before Him they mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews.” Hail Mary
8. And they spat on Him, and they took the reed and kept striking Him on the head. Hail Mary
9. He was wounded for our iniquities; He was bruised for our sins. Hail Mary
10. Upon Him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with his stripes we are healed. Hail Mary
Glory be
References: Matthew 27:24-30, Isaiah 53:5
John f. Kippley
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