THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES

FIVE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES

• Agony in the Garden
• Scourging of Christ
• Crowning with Thorns
• Carrying of the Cross
• The Crucifixtion

MYSTERY OF CHRIST'S SUFFERING

ISAIAH'S SUFFERING SERVANT

• Isaiah 42:1-9
• Isaiah 49:1-7
• Isaiah 50:4-11
• Isaiah 52:13-53:12
• Applied to Christ Mt 12:18-21

Isaiah 53:3-5
He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity...Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases...wounded for our transgressions; crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed.

Isaiah 53:6-7
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and The Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter...so he did not open his mouth.

JESUS WASHING DISCIPLES' FEET

THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN

TRANSFIGURATION ON MT TABOR

AGONY IN THE GARDEN REFLECTS JESUS HUMANITY

"I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and stay awake with me."
Mt 26:38

"My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet not what I want but what you want." Mt 26:39

Then he came to the disciples and found them sleeping;..."So you could not stay awake with me one hour? Stay awake and pray that you may not come into the time of trial; the spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak." Mt 26:41

Again he went away for the second time and prayed, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done."

"And to strengthen him an angel from Heaven appeared to him. He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground."
Luke 22:43-44

COMFORT: TO PROD SOMEONE TO GO FOREWARD TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT

ANOTHER GARDEN: ADAM SAYS "NO"

CHURCH OF JESUS AGONY IN JERUSALEM

ROCK ON WHICH TRADITION TELLS US JESUS PRAYED

THE SCOURGING

JESUS OR BARABBAS?

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF JESUS?

CROWNING WITH THORNS

Crown of thorns symbol of pain and ridicule, humiliation and contempt.

"HAIL, KING OF THE JEWS"

"HERE IS THE MAN!"

In Jesus "is displayed the suffering of all who are subjected to violence, all the downtrodden. His suffering mirrors the inhumanity of worldly power, which so ruthlessly crushes the powerless. In him is reflected what we call "sin": this is what happens when man turns his back upon God and takes control over the world into his own hands."
Pope Benedict XVI

Yet, Jesus innermost dignity cannot be taken from him. The hidden God remains present within him and every man is the image of God. So Jesus in the throes of his Passion is an image of hope: God is on the other side of those who suffer.

THE CARRYINGOF THE CROSS

SIMON OF CYRENE

WOMAN FOLLOWING JESUS

TWO CRIMINALS ON EITHER SIDE

MOSES AND ELIJAH

THE CRUCIFIXION

Last Seven Words of Christ

1. "Father forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing."
2. "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise."
3. "Father , into your hands I commit my spirit."
4. "Woman, here is you son"..."Here is your mother."
5. "I am thirsty."
6. "It is finished."
7. "My God, my God why have you forsaken me?"

Psalm 22
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" V2
V2-12 Present distress of psalmist is contrasted with God's past mercy.
V13-22 Enemies surround the psalmist
V23-27 Invitation to praise God
V28-31 Becoming a universal chorus of praise

DVD: MARY AT THE CROSS

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PROPHECHY OF SIMEON

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