Passion Thursday
April 7, 2022
The Betrayal of Christ, Ugolino di Nerio; 1324
THE Passion and death of Jesus Christ are the greatest events in world history.
The Passion is the greatest story ever told.
It is the greatest poem ever written, the greatest song ever sung, the greatest masterpiece ever painted, the most beautiful tree ever planted, its sweet blossoms continually falling to the earth. It is the cup of wine from the vineyard of Paradise. It is the furnace lit from the beginning of time. I am come to cast fire upon the earth; and what will I but that it should be kindled?
All museums and libraries could be reduced to rubble, and the seeds of a great civilization would still exist in the love and suffering of the Passion.
The “great awakening” has already happened. The greatest invention has occurred.
The deaf will not hear. The blind will not see. But they too are part of the tale. They are the fatal kiss that made this love possible.
With desire have I desired to eat this pasch with you.
