Our Savior And Redeemer… How Did Christ Understand His Sacrifice?
By RAYMOND DE SOUZA, KM Part 11 This is a very interesting point of Catholic doctrine to investigate: to probe into Jesus’ mind to try to understand how He viewed His sacrifice. Let us follow Him to the Garden of Gethsemane. We contemplate Him on His knees, praying to His Heavenly Father. Then He turns to the apostles and utters that groan of anguish: “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death” (Mark 14:34). We have no idea of the depth and magnitude of that sorrow. Of course, He could have used His divine powers to eliminate it, but He did not allow His Divinity to spare His human Heart a single pang. In simple terms, He suffered as though…Continue Reading