Friday 7 June 2013

7 III FRI of the Apostles


Jn 19: 31-37 The wounds in the side of Jesus as well as the wounds on his feet and hands remain on his glorified body as marks of his great love for humankind. Water that flowed from his side indicates the new life and the life in the Spirit. Blood that flowed indicates the saving power of Jesus’ death. Later Christian tradition ascribed the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist in the water and blood that flowed from the side of Christ when pierced, symbolically.

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