WEBVTT 00:00:00.919 --> 00:00:03.700 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.700 --> 00:00:05.740 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.740 --> 00:00:09.000 in a year. Today's reading is from the Gospel 00:00:09.000 --> 00:00:11.800 of Matthew, chapter 27, and the Gospel of Mark, 00:00:11.980 --> 00:00:16.620 chapter 15. Matthew, chapter 27. When morning 00:00:16.620 --> 00:00:19.140 came, all the chief priests and elders of the 00:00:19.140 --> 00:00:21.719 people plotted against Jesus to put him to death. 00:00:21.940 --> 00:00:24.199 And when they had bound him, they led him away 00:00:24.199 --> 00:00:26.719 and delivered him to Pontius Pilate, the governor. 00:00:26.960 --> 00:00:30.070 Then Judas, his betrayer, seeing that he had 00:00:30.070 --> 00:00:33.030 been condemned, was remorseful and brought back 00:00:33.030 --> 00:00:35.490 the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests 00:00:35.490 --> 00:00:38.530 and elders, saying, I have sinned by betraying 00:00:38.530 --> 00:00:41.810 innocent blood. And they said, What is that to 00:00:41.810 --> 00:00:44.950 us? You see to it. Then he threw down the pieces 00:00:44.950 --> 00:00:47.670 of silver in the temple and departed, and went 00:00:47.670 --> 00:00:50.509 and hanged himself. But the chief priests took 00:00:50.509 --> 00:00:52.909 the silver pieces and said, It is not lawful 00:00:52.909 --> 00:00:55.429 to put them into the treasury, because they are 00:00:55.429 --> 00:00:58.270 the price of blood. and they consulted together 00:00:58.270 --> 00:01:01.530 and bought with them the potter's field to bury 00:01:01.530 --> 00:01:04.689 strangers in therefore that field has been called 00:01:04.689 --> 00:01:08.030 the field of blood to this day then was fulfilled 00:01:08.030 --> 00:01:10.730 what was spoken by jeremiah the prophet saying 00:01:10.730 --> 00:01:13.390 and they took the thirty pieces of silver the 00:01:13.390 --> 00:01:16.609 value of him who was prized whom they of the 00:01:16.609 --> 00:01:19.549 children of israel prized and gave them for the 00:01:19.549 --> 00:01:23.230 potter's field as the lord directed me now jesus 00:01:23.230 --> 00:01:25.370 stood before the governor and the governor asked 00:01:25.370 --> 00:01:28.209 him saying are you the king of the jews jesus 00:01:28.209 --> 00:01:31.310 said to him it is as you say and while he was 00:01:31.310 --> 00:01:33.510 being accused by the chief priests and elders 00:01:33.510 --> 00:01:37.230 he answered nothing then pilate said to him do 00:01:37.230 --> 00:01:39.750 you not hear how many things they testify against 00:01:39.750 --> 00:01:43.090 you but he answered him not one word so that 00:01:43.090 --> 00:01:46.010 the governor marvelled greatly now at the feast 00:01:46.010 --> 00:01:48.709 the governor was accustomed to releasing to the 00:01:48.709 --> 00:01:51.700 multitude one prisoner whom they wished and at 00:01:51.700 --> 00:01:54.379 that time they had a notorious prisoner called 00:01:54.379 --> 00:01:57.500 barabbas therefore when they had gathered together 00:01:57.500 --> 00:02:00.379 pilate said to them whom do you want me to release 00:02:00.379 --> 00:02:03.599 to you barabbas or jesus who is called christ 00:02:03.599 --> 00:02:06.920 for he knew that they had handed him over because 00:02:06.920 --> 00:02:09.199 of envy while he was sitting on the judgment 00:02:09.199 --> 00:02:12.020 seat his wife sent to him saying have nothing 00:02:12.020 --> 00:02:15.120 to do with that just man for i have suffered 00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:17.460 many things to -day in a dream because of him 00:02:17.789 --> 00:02:20.710 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the 00:02:20.710 --> 00:02:23.090 multitudes that they should ask for Barabbas 00:02:23.090 --> 00:02:25.710 and destroy Jesus. The governor answered and 00:02:25.710 --> 00:02:28.229 said to them, Which of the two do you want me 00:02:28.229 --> 00:02:31.330 to release to you? They said, Barabbas. Pilate 00:02:31.330 --> 00:02:33.870 said to them, What then shall I do with Jesus 00:02:33.870 --> 00:02:36.889 who is called Christ? They all said to him, Let 00:02:36.889 --> 00:02:40.490 him be crucified. Then the governor said, Why? 00:02:40.710 --> 00:02:43.650 What evil has he done? But they cried out all 00:02:43.650 --> 00:02:47.069 the more saying, Let him be crucified. When Pilate 00:02:47.069 --> 00:02:49.949 saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather 00:02:49.949 --> 00:02:52.990 that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed 00:02:52.990 --> 00:02:55.650 his hands before the multitude, saying, I am 00:02:55.650 --> 00:02:58.430 innocent of the blood of this just person, you 00:02:58.430 --> 00:03:00.930 see to it. And all the people answered and said, 00:03:01.110 --> 00:03:04.389 His blood be on us and on our children. Then 00:03:04.389 --> 00:03:06.669 he released Barabbas to them, and when he had 00:03:06.669 --> 00:03:09.650 scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 00:03:10.050 --> 00:03:12.430 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus 00:03:12.430 --> 00:03:14.969 into the praetorium and gathered the whole garrison 00:03:14.969 --> 00:03:17.860 around him. And they stripped him and put a scarlet 00:03:17.860 --> 00:03:20.680 robe on him. When they had twisted a crown of 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:23.719 thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in 00:03:23.719 --> 00:03:26.479 his right hand. And they bowed the knee before 00:03:26.479 --> 00:03:29.419 him and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the 00:03:29.419 --> 00:03:32.120 Jews! Then they spat on him and took the reed 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:34.560 and struck him on the head. And when they had 00:03:34.560 --> 00:03:37.360 mocked him, they took the robe off him, put his 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:40.099 own clothes on him, and led him away to be crucified. 00:03:40.620 --> 00:03:43.800 Now as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, 00:03:43.979 --> 00:03:47.449 Simon by name. Him they compelled to bear his 00:03:47.449 --> 00:03:50.229 cross. And when they had come to a place called 00:03:50.229 --> 00:03:53.750 Golgotha, that is to say, place of a skull, they 00:03:53.750 --> 00:03:56.969 gave him sour wine mingled with gall to drink. 00:03:57.229 --> 00:03:59.849 But when he had tasted it, he would not drink. 00:04:00.189 --> 00:04:02.789 Then they crucified him and divided his garments, 00:04:02.969 --> 00:04:06.189 casting lots. That it might be fulfilled which 00:04:06.189 --> 00:04:09.129 was spoken by the prophet, they divided my garments 00:04:09.129 --> 00:04:12.289 among them, and for my clothing they cast lots. 00:04:12.939 --> 00:04:15.639 Sitting down, they kept watch over him there, 00:04:15.800 --> 00:04:19.019 and they put up over his head the accusation 00:04:19.019 --> 00:04:21.980 written against him. This is Jesus, the King 00:04:21.980 --> 00:04:25.000 of the Jews. Then two robbers were crucified 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:27.860 with him, one on the right and another on the 00:04:27.860 --> 00:04:30.779 left. And those who passed by blasphemed him, 00:04:30.939 --> 00:04:33.959 wagging their heads and saying, You who destroyed 00:04:33.959 --> 00:04:36.699 the temple and built it in three days, save yourself. 00:04:36.899 --> 00:04:39.540 If you are the Son of God, come down from the 00:04:39.540 --> 00:04:43.079 cross. Likewise, the chief priests also. Mocking 00:04:43.079 --> 00:04:45.980 with the scribes and elders, said, He saved others, 00:04:46.180 --> 00:04:49.220 himself he cannot save. If he is the king of 00:04:49.220 --> 00:04:51.680 Israel, let him now come down from the cross, 00:04:51.860 --> 00:04:55.180 and we will believe him. He trusted in God, let 00:04:55.180 --> 00:04:58.199 him deliver him now, if he will have him. For 00:04:58.199 --> 00:05:01.399 he said, I am the son of God. Even the robbers 00:05:01.399 --> 00:05:03.860 who were crucified with him, reviled him with 00:05:03.860 --> 00:05:06.779 the same thing. Now from the sixth hour until 00:05:06.779 --> 00:05:09.500 the ninth hour, there was darkness over all the 00:05:09.500 --> 00:05:12.509 land. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried out 00:05:12.509 --> 00:05:18.089 with a loud voice saying, That is, my God, my 00:05:18.089 --> 00:05:21.069 God, why have you forsaken me? Some of those 00:05:21.069 --> 00:05:23.970 who stood there when they heard that said, this 00:05:23.970 --> 00:05:26.829 man is calling for Elijah. Immediately, one of 00:05:26.829 --> 00:05:29.509 them ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour 00:05:29.509 --> 00:05:32.470 wine and put it on a reed and offered it to him 00:05:32.470 --> 00:05:36.110 to drink. The rest said, let him alone. Let us 00:05:36.110 --> 00:05:38.819 see if Elijah will come to save him. And Jesus 00:05:38.819 --> 00:05:41.540 cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded 00:05:41.540 --> 00:05:44.339 up his spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the 00:05:44.339 --> 00:05:47.699 temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And 00:05:47.699 --> 00:05:50.420 the earth quaked, and the rocks were split. And 00:05:50.420 --> 00:05:52.620 the graves were opened, and many bodies of the 00:05:52.620 --> 00:05:55.699 saints who had fallen asleep were raised. And 00:05:55.699 --> 00:05:57.939 coming out of the graves, after his resurrection, 00:05:58.279 --> 00:06:01.100 they went into the holy city and appeared to 00:06:01.100 --> 00:06:04.100 many. So when the centurion and those with him 00:06:04.100 --> 00:06:06.839 who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and 00:06:06.839 --> 00:06:09.579 the things that had happened, they feared greatly, 00:06:09.800 --> 00:06:13.579 saying, Truly this was the Son of God. And many 00:06:13.579 --> 00:06:16.579 women who followed Jesus from Galilee ministering 00:06:16.579 --> 00:06:19.959 to him were there looking on from afar, among 00:06:19.959 --> 00:06:22.480 whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of 00:06:22.480 --> 00:06:25.300 James and Joseph, and the mother of Zebedee's 00:06:25.300 --> 00:06:29.019 sons. Now an evening had come. There came a rich 00:06:29.019 --> 00:06:32.300 man from Arimathea named Joseph. who himself 00:06:32.300 --> 00:06:35.899 had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man 00:06:35.899 --> 00:06:38.079 went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 00:06:38.279 --> 00:06:40.660 Then Pilate commanded the body to be given to 00:06:40.660 --> 00:06:43.500 him. When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped 00:06:43.500 --> 00:06:46.740 it in a clean linen cloth and laid it in his 00:06:46.740 --> 00:06:49.800 new tomb, which he had hewn out of the rock. 00:06:50.000 --> 00:06:52.439 And he rolled a large stone against the door 00:06:52.439 --> 00:06:55.180 of the tomb and departed. And Mary Magdalene 00:06:55.180 --> 00:06:58.180 was there, another Mary, sitting opposite the 00:06:58.180 --> 00:07:01.470 tomb. On the next day, which followed the day 00:07:01.470 --> 00:07:04.449 of preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees 00:07:04.449 --> 00:07:07.910 gathered together to Pilate, saying, Sir, we 00:07:07.910 --> 00:07:10.810 remember while he was still alive how that deceiver 00:07:10.810 --> 00:07:14.110 said, After three days I will rise. Therefore 00:07:14.110 --> 00:07:17.250 command that the tomb be made secure until the 00:07:17.250 --> 00:07:20.569 third day, lest his disciples come by night and 00:07:20.569 --> 00:07:23.230 steal him away, and say to the people, He has 00:07:23.230 --> 00:07:25.850 risen from the dead. So the last deception will 00:07:25.850 --> 00:07:28.069 be worse than the first. Pilate said to them, 00:07:28.350 --> 00:07:31.769 You have a guard, go your way, make it as secure 00:07:31.769 --> 00:07:34.470 as you know how. So they went and made the tomb 00:07:34.470 --> 00:07:37.850 secure, sealing the stone and setting the guard. 00:07:40.709 --> 00:07:44.889 Mark chapter 15 Immediately in the morning, the 00:07:44.889 --> 00:07:47.709 chief priests held a consultation with the elders 00:07:47.709 --> 00:07:50.149 and scribes and the whole council, and they bound 00:07:50.149 --> 00:07:53.209 Jesus, led him away and delivered him to Pilate. 00:07:53.370 --> 00:07:55.970 Then Pilate asked them, Are you the king of the 00:07:55.970 --> 00:07:58.980 Jews? He answered and said to him, It is as you 00:07:58.980 --> 00:08:01.720 say. And the chief priests accused him of many 00:08:01.720 --> 00:08:04.860 things, but he answered nothing. Then Pilate 00:08:04.860 --> 00:08:07.360 asked him again, saying, Do you answer nothing? 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:10.180 See how many things they testify against you. 00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:13.259 But Jesus still answered nothing, so that Pilate 00:08:13.259 --> 00:08:15.899 marveled. Now at the feast, he was accustomed 00:08:15.899 --> 00:08:19.019 to releasing one prisoner to them, whomever they 00:08:19.019 --> 00:08:22.220 requested. And there was one named Barabbas, 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:25.060 who was chained with his fellow rebels. They 00:08:25.060 --> 00:08:27.779 had committed murder in the rebellion. Then the 00:08:27.779 --> 00:08:30.899 multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to 00:08:30.899 --> 00:08:34.000 do just as he had always done for them. But Pilate 00:08:34.000 --> 00:08:36.500 answered them, saying, Do you want me to release 00:08:36.500 --> 00:08:39.500 to you the king of the Jews? For he knew that 00:08:39.500 --> 00:08:42.139 the chief priests had handed him over because 00:08:42.139 --> 00:08:45.480 of envy. But the chief priests stirred up the 00:08:45.480 --> 00:08:47.960 crowd, so that he should rather release Barabbas 00:08:47.960 --> 00:08:50.379 to them. Pilate answered and said to them again, 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:53.590 What then do you want me to do with him? whom 00:08:53.590 --> 00:08:56.370 you call the king of the Jews. So they cried 00:08:56.370 --> 00:08:59.090 out again, Crucify him. Then Pilate said to them, 00:08:59.190 --> 00:09:02.669 Why, what evil has he done? But they cried out 00:09:02.669 --> 00:09:05.809 all the more, Crucify him. So Pilate, wanting 00:09:05.809 --> 00:09:08.470 to gratify the crowd, released Barabbas to them, 00:09:08.570 --> 00:09:11.289 and he delivered Jesus after he had scourged 00:09:11.289 --> 00:09:14.690 him to be crucified. Then the soldiers led him 00:09:14.690 --> 00:09:17.629 away into a hall called Praetorium, and they 00:09:17.629 --> 00:09:19.740 called together the whole garrison. and they 00:09:19.740 --> 00:09:22.419 clothed them with purple and they twisted a crown 00:09:22.419 --> 00:09:25.580 of thorns put it on his head and began to salute 00:09:25.580 --> 00:09:28.740 him hail king of the jews then they struck him 00:09:28.740 --> 00:09:32.019 on the head with a reed and spat on him and bowing 00:09:32.019 --> 00:09:34.659 the knee they worshipped him and when they had 00:09:34.659 --> 00:09:37.740 mocked him they took the purple off him put his 00:09:37.740 --> 00:09:40.679 own clothes on him and led him out to crucify 00:09:40.679 --> 00:09:44.179 him then they compelled a certain man simon a 00:09:44.179 --> 00:09:48.049 cyrenian the father of alexander and rufus as 00:09:48.049 --> 00:09:49.809 he was coming out of the country and passing 00:09:49.809 --> 00:09:53.129 by to bear his cross. And they brought him to 00:09:53.129 --> 00:09:55.889 the place Golgotha, which is translated place 00:09:55.889 --> 00:09:58.929 of a skull. Then they gave him wine mingled with 00:09:58.929 --> 00:10:01.909 myrrh to drink, but he did not take it. And when 00:10:01.909 --> 00:10:04.029 they crucified him, they divided his garments, 00:10:04.230 --> 00:10:07.309 casting lots for them to determine what every 00:10:07.309 --> 00:10:10.330 man should take. Now it was the third hour, and 00:10:10.330 --> 00:10:13.350 they crucified him. An inscription of his accusation 00:10:13.350 --> 00:10:16.570 was written above, The King of the Jews. with 00:10:16.570 --> 00:10:19.490 him they also crucified two robbers one on his 00:10:19.490 --> 00:10:22.009 right and another on his left so the scripture 00:10:22.009 --> 00:10:24.870 was fulfilled which says and he was numbered 00:10:24.870 --> 00:10:28.190 with the transgressors and those who passed by 00:10:28.190 --> 00:10:31.049 blasphemed him wagging their heads and saying 00:10:31.049 --> 00:10:34.230 aha you who destroy the temple and build it in 00:10:34.230 --> 00:10:37.250 three days save yourself and come down from the 00:10:37.250 --> 00:10:41.070 cross likewise the chief priests also mocking 00:10:41.070 --> 00:10:44.750 among themselves with the scribes said he saved 00:10:44.750 --> 00:10:47.779 others himself he cannot save let the christ 00:10:47.779 --> 00:10:50.659 the king of israel descend now from the cross 00:10:50.659 --> 00:10:54.120 that we may see and believe even those who were 00:10:54.120 --> 00:10:57.360 crucified with him reviled him now when the sixth 00:10:57.360 --> 00:11:00.100 hour had come there was darkness over the whole 00:11:00.100 --> 00:11:03.580 land until the ninth hour and at the ninth hour 00:11:03.580 --> 00:11:06.980 jesus cried out with a loud voice saying eloi 00:11:06.980 --> 00:11:10.559 eloi lama sabachthani which is translated my 00:11:10.559 --> 00:11:14.259 god my god why have you forsaken me some of those 00:11:14.259 --> 00:11:17.299 who stood by When they heard that, said, Look, 00:11:17.480 --> 00:11:20.519 he is calling for Elijah. Then someone ran and 00:11:20.519 --> 00:11:23.480 filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on 00:11:23.480 --> 00:11:26.440 a reed, and offered it to him to drink, saying, 00:11:26.679 --> 00:11:30.080 Let him alone, let us see if Elijah will come 00:11:30.080 --> 00:11:32.799 to take him down. And Jesus cried out with a 00:11:32.799 --> 00:11:35.940 loud voice and breathed his last. Then the veil 00:11:35.940 --> 00:11:39.139 of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 00:11:39.299 --> 00:11:42.159 So when the centurion who stood opposite him, 00:11:42.440 --> 00:11:45.559 saw that he cried out like this and breathed 00:11:45.559 --> 00:11:49.100 his last he said truly this man was the son of 00:11:49.100 --> 00:11:52.700 god there were also women looking on from afar 00:11:52.700 --> 00:11:55.740 among whom were mary magdalene mary the mother 00:11:55.740 --> 00:11:59.460 of james the less and of joses and salome who 00:11:59.460 --> 00:12:01.779 also followed him and ministered to him when 00:12:01.779 --> 00:12:04.580 he was in galilee and many other women who came 00:12:04.580 --> 00:12:08.000 up with him to jerusalem now an evening had come 00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:10.950 because it was the preparation day that is the 00:12:10.950 --> 00:12:14.070 day before the Sabbath. Joseph of Arimathea, 00:12:14.250 --> 00:12:17.549 a prominent council member, who was himself waiting 00:12:17.549 --> 00:12:20.269 for the kingdom of God, coming and taking courage, 00:12:20.509 --> 00:12:23.389 went in to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 00:12:23.830 --> 00:12:26.769 Pilate marveled that he was already dead, and 00:12:26.769 --> 00:12:29.450 summoning the centurion, he asked him if he had 00:12:29.450 --> 00:12:32.210 been dead for some time. So when he found out 00:12:32.210 --> 00:12:35.110 from the centurion, he granted the body to Joseph. 00:12:35.529 --> 00:12:38.529 Then he bought fine linen, took him down, and 00:12:38.529 --> 00:12:41.149 wrapped him in the linen. and he laid him in 00:12:41.149 --> 00:12:44.429 a tomb which had been hewn out of the rock, and 00:12:44.429 --> 00:12:46.450 rolled the stone against the door of the tomb, 00:12:46.649 --> 00:12:49.309 and Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joseph 00:12:49.309 --> 00:12:57.629 observed where he was laid. I hope you enjoyed 00:12:57.629 --> 00:12:59.950 today's reading as much as I did, and I look 00:12:59.950 --> 00:13:01.929 forward to seeing you again tomorrow to continue 00:13:01.929 --> 00:13:04.110 on our journey. God bless you and have a great 00:13:04.110 --> 00:13:04.370 day.