Station XIII
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Catholic
Jesus’ Body is Removed from the Cross.
42 When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, 43 Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council who was also himself waiting expectantly for , the kingdom of God went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. 44 Then Pilate wondered if he were already dead, and summoning the centurion he asked him whether he had been dead for some time. 45 When he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the body to Joseph. 46 Then Joseph bought a linen cloth and, taking down the body, wrapped it in the linen cloth and laid it in a tomb that had been hewn out of rock. He then rolled a stone against the door of the tomb.
Mark 15:42-46
Methodist *
Jesus Dies on the Cross.
33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.” 36 And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” 37 Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last. 38 And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. 39 Now when the centurion who stood facing him saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
Mark 15: 33-39
Jesus Dies on the Cross
Artist: Donald Davis
Artist Statement
When I was a child, I asked my mother one Easter, “Did Jesus really die at Easter?” Trying to care for my young feelings, she answered, “ No…they thought he died but it turned out that he was not really dead.”
This answer stuck with me far into adulthood and I continued to wonder: if Jesus didn’t really die, how does this help me when I really do die?
My struggle with this question led me to realize that Easter is not about resuscitation, it is about resurrection. This personal story from my life helped clarify the point for me.