Dec
12
Passion
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An essay written while studying the Aeneid.
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
Isaiah 53:7
These prophetic words from Isaiah foretell the Passion of Christ. The very Son of God would be oppressed, stricken, and would suffer death, and although he had the power to save himself, he would not open his mouth against it. This, Christ’s perseverance through suffering and death, was the result of a most holy passion; a passion complete with the most unconditional and freely given love. It is therefore quite appropriate that we hail these events “The Passion”, for indeed it was the very model of what our passions should be directed toward, namely, the Good.
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