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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:HE BORE THE PUNISHMENT \nWHICH BRINGS US PEACE \nFrom a sermon by St Cyril of Alexandria6 \n◊◊◊ \nIn the account of Abraham’s sacrifice of his son Isaac\, the Bible portrays \nthe mystery of our Savior in all its aspects. Because I want you to have a clear \nunderstanding of this deep mystery of our religion\, I must show you the \nconnection between the events that typified the truth itself\, and explain how \neach part of the story should be interpreted. \nThe holy Abraham took his son and hastened to the place that God had \nshown him. The fact that the boy was brought to be sacrificed by his father is \nmeant to teach us by way of type or sign that the Lord Jesus Christ was not \nraised upon the cross by any human power\, nor by the wickedness of those who \nlaid snares for him\, but by the will of the Father\, whose providential plan \npermitted him to suffer death for the whole world. The Savior himself said as \nmuch when he answered Pilate: you would have no power over me if it had not \nbeen given you from above. At another time\, speaking to his Father in heaven\, \nhe said: Father\, if it is possible\, let this cup pass me by. But your will\, not mine\, \nbe done. \nAbraham laid the wood for the sacrifice on his son’s shoulders. In the \nsame way\, the Jews laid the wood of the cross on the Savior’s shoulders and they \ndid this with the consent\, one might almost say the cooperation of the Father; \nfor it is not possible to compel the divine power. The prophet Isaiah bears \nreliable witness to this when he says: He bore the punishment which brings us \npeace\, and by his wounds we are healed. We had all strayed like sheep\, \neveryone had gone his own way and the Lord laid on him the iniquity of us all. \nWhen the patriarch eventually arrived at the appointed place\, he put all \nhis skill into building a good altar. This too we are meant to interpret in a \nspiritual way and so to understand that what appears to the human eye as a \ncross and a gibbet is in fact in the eyes of the Father of the whole universe a vast \nand towering altar raised up for the salvation of the world\, and blackened by the \nsmoke of a pure and most holy sacrifice. \nBy his words\, I bared my back to the scourge\, and let myself be struck on \nthe face\, Isaiah foretold the blows that his enemies would shamelessly inflict on \nthe Savior’s body\, and their spitting upon it… Our Lord Jesus Christ\, \ndisregarding the shame\, humbled himself in obedience to the Father\, even to \nthe extent of dying for our salvation. He died to give us life through the Holy \nSpirit and to raise us up with himself\, to open the gates of heaven to us and to \nlead us in\, thus restoring to the Father the human race whose sin had long ago \nmade it fly from his presence. \nTherefore\, beloved\, let this great work of our Savior be acclaimed by every \nvoice\, let his praise be on every tongue. Let the sweet sound of that ancient song \nbe heard again: God has gone up with shouts of jubilation\, the Lord has \nascended with a fanfare of trumpets. He completed the work of our salvation \nand then ascended\, indeed he not only ascended but he also led captivity \ncaptive and gave gifts to mortals. \n  \n6 A Word in Season – vol. II – Exordium Books – 1982 – pg 147.13 \n 
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