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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:OUR PART IN THE PASSOVER \nFrom a homily by St Gregory Nazianzen \n◊◊◊ \nWe are soon going to share in the Passover\, and although we still do so \nonly in a symbolic way\, the symbolism already has more clarity than it \npossessed in former times\, because under the law\, the Passover was\, if I may \ndare to say so\, only a symbol of a symbol. Before long\, however\, when the Word \ndrinks the new wine with us in the kingdom of his Father\, we shall be keeping \nthe Passover in a yet more perfect way and with deeper understanding. He will \nthen reveal to us and make clear what he has so far only partially disclosed. For \nthis wine\, so familiar to us now\, is eternally new. It is for us to learn what this \ndrinking is\, and for him to teach us. He has to communicate this knowledge to \nhis disciples\, because teaching is food\, even for the teacher. \nSo let us take our part in the Passover prescribed by the law\, not in a literal \nway\, but according to the teaching of the Gospel; not in an imperfect way\, but \nperfectly; not only for a time\, but eternally. Let us regard as our home the \nheavenly Jerusalem\, not the earthly one\, the city glorified by angels\, not the one \nlaid waste by armies. We are not required to sacrifice young bulls or rams\, \nbeasts with horns and hoofs that are more dead than alive and devoid of feeling; \nbut instead let us join the choirs of angels in offering God upon his heavenly \naltar a sacrifice of praise. \nWe must now pass through the first veil and approach the second\, turning \nour eyes toward the Holy of Holies. I will say more: we must sacrifice ourselves \nto God each day and in everything we do\, accepting all that happens to us for the \nsake of the Word\, imitating his passion by our sufferings\, and honoring his \nblood by shedding our own. We must be ready to be crucified. \nIf you are a Simon of Cyrene\, take up your cross and follow Christ. If you \nare crucified beside him like one of the thieves\, now\, like the good thief\, \nacknowledge your God. For your sake\, and because of your sin\, Christ himself \nwas regarded as a sinner; for his sake\, therefore\, you must cease to sin. Worship \nhim who hung on the cross because of you\, even if you are hanging there \nyourself. Derive some benefit from the very shame; purchase salvation with \nyour death. Enter paradise with Jesus\, and discover how far you have fallen. \nContemplate the glories there\, and leave the other scoffing thief to die outside in \nhis blasphemy. \nIf you are a Joseph of Arimathea\, go to the one who ordered his \ncrucifixion\, and ask for Christ’s body. Make your own the expiation for the \nsins of the whole world. If you are a Nicodemus\, like the man who worshiped \nGod by night\, bring spices and prepare Christ’s body for burial. If you are one \nof the Mary’s or Salome or Joanna\, weep in the early morning. Be the first to \nsee the stone rolled back\, and even the angels perhaps\, and Jesus himself.
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