Originally published at The Catholic Thing
It is noon and darkness falls upon the land in Jerusalem, for the Son of Man has been lifted up and is now hanging upon the Cross (Mark 15:33). You have to draw close to hear His words, for a crucified man struggles to speak, his lungs crushed under the pressure of his own weight, even as his body screams to him in pain. The sacrifice of the Cross makes love visible, makes forgiveness visible, makes mercy visible.
