From Gethsemane to Calvary
By Rev Peter Paul Mary Amponsah-Poku.
The Kidron Valley (or Brook Kidron) which runs along the eastern side of Jerusalem, between the Temple Mount and the Mount of Olives. In the Old Testament: During temple sacrifices (especially at major feasts like Passover), large amounts of animal blood and water from washing the sacrifices flowed out of the temple . And there , idols and defiled objects were destroyed and thrown into Kidron (e..g., under kings like Hezekiah and Josiah). As I ,Christ, passed through it ,no more will such a place serve this purpose. From now onwards, it is from me ,Christ, my body that blood and water for the atonement of sins will flow for humanity, and all will be freed from their defilements..
The Garden of Gethsemane (Mount of Olives) The name Gethsemane means “oil press.” Just as olives are crushed to produce oil, I was about to be “pressed” in suffering. Upon entering there, the sins of humanity began to torment me and my agony was great. I disclosed this to St. Mary Faustina in the Divine Mercy novena, which starts today, that what caused my deepest suffering was not only the cross ahead but the lukewarm souls: souls who are spiritually indifferent, unfaithful, and without love. They caused me greater agony, wounding My Heart by their lack of love. And I cried in pain Father if possible let this cup pass me by! And I began sweating blood. Revelation 3:15–16 “I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot…because you are lukewarm… I will spit you out of my mouth.”
And they brutalized me all the way and took me to the bottom of the prison. That night, they tormented me throughout the night in batches until they were fatigued. Ah! What exactly have I done to them? They had no reason. But it was the Father’s will that I had to suffer for prisoners without fault. These souls are dear to me no matter their sins. Let the Church work hard for them to have my light and redemption.
The day dawn and in all the twists and turns Pilate wanted to release me after I had been scourged just to placate the anger of the mob. When the Pharisees and the elders heard that Pilate wanted to release me after the scourging they incited the soldiers to execute the task with much wickedness that when I am released it would be tantamount to my death. It all because I had to suffer for the sins of the flesh, lust, fornication, adultery and all sexual perversions. These atonement of these sins took a great deal of my strength to the extend that I could not stand on my feet so the soldiers dragged me on the ground causing my excruciating wounds to scratch the ground and sands and boiling in pain in undiscribable pain. Oh my child run away from lust for many are going into eternal damnation, hell, due to these sin. Yet the world is so saturated by it and many are imprisoned by it. Be happy my dear one that I call you to be chaste for you will glow in great radiance by it in my kingdom. While I was still in that pain had to also suffer in my head for the sins of the mind. H ence my brain was pierced with torns and I bleed through my nostril, mouth and nostrils. This affect my coordination when l walked and fell severally.
See the ravages of war that has caused children and the vulnerable into dejection and others blood crying to me. See Israel, Iran and America; Russia and Ukraine; as well as civil wars: between the Nkonya (Guan) and Alavanyo ( Ewe). All because of the political ambitions of some leaders. Continue to pray for them that they may reconcile to one another as I reconciled Pilate and Herod. And my seminarians you come into the seminary promising your priesthood to me for your salvation and the care and salvation of souls, but you grow to become agents of politics and unnecessary competitors for prestige positions and fame leaving my flock. You choose your work on the value of what you will get materially.Truly I tell you, my Father rewards servants and not your positions if any wants to be the greatest among you, let them serve.
They opened wide the gates of Jerusalem I saw a whole speira , 1000 soldiers ready to torement me. I was like worm that has fallen into wild termites. My greatest pain on my journey to calvary was my shoulder wound where the cross was laid. When I became so weak to carry my cross, women came to strengthen me. My mother the greatest consoler to me, Veronica gave me a towel to wipe my face, and the daughters of Jerusalem consoled me by their cry. Men do not abuse women when they are with you for many have suffered pain in the hands of men. And today materialism is causing many women to dupe men. If you cannot help my priest in their celibacy do not cause them to fall and priests do not also cause women to fall, against your vows, for you all will answer for that.
Simon of Cyrene a foreigner came to help me to carry my cross. My people do not bring tribalism and racism into my church. For I will despise you if you despise a fellow created in my image. I have now hang on the cross for three good hours, gravity is pulling me down causing the nails to cut through my limbs. ” I am going into the netherworld to free holy souls who had died and are imprisoned from the time of Adam to the time of John the Baptist. Mourn your sins and mourn with my Holy Mother. Christ died for you, leaving you an example to follow…” soon I will meet you for the Easter glory. ‘Tetelestai’,It is paid. Father into your hands I commend my Spirit.
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