St John 20: 1-10Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.  So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, ‘They …

St John 19: 38 – 42After these things, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, though a secret one because of his fear of the Jews, asked Pilate to let him take away the body of Jesus. Pilate gave him permission; so he came and removed his body. Nicodemus, who had at first …

Wednesday 13 July 2022  St John 19: 31 – 37Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the sabbath, especially because that sabbath was a day of great solemnity. So they asked Pilate to have the legs of the crucified men broken and the …

St John 19: 25 – 30 Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.  When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’  Then he said …

St John 19: 17 – 24So they took Jesus;  and carrying the cross by himself, he went out to what is called The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew  is called Golgotha.  There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them. Pilate also had an inscription …

Psalm 99 The Lord is king, enthroned in might   on wings of cherubim;he reigns in holiness and light,   bow down to worship him!Beyond all majesty and praise   his holy Name confess:the King of everlasting days,   who rules in righteousness. Of old to priests and prophets known   with trembling, fear and awe,he gave his people, set in stone,   his statutes and his …

St John 18:39 – 19:16 After he had said this, he went out to the people again and told them, ‘I find no case against him.  But you have a custom that I release someone for you at the Passover. Do you want me to release for you the King of the Jews?’  They shouted …

St John 18: 28-38 Then they took Jesus from Caiaphas to Pilate’s headquarters.  It was early in the morning. They themselves did not enter the headquarters,  so as to avoid ritual defilement and to be able to eat the Passover.  So Pilate went out to them and said, ‘What accusation do you bring against this …