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In St. Luke’s account of the Passion of Christ, people fuss and bother a great deal about who exactly Jesus is.
Is He a Galilean revolutionary? A prophet? A wonder-worker? The King of the Jews? An innocent man?
Meanwhile, the Lord appears altogether uninterested in this question. He knows perfectly well Who He is. He doesn’t focus on Himself at all; He focuses on others.
He gives the Apostles the Holy Eucharist. He settles their dispute among themselves about who is the greatest. He tells Peter how he will betray his Master, then forgives him ahead of time. Christ tells the Apostles to stay awake—again, for their sakes—then wakes them up when they fall asleep.
To the authorities, Christ tries to point out the dishonesty into which they have fallen. He comforts the wailing women. And He pardons the repentant thief and promises him eternal life.
So: short summary of the Passion of Christ: His accusers focus on who He is; He focuses on everyone else.
Jesus knows Who He is, and so do we. Every time we come to Mass, we proclaim His true identity, namely: awesome beyond awesome, divine and glorious.
But, of course, we are not here to testify to Him for His sake. We are here for our sakes. It does us good to focus on Him.
Meanwhile, He is focused on us.
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