“…they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.” (Mark 15:23)

“…they gave Him wine mingled with myrrh to drink, but He did not take it.” (Mark 15:23)

Although the Romans enforced capital punishment, they mercifully offered the condemned wine mixed with myrrh as a type of sedative to help alleviate the pain of being nailed to and then raised upon the cross.

Our Lord refused this gesture and took upon Himself the very fullness of this sacrifice – enduring all pain and suffering for our sake and our salvation.

Fr. John