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520 CHRIST REDEEMS THE WORLD
MOUNT OLIV , WITH GETHSEMANI IN FOR ROUND
stood what Jesus meant. This was the Savior's death­ bed legacy to him and to all men until the end of time. In the hour of death, Jesus gave to us His greatest treasure on earth, His Mother. From that hour, John took her for his own.
It was noon when Jesus was nailed to the cross. Jesus About that time it grew very dark, as though a great storm were coming, and the darkness continued for three hours. It was almost three o'clock when Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lamma sabac­ thani!'' that is, ''My God, my God, why hast Thou
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