"Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said therefore among themselves, 'Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be': that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, 'They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots.' These things therefore the soldiers did." John 19:23-24
O LORD God, whose blessed Son, our
Savior, gave his back to the smiters and hid not his face from
shame; Grant us grace to take joyfully the sufferings of the
present time, in full assurance of the glory that shall be revealed;
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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