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two questions about Easter Question from Linda on 04-14-2003:

Hello, Father. The other forums are full. I hope you don't mind answering my questions. They are quick :) (1)Would attending the Easter Vigil fulfil my Easter Sunday mass obligation? (2)In the Bible, Jesus is offered a 'sponge dipped in gall'...what was the reason for this?

Thanks and have a great Easter!

Answer by Fr.Stephen F. Torraco on 04-14-2003:

The answer to your first question is yes. In response to your second question: In the Roman practice of crucifixion, offering the crucified victim vinegar on a sponge was a way of prolonging his life so that he would suffer even more.

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Thought for the Day

Let us sing to the Lord: for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and the rider he hath thrown into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my praise, and he is become salvation to me: he is my God, and I will glorify him: the God of my father, and I will exalt him.

 -- Exodus xv. 1,2