tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post3704771144221785443..comments2023-11-05T07:23:49.530-05:00Comments on Vox clamanti: Great and Holy FridayV and Ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065509512912860551noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-79156386606818937602007-04-08T03:11:00.000-04:002007-04-08T03:11:00.000-04:00Addendum,It should be pointed out that we don't kn...Addendum,<BR/><BR/>It should be pointed out that we don't know for sure that Judas did not ask for and receive forgiveness at the last moment of his life.<BR/><BR/>It is our habit to assume otherwise, but I suppose we will find out for sure one day, one way or the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3938330517236138280.post-86788400278190319192007-04-08T02:22:00.000-04:002007-04-08T02:22:00.000-04:00I have heard it said that Judas made up his mind a...I have heard it said that Judas made up his mind at the same time as many of the disciples left Jesus, as St. John the Evangelist recounts in Chapter 6 of his Gospel. They couldn't accept the hard to understand concept of the Eucharist as the real body and blood of Christ, our bread of life.<BR/><BR/>I've also heard it said from a priest commenting on the lament by a penitent that he found himself confessing the same sins over and over, "What? You want new sins?"<BR/><BR/>I would ask the question, what is the difference between Judas and St. Peter? Not the money, I think. St. Peter asked for forgiveness from a repentant heart and he found it.<BR/>If Judas had come back in true contrition and asked for forgiveness, Christ would have forgiven him as well. Perhaps his final, truly mortal sin was in believing in himself that he was unforgivable. Today we call that the sin against the Holy Spirit.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, it is our faith in the forgiveness available from Jesus Christ that separates us from Judas. <BR/>In my humble opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com