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Now from  the  sixth  hour  there  was  darkness  over  the whole earth  until  the  ninth  hour,  while  Jesus  was  in  His  agony. That He  might  drink  the  chalice  of  sorrow  even  to  the  dregs, our Divine  Lord  was  abandoned  at  that  awful  moment  by  His Eternal Father. This was  the  crowning  point  of  His  terrible  agony; for He  exclaimed:  “Eli,  Eli,  lamma  sabacthani",  that  is  “My God,  My  God,  why  hast  Thou  forsaken  Me?”  (Matthew,  Mark.)

After a few  moments’  silence,  He  said:  “I  thirst.” (John.) Then one  of  the  soldiers  took  a sponge,  and  steeping  it  in  vinegar