Celebrating the Saints: Daily Spiritual Readings for the Calendars of the Church of England, the Church of Ireland, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the Church in Wales by Robert Atwell

Author:Robert Atwell
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 1853115657
Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Published: 2011-11-08T16:00:00+00:00

31 July

Joseph of Arimathea

All four Gospels tell us that it was Joseph of Arimathea who recovered the body of Jesus and arranged for its burial. He is described as a rich man, as a member of the Council, the Jewish Sanhedrin, and as a follower of Jesus. According to John’s Gospel, his discipleship was secret because he was afraid. Nonetheless, when Jesus’ closest friends had deserted him, Joseph went boldly to Pontius Pilate and asked for and received the body, wrapped it in a linen shroud, and laid it in a new tomb. In John he is helped by Nicodemus, and in Matthew and Mark a stone is rolled across the entrance. He thus plays a small but significant part in the narrative of the passion and resurrection of our Lord. Later romantic legend provides a much fuller story, but it is for his selfless act in giving to Jesus just what was needed, at some risk to himself, that he is remembered today.

A Reading from a treatise On the Holy Spirit by Basil the Great

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