‘I thirst’: a cry misheard

In Sunday’s Gospel, St Luke records that the soldiers mocked Jesus shortly after his Crucifixion by giving him sour wine. This was the drink of slaves and soldiers—an insult to one who claimed to be a king. But the other three Evangelists each describe sour wine, or vinegar, being given to Jesus around three hours The post ‘I thirst’: a cry misheard first appeared on Catholic Herald. The post ‘I thirst’: a cry misheard appeared first on Catholic Herald.