Saturday, March 25, 2006
This Day in Ancient History
On this day in 30 AD, the Good Thief, Dismas, is crucified (along with the bad thief, Gestas, oh, and Jesus). See Luke 23: 39-43. The last time I went to Mass (which was quite a while ago, I'm afraid to admit) they called these two guys revolutionaries instead of thieves. What's up with that? (Luke just says criminals). Isn't it a little weird too that the date of Jesus' crucifixion is different each year (Good Friday--this year April 14) while the death of this guy is put at March 25, 30 AD. Yet Jesus and Dimas both died on the same day. I guess the traveling date of your death goes with the privileges of being God. That's a little flip, but it is weird. Oh, and Dismas is a Saint, patron of death row prisoners et al. Good choice. Is it blasphemy to ask what he did for sainthood, other than speak well of our Lord as they both were executed?
# posted by Roger Fraley @ 7:55 AM 
