Nothing but the Blood of Jesus!

"One of the soldiers pierced his side with a lance; and immediately there came out blood and water. "

- John 19:34

The piercing of Jesus' side was the last of the 5 Holy Wounds of Jesus. I often wondered what happened to the Roman soldier. Tradition holds that when the soldier pierced Jesus' side, drops of His blood touched his eyes and he was healed of his blindness. He went on to exclaim "Truly, this is the Son of God" - Mark 15:39.

"St. Longinus then converted, left the army, took instruction from the apostles and became a monk in Cappadocia. There he was arrested for his faith, his teeth forced out and tongue cut off. However, St. Longinus miraculously continued to speak clearly and managed to destroy several idols in the presence of the governor. The governor, who was made blind by the demons that came from the idols, had his sight restored when St. Longinus was being beheaded, because his blood came in contact with the governors' eyes.

- Catholic Online

What an amazing testimony! The blood of the Martyrs is truly the Seed of the Church!

Let us then, run to the foot of the Cross so as to be touched by His Most precious blood and experience healing, anointing and transformation. All we need is to be touched by His blood!

May the precious blood of Jesus touch the eyes of our heart to help us see Him more clearly, to see how much He loves us, to see how much He is calling us to Himself and to see the greatness in which He created us for and is calling us to! The best avenue in which we can get a dose of His precious blood is none other than the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass where we receive Jesus - Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity!

Fun Fact: St. Longinus' relics are now in the church of St Augustine, Rome. His Lance is contained in one of the four pillars over the altar in the Basilica of St Peter's in Rome.

What can make us whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus!