Q. 380.  Who betrayed Our Lord?  A. Judas, one of His Apostles, betrayed Our Lord, and from His sin we may learn that even the good may become very wicked by the abuse of their free will.

Q. 381.  How was Christ condemned to death?  A. Through the influence of those who hated Him, Christ was condemned to death, after an unjust trial, at which false witnesses were induced to testify against Him.

Q. 382. {79} On what day did Christ die? 
A. Christ died on Good Friday.

Q. 383. {80} Why do you call that day “good” on which Christ died so sorrowful a death?  A. We call that day good on which Christ died because by His death He showed His great love for man, and purchased for him every blessing.

Q. 384.  How long was Our Lord hanging on the cross before He died?  A. Our Lord was hanging on the Cross about three hours before He died.  While thus suffering, His enemies stood around blaspheming and mocking Him.  By His death He proved Himself a real mortal man, for He could not die in His divine nature.

Q. 385.  What do we call the words Christ spoke while hanging on the Cross?  A. We call the words Christ spoke while hanging on the Cross “the seven last words of Jesus on the Cross.”  They teach us the dispositions we should have at the hour of death.

Q. 386.  Repeat the seven last words or sayings of Jesus on the Cross.  A. The seven last words or sayings of Jesus on the Cross are:  (1) “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do,” in which He forgives and prays for His enemies. (2) “Amen, I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise,” in which He pardons the penitent sinner. (3) “Woman, behold thy Son”—­“Behold thy Mother,” in which He gave up what was dearest to Him on earth, and gave us Mary for our Mother. (4) “My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” from which we learn the suffering of His mind. (5) “I thirst,” from which we learn the suffering of His body. (6) “All is consummated,” by which He showed the fulfillment of all the prophecies concerning Him and the completion of the work of our redemption. (7) “Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit,” by which He showed His perfect resignation to the Will of His Eternal Father.

Q. 387.  What happened at the death of Our Lord?  A. At the death of Our Lord there were darkness and earthquake; many holy dead came forth from their graves, and the veil concealing the Holy of Holies, in the Temple of Jerusalem, was torn asunder.

Q. 388.  What was the Holy of Holies in the temple?  A. The Holy of Holies was the sacred part of the Temple, in which the Ark of the Covenant was kept, and where the high priest consulted the Will of God.

Q. 389.  What was the “Ark of the Covenant”?  A. The Ark of the Covenant was a precious box in which were kept the tablets of stone bearing the written Commandments of God, the rod which Aaron changed into a serpent before King Pharao, and a portion of the manna with which the Israelites were miraculously fed in the desert.  The Ark of the Covenant was a figure of the Tabernacle in which we keep the Holy Eucharist.