There was darkness over the whole land until this ninth hour.

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi…

Glossa Ordinaria: After the Evangelist has recounted the Passion and death of Christ, he now proceeds to mention the events th…

The curtain referred to was the one that separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place in the temple. It was torn from the top to the bottom. M…

And the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the top
to the bottom . ] At which time also ther…

There was a thick darkness over the land, from noon until three in the afternoon. The Jews were doing their utmost to extinguish the Sun of Righteo…