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Ordinary Time · Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C

Zechariah 12:10-11; 13:1

They Shall Look on Him Whom They Have Pierced

June 25, 2028

The Piercing of Christ’s Side, Simon Bening
The Piercing of Christ’s Side, Simon Bening, c. 1525–1530J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
On a hill beneath the three crosses, a soldier on a white horse drives his lance into the side of the dead Christ, while the fainting Virgin is held by Saint John.They shall look on the one whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child.Simon BeningThe last great Flemish illuminator, who worked in Bruges and painted miniatures of astonishing detail for princes across Europe.J. Paul Getty Museum, Los AngelesThe J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, whose collection of illuminated manuscripts is among the finest in America.J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 9:18-24Lk 9:18-24
Second ReadingGal. 3:26-29Gal 3:26-29
First ReadingZech. 12:10-11; 13:1Zec 12:10-11; 13:1
Responsorial PsalmPs. 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (2b)Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (2b)

Overview & Insights

"And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and pleading, so that, when they look on him whom they have pierced, they will mourn for him." (Zechariah 12:10)

Zechariah promises a future outpouring of God's Spirit that turns Jerusalem's mourning over a pierced figure into cleansing and grace. John's Gospel later applies this verse directly to the crucifixion of Jesus.

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Commentary

Zechariah 12 CommentaryZec 12 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse-by-verse walkthrough of the mourning and the pierced one.

Zechariah CommentariesZec Commentaries Precept Austin

Indexes classic and modern commentaries on chapter 12.

Zechariah 12:10 CommentariesZec 12:10 Commentaries BibleHub

Collects several older commentaries verse by verse.

Zechariah 12 (Barnes)Zec 12 (Barnes) StudyLight

Barnes' Notes gives a careful grammatical reading of the verse.

Background & Word Study

Zechariah OverviewZec Overview BibleProject

Video overview showing how chapter 12 fits the whole book.

Zechariah 12:10 InterlinearZec 12:10 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Hebrew word order behind 'they look on him.'

Zechariah 12:10Zec 12:10 Sefaria

Hebrew text with classic Jewish commentators alongside.

The Church Fathers

Zechariah 12Zec 12 Catena

Gathers patristic comment on the piercing verse.

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