Jim Caviezel describes his part...
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Jim Caviezel describes his part in the popular and controversial movie, The Passion
of the Christ as the role of a lifetime. The movie proved to be difficult to film in less
than ideal shooting situations. Jim also struggled with learning Aramaic, Latin, and Old
Hebrew. There was also the physical anguish of dealing with wind and freezing
temperatures. He injured his shoulder, the crown of thorns did not quite fit right, so the
crew tightened it, which caused headaches.
At times, Jim claims, the pain was unbearable. "I don't know how I made it but it forced me to go into the arms of God and forced me to pray in the deepest places from my heart."
Playing the part of Jesus changed Jim in a positive way strengthening his faith. "I had to carry this cross that was killing me and by the end of the day it felt like 600 pounds," he says. To help prepare for each day, Jim would worship, as he explains, "We went to the mass every day. I took Eucharist every day I got into my role, so during the Last Supper scenes that were happening, we were going through that every day in the mass."
On this Good Friday we remember all that our Lord and Savior Jesus endured; the pain he experienced as he walked through the streets of Jerusalem carrying the cross. We remember the rejection he suffered from his closest associates and the evil intention of the religious officials. Jesus did all this and more for each and every one of us.
At times, Jim claims, the pain was unbearable. "I don't know how I made it but it forced me to go into the arms of God and forced me to pray in the deepest places from my heart."
Playing the part of Jesus changed Jim in a positive way strengthening his faith. "I had to carry this cross that was killing me and by the end of the day it felt like 600 pounds," he says. To help prepare for each day, Jim would worship, as he explains, "We went to the mass every day. I took Eucharist every day I got into my role, so during the Last Supper scenes that were happening, we were going through that every day in the mass."
On this Good Friday we remember all that our Lord and Savior Jesus endured; the pain he experienced as he walked through the streets of Jerusalem carrying the cross. We remember the rejection he suffered from his closest associates and the evil intention of the religious officials. Jesus did all this and more for each and every one of us.
