Holy Sponge

thumb|James Tissot's depiction. Here, the hyssop stick is used as a kind of straw, and "Stephaton" squeezes the sponge. (c. 1880, gouache over graphite on grey wove paper) The Holy Sponge is one of the Instruments of the Passion of Jesus. It was dipped in vinegar (in Greek: ὄξος, oxos; in some translations sour wine), most likely posca, a regular beverage of Roman soldiers, and offered to Jesus to drink from during the Crucifixion. Quotes about And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. {{Gospel of Matthew]] 27:48 KJV. And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. Gospel of Mark 15:36 KJV. Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. Gospel of John 19:29 KJV. See also Holy Chalice Holy Lance Crown of thorns External links Category:Passion of Jesus