Who Was The Man Crucified Next To Jesus? | The Catholic Talk Show

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, the guys discuss Saint Dismas The Good Thief, the mysterious and little-known man crucified next to Jesus, and the first canonized saint.
Episode 130:
In this episode, we will discuss:
• Who was Saint Dismas?
• What do we know about his life?
• Why was Saint Dismas executed?
• What was the name of 3rd person crucified?
• Did Dismas meet Jesus before?
• Is Saint Dismas the first canonized saint?
• and much more
______________________
-- SUPPORT THE CATHOLIC TALK SHOW --
Become a supporter of The Catholic Talk Show on Patreon and get awesome gifts like mugs, hoodies, and more: bit.ly/SupportTheCatholicTalkShow
______________________
-- SUBSCRIBE TO THE CATHOLIC TALK SHOW --
iTunes: bit.ly/CatholicTalkShow-iTunes
KZbin: bit.ly/CatholicTalkShow-KZbin
Castbox: bit.ly/CatholicTalkShow-Castbox
Google Play: bit.ly/CatholicTalkShow-Google...
Stitcher: bit.ly/CatholicTalkShow-Stitcher
Spotify: bit.ly/CatholicTalkShow-Spotify
______________________
-- FOLLOW THE CATHOLIC TALK SHOW --
Follow The Catholic Talk Show
/ catholictalkshow
/ catholictalkshow
/ catholictalksho

[@Melkeezydek]

Thanks! St Dismas is my Dad’s Confirmation Saint! My Dad and I are both Converts...and I’m my Dad’s Godfather, God is amazing!!

[@melkeezy9760]

Wow! That’s Amazing! I just saw your KZbin channel. Welcome home, brother 👍🏻

[@sarahjones4591]

Amen 🌺

[@Melkeezydek]

@@melkeezy9760 thanks so much, brother 🙏🏽

[@Melkeezydek]

@@sarahjones4591 Amen 🙏🏽

[@johnfrancis4809]

AMDG

[@mariadelarracuentemartinez3741]

A couple of years ago, someone stole an electronic device from my kid at the Catholic school he attended. I looked for a prayer on the web to get back something stolen from you and, somehow, I found the prayer to Saint Dismas. I printed it and gave it to my son and asked him to pray with faith and say a Hail Mary and Our Father too (following the instructions given with the prayer). He told me he did say the prayer to Saint Dismas that night. The next day he went to school and left his backpack outside the room where he was taking a class, like everyone always do (they are not allowed to have their bags inside their rooms). When he came out of the classroom, he opened the pocket where the electronic device was stolen the day before and, to his surprise, the "thief" returned it. We talked about St. Dismas that day and the power of prayer. Saint Dismas, pray for us🙏

[@ryandellacrosse6416]

wow

[@ReginaAngelorum7]

W-O-W....really great story ...thank you👍👍

[@karinahernandez1878]

My Dad died Dec. 22, 2020. I’m having such a difficult time. I miss him so much. Your show has been helping me with my anxiety. I’m so glad this episode, specifically, you shared the prayer of commendation. Thank you, Father. Please pray for my dad’s soul. His name is Carlos.

[@EDMOND6]

Will include him in my daily recitation on the rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet

[@Theatf10]

Hi Karina, I can't imagine how hard this must be for you. I am praying for and your father. Let's keep our hope in Christ because just as he rose from the dead, so will we!

[@RumorHazi]

Hello Karina, I prayed a Divine Mercy Chaplet today for Carlos (and you too!) God bless.

[@karinahernandez1878]

@@EDMOND6 This means so much to me. Thank you for taking the time. God bless you.

[@karinahernandez1878]

@@Theatf10 thank you for your words that remind me to have hope. To remember that Jesus rose, so we can, too. Thank you so much for your prayers. God bless you.

[@ryanEstandarte]

Saint Dismas was the saint that I asked intercession for when my sister had a stroke and underwent an operation. Thank God that she was healed and she's doing fine and recovering.

[@jonathangoodwin646]

I'm a returning Catholic. I was gone 40 years I got married to a catholic woman have three kids. I want to 3 on Confessions . Now i'm going to mass every sunday . I've taken the holy we communion. I've been back seven weeks now . When I did my confessions I had to use my phone since I was gone for such a long time. And I praise god that I made it back . My wife and kids and myself Okay catholics. Now i'm practicing catholic.

[@yvescallahan2103]

Great show today! St. Dismas pray for us!

[@rosiegirl2485]

Wow! I really learned a lot from this show! I am ashamed to say, I never really thought about St. Dismas! He has an amazing story! Thank you! 🌹

[@terrydelp9166]

I am President of The Brothers of Saint Dismas in Houston Texas

[@reginaldreyes3106]

Thanks for this episode! Watched from the Philippines in an area where we'll have our 2nd Holy Week in Covid lockdown. This is sad for a nation who has a lot of unique Holy week celebrations and traditions. Pray for us!

[@johnfrancis4809]

I'm sorry to hear. They should open churches

[@j2muw667]

Trying to destroy faith. So sad. Even during terrible plagues the church stayed open and religious continued to tend to their flocks! May Our Lady take you all under her care!

[@cassiemiller7321]

A lot of Philippines have great faith!

[@uncafunk]

The upside. Covid has turned millions of homes, TVs, Personal computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones into altars and churches! AMEN. Seek God where he may not be apparent...

[@bgsab7912]

Duterte, who was then president, was anti - catholic. He even send the military to force the lock downs, even in remoted villages. In my humble opinion the roman catholic church should have done more than simply obeying the covid rules.

[@AussieCatholic]

I have heard that Christ's head is always tilted to the right, but I have found that this isn't always true. There are numerous crucifixes out there with the head tilted the other way. Once I found out about St Dismus however, I loved this story so much, I stopped buying rosaries or crucifixes with the head leaning the wrong way. Great show guys, keep it up.

[@rachelwalsh5352]

Truely i think this might be one of my FAVOURITE episodes. I LOVE St Dismas!!! my uncle is actually currently writing a book about the life of St Dismas which i believe is part fact part creative licence which my dad has read and said he really loved. WOW What a cool saint!!! Thanks guys for all you do

[@Melkeezydek]

Wow! A book! Awesome!

[@johnlynch575]

WHAT is the TITLE, please?

[@rachelwalsh5352]

@@johnlynch575 Well he hasn't actually published the book yet but its called 'The Good thief'

[@johnlynch575]

@@rachelwalsh5352 I dont get weird( although I AM.) but I recently had this very peculiar experience involving this Dismas, and his closeness to Christ. I dont know if it could be called a locution? I am aware and wary of THE OTHER GUY. YOU KNOW...THE JERK, THE DOWNWARD POINTING FINGER GUY. ANYWAY, DISMAS; HE IS IN MY HUMBLE OPINION IS A VERY HOLY SOUL, EVEN DURING HIS LIFE, ALTHOUGH HE WAS LOST, AND ALONE FOR A VERY LONG TIME YET NEVER GAVE HOPE ON HIS G D. NOT TRYING TO BOAST. I FEEL A STRONG AFFINITY AND LIVE FOR THIS SOUL, SPIRIT ,SAINT? I DONT KNOW. HELPER OF YESHUA IN THESE PERILOUS TIMES. TO ME DISMAS MEANS "STRONG CONFIRMATION AND HELP FROM HEAVEN ." I AM JOHN LYNCH. SOMETIMES I GET CONFUSED. I DONT KNOW HOW THIS IS HAPPENING BUT I REALIZED DISMAS IN DECEMBER AND NOW I SEE THIS VIDEO. THEN THERE THIS . I THINK ABOUT SOMETHING, SAY NOTHING AND IT POPS UP AS A SUGGESTION ON KZbin AGAIN AND AGAIN.? AGAIN, NOT TRYING TO WEIRD YOU OUT. TAKE IT IF YOU CAN AS HOPE, FAITH OR CHARITY, SAY.. RANTINGS OF A MADMAN, I LIKE IT. BUT SOMETHING IS GOING ON ,HUGE COSMICALLY AND PRESENTLY. ALL LOVE. SOME DANGER. THE BEST PART OF A REALLY GREAT STORY IS PLAYING OUT ..RIGHT NOW. SO NOW I'LL LEAVE YOU BE. I WILL SAY ONLY >>>LOVE WHAT YOU SEE, TRUST WHAT YOU HEAR, AND LIVE FOREVER IN THE FLESH OF YOUR MOTHER'S DAY.

[@rachelwalsh5352]

@@johnlynch575 Hey thats all really cool, well if/when my uncle ever publishes his book i hope you get a chance to read it some day

[@unitedwithbritian]

St Dismas asks only that the savior REMEMBER him when he went into the kingdom. He did not expect to be saved. Jesus did one better and told him "today YOU will be WITH me in paradise".

[@ryanEstandarte]

3:07 There's a similar legend which I know of regarding Saint Dismas (as described by one of the mystics of the Catholic Church) is that when the Holy Family were fleeing for Egypt, they were met by a band of thieves. But for some reason, they felt compassion to them that they allowed them to stay in their cave. The leader of the thieves had a son who had sores in his body. When the wife saw Mary bathing the infant Jesus, she asked if she can let her son bathe in the same "bathtub" as with Jesus. Mary obliged and at that point the sores of the baby's body were healed. News of this healing went to the leader of the thieves and they were amazed with the Holy Family that they repented of their sins and gave them food for their journey to Egypt. That baby who was healed when he bathed with the infant Jesus was Saint Dismas.

[@eboxing2388]

What writings are you referencing I would love to research more

[@aydanparadis254]

Please do saint longinus! He is so underated!

[@jrm_mrj2075]

Y’all are killin it Glory to King Jesus!

[@marliciafernandez1701]

Thank you for a wonderful podcast. I love St. Dismas, but could never find much about him. I had heard the legend about him protecting the Holy Family at one point during their journey to Egypt, but not that he had fed and provisioned them for the journey. Neither had I heard of Mary telling him of the grace he would later receive. That is awesome! One thing that always struck me that wasn't mentioned was how Jesus' heart must have been consoled to have someone believe and confess that belief in Him during His suffering--and believe enough to ask to be taken with Him into his kingdom. What a balm that must have been for Jesus, when so many people had abandoned, betrayed or were mocking Him. God bless and Happy Easter!

[@ReginaAngelorum7]

Minute 37 of the video: The inquisition...a possible solid answer can be found in the visions of Blessed Catherine Anne Emerich ...She was shown Jesus’ decent into hell - the gathering of the Old Fathers- Moses, Abraham, Noah, etc...accompanied by angels, Jesus leads them out...Dismas accompanied was likely taken with them. Great show tonight men👍

[@marieleahy7033]

Thank you so much for this discussion about Dismas. Very moving. So appropriate for Holy Week. Greetings from Ireland.

[@alyssedahlgren5285]

Very interesting! Thank you for providing more information about St Dismas, an executed convict redeemed at the last hour.

[@martianman5840]

You guys should have an episode on holy medals (Benedictine, miraculous, ect.)

[@rc3088]

I second that🥰

[@rhodahnjeru]

I second this too

[@frenchmansfury8022]

What's the difference between a holy, miraculous medal and a witch doctors voodoo beads? I suppose lucky trinkets work if they're made in deference to the right god...out of the thousands of gods people have made up.

[@margaretrogers9811]

Agreed!

[@chriswhittington294]

I would love a discussion of medals! 🙏❤

[@veronicavalenzuela5821]

I would love to have Father Richard Bless us after each episode❤️ That would be such a blessing! Love listening.

[@AI-hx3fx]

I LOVE San Dimas. I really wish his cultus and story are spread to more people, especially those in prison. The joke is, he was so good of a thief he stole his way into Heaven! Seriously though, his is an amazing story. I have always imagined him going down with Our Lord to Sheol to free the Righteous Dead. Something like a sudden sidekick, and Saint John the Baptist saying "THERE HE IS, that's the Guy I'm telling you all about!"

[@art4theglryofgod]

Also, Raymond Arroyo just published a new book “The Thief Who Stole Heaven” where He tells the stories passed down by the saints.

[@johnorosz7477]

A very thoughtful talk you guys, thank you.

[@MC-pl3vs]

Great show! God's love and mercy is so amazing. How can any of us sin knowing how Jesus suffered?

[@btsnoona_]

I'm so glad you guys are talking about St. Dismas! I'm excited to listen to this show!

[@kaitlyn5893]

VA made the Death Penalty illegal the day before St. Dismas's feast day this year! The first day it went into effect was his feast day! St. Dismas pray for us!

[@jesusgirl4936]

I believe that Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich talks about St. Dismas in her visions.

[@dwightschrute900]

No, she was not muslim.

[@Dannyboy0202]

@@josephabraham3286 no Germany

[@cindyaustin4407]

This is Magnificent

[@janemartin8275]

Wow Ryan S - we all are receiving the same mercy no matter when it started. What a Great comparison!!!

[@valerieverrecchio9633]

Great show!

[@orbeuniversity]

Beautiful story. Tears welling up.

[@lisalawton7867]

Great story! I always wondered who he was!

[@MrSilverhys]

St. Dismas The Penitent Thief, also known as the Good Thief, Grateful Thief or the Thief on the Cross, is one of two unnamed thieves in Luke's account of the crucifixion of Jesus in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke describes him asking Jesus to "remember him" when Jesus arrives at his kingdom. As Luke tells us, Jesus was crucified with two thieves. As the three condemned were dying, one taunted Jesus along with the crowd, telling him, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us.” The other thief rebuked him, saying, “Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”Jesus told him, “This day you will be with me in paradise” (Luke 23:43). On March 25, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Annunciation. March 25, however, is also listed as the feast day of St. Dismas, who was the good thief crucified with Jesus.

[@karaurbaniak5997]

I love this podcast so much

[@josephryanmedina8161]

In the Philippines, largely a Catholic nation, very many people know that, but we call him Dimas rather than Dismas.

[@aci.]

Si Hestas at si Dimas! Gestus and Dismas pala. 😊

[@reginaldreyes3106]

Remember that we get these names Dimas at Hestas from the Spanish. Parehas lang yan.

[@aci.]

@@reginaldreyes3106 Yup, translations. That's how it works!

[@reginaldreyes3106]

Ecq din ba dyan sa inyo? Dito sa Laguna 2nd holy week na namin in lockdown.

[@aci.]

@@reginaldreyes3106 Oo, sa Manila din. Nakakalungkot. Ang dami pa namang plano ng simbahan para sa Holy Week (sa Quiapo church ang parish ko). Virtual nalang tuloy lahat. :(

[@toddzbojovsky6619]

Awesome

[@hassiearaya8024]

This was awesome

[@scarlet020100]

Loved the Inquisition part, I always wondered about that, and you guys made me laugh!

[@ElsaBorzoi]

Hang out at the house. That's a great one. Seriously, there is a lot of great information here,

[@MDkid1]

The thieves were not yet dead father, thats why they broke their legs to hasten their death. He was still alive when Jesus was lanced and would have received a literal baptism of Christ. A wonderful thought, I've never thought of it that way and it brought tears to my eyes.

[@outofoblivionproductions4015]

7 mins in and I'm blown away- cheers.

[@goodthiefphoto]

I can't wait for this one!

[@RumorHazi]

Hey guys! I really love the program! New subscriber! In the closing comments you spoke of Luke 23:43: He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” I had heard an interesting take on this from my parish priest. It was told to me that punctuation (in particular, commas) did not exist in the Greek translations. By simply moving the comma to AFTER the word today we get a whole new context and do so without changing the phrasing one bit. He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you today, you will be with me in Paradise.” Just a thought to hopefully add to a wonderful discussion! I really like the program and the format is awesome. You are all very well informed and you allow just enough banter to keep each other grounded! Thanks and I look forward to more material. God bless!

[@dianamsyiemlieh8800]

Thank you so much 👍👍👍👍

[@markgraff8326]

DC on fire again on this episode, thank you, must have been some strong coffee

[@zombiechik190]

Wow ! Thank you !! I Thank and Praise God for your show and all who make it possible I Pray for y'all . I'm xtremly dislexic so never even realised his head is always tilted right . as if He's leaning His head on dismiss shoulder .so powerful scheels right you will never look at the crucifix the same again

[@rc3088]

So excited to learn more. Thank you 😊 💓

[@buddytrevino8259]

I was watching Sharon Le Giganti on Catholic Answers and she is so full of important information. Can y'all discuss "The Secret" Law of attraction in a video? I'm worried for my late mother and sister. This topic shook me. Please pray for Elva Trevino

[@matteovillella1482]

This is great. Although the other Gospel accounts look favourably upon him, Matt 27:44 actually says that both bandits mocked Jesus. I found this to be interesting

[@sundayweiss7658]

None of us save Jesus and Mary can pass through justice innocent, St. Dismus is a example of the gift from the Holy family to Gods mercy and salvation.

[@YoungGoc]

Hey guys, I hope you're having a good Lent. Have a Happy Easter as well. God bless!

[@CatholicTalkShow]

Thanks! You too!

[@ruthnoelmarie...9061]

God give me strength... 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@rh469]

Love you beautiful men of Christ!

[@zombiechik190]

My hearts lightened I watched mother angelica taking to a priest who experienced judgement. But it's left me with well im Fxxked If a preist is judged like that. It helps the fight when your able to do your best . but how hard a burden when you fall short ! Usually I watch right when an episode is released but things being hectic by the grace of God I found this powerful message ... I've missed many masses becouse I sob at mass. I was raised you don't show weekness and if I cried after being hit I was hit harder. Also When I receive Euchrist I want it in my hand. I see Christ's pierced heart or a bloody chuck of flesh in my hands , I feel the weight!! if it was just bread it wouldn't be that heavy. I have social phobia so the anxiety of being stared at .ive almost fainted many times. So I wouldn't go to mass . I was over 30 when I found out not going was a sin. Then I rejoiced when covid made it normal. These sins made me dread hell and so fearful which can be grounding but with disabilities like mine how easy the evil lies can bring despair. Thank you Jesus. Thank you st dismiss thank you catholic talk show for helping remove the semi from off my back .

[@richardmagale8405]

Great show! I'm so Grateful to Christ for not giving into the request. of the person on the left...Christ was performing the will of the Father and knew He would succeed...my guess

[@logosrhema5402]

Amen

[@MissBee13]

I HAVE heard of Dismas- in a weird round about way. A novel about a lawyer named Dismas, who discusses his name. That’s what I remember.

[@johnlynch575]

5:02 looking at my life and seeing clearly when utilize my critical inner eye; seeing how the Events in my life appear CONNECTED, ITS easy to believe that this STORY might be true, and why NOT.

[@YoungGoc]

Hey guys, which episode did you cover Galileo?

[@SaintCharbelMiracleworker]

Thank you for an informative episode. Please consider doing a show on the NeoCatechumenical Way. A couple of years ago I met these fantastic seminarians and Catholics who are involved with it at Domus Galilea in Israel. I got the impression from talking with them that they are misunderstood'/persecuted by fellow Catholics even though they were approved by St JP II and supported by Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.

[@ruthnoelmarie...9061]

☀️☀️☀️new dawn and new day. #Dismas

[@Mav...]

Where can we read more about what St. Helena did and salvaged for the church as was mentioned on the show? Thank you.

[@anthonyswierzbinski2945]

If you have kids, find/buy/read "The Thief Who Stole Heaven" by Raymond Arroyo for them!

[@viniscius]

Such is the mysterious English language that before you'd spelled it I mistook Gistes for Justus.

[@michellecalhoun6708]

Wonderful show! I have joyously learned something new! Thank you. I just have one question or curiosity that sparked in my head. If Jesus blood, is considered a baptism of sorts. Then the brunt of the blessing would have landed on the Solider that pierced Jesus side, right? What became of that Solider? Does anyone know? Was he converted or was he already a believer in Christ? I just wondered the back story on the Roman Solider that pierced Jesus side at the crucifixion. Blessings from Lytle,Tx.

[@ruthnoelmarie...9061]

God be Merciful.

[@ruthnoelmarie...9061]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dancing0nthe3dge]

I want to hear more about this house in heaven 😊 can you guys do an episode on how a married person can be more involved and what we can do.... like specifically what we can do to be closer to God. While we maintain all of the responsibilities of marriage and Parenthood?

[@argu4096]

The church's construction in Dannemora correctional was paid for by Al Capone while he was a prisoner. It also posses an alter that matches one wich went Missing from Italy just before the finishing of the one in the chapel.

[@strivingforheaven]

Regarding the issue of the baptism of Dismas, according to Catholic Answers God has the ability to bestow the benefits of a sacrament which hasn't actually been performed upon an individual. This only makes sense of course because in God all things are possible.

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

Baptism is death with Christ. St Dismas literally died with Christ. So that was his baptism.

[@cecilled8573]

Does anyone know where to get those statues that they have on their table, please!

[@kathyalbert2204]

3 persons in one God....He never left Heaven while on earth. That's the teaching I received.

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

That's correct. Christ says in St John's Gospel that He "is" in heaven, while He was on earth.

[@therighteousrighthand]

@@Ggdivhjkjl Do you have a verse from St John.

[@shoesofafisherman7261]

The story that you spoke about the story of saint dismis meeting saint Mary and saint Joseph’s what were they called and is ok as a catholic to read ?

[@johnlynch575]

10:48 How is it that OUR LORD who resides on the throne of MERCY AND GRACE, WHO WHEN HE INSTITUTED HIS CHURCH THROUGH HIS DEATH, A CHURCH WHO'S MEMBERSHIP THEREIN AFFORDS US ETERNAL LIFE "IN THE FLESH", WOULD BE A HARDCASE BECAUSE A PARTICULAR PERSON'S RECORD OF BAPTISM IS NOT FOUND TO BE HELD BY A PRIEST. YOU KNOW? IF A PERSON PRAYS FERVENTLY ENOUGH , ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THEY RECOGNIZE THEIR OWN, EVIL , SHORTCOMINGS, DEFECTS , SINS, ALL THE BAD STUFF THAT COMES FROM BEING HUMAN, WHO IS TO SAY HE LACKS MERCY FOR THE LONELY? WRITING IT MAKES ME WEEP TO THINK THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO DONT KNOW MERCY. HARD TO EXPRESS CLEARLY.

[@judykrus9614]

Isn’t there a Baptism of desire?

[@ruthnoelmarie...9061]

God give me peace.

[@btsnoona_]

The apocryphal writing he is talking about is the Proto Gospel of St James. Dismas made a deal with Gestus to give him a lot of money for letting them pass with out alerting the rest of the bandits.

[@ruthnoelmarie...9061]

Please pray for my Mother...

[@rosemariegrover7392]

Could this have also been the first confession?

[@ruthnoelmarie...9061]

Sunset and bedtime.

[@j0nb0y5]

Some of that seems like kind of a stretch, maybe looking for things that aren't really there.

[@MScislow]

You can find all of this through the mystical writings of Anna Caterina Emmerick.

[@michaelblanchard2548]

I see you all got your clock fixed.

[@julienalonso22]

Who else has Dismas as their confirmation saint here? I don't regret it one bit and I wouldn't have it any other way.

[@charmainetrevor2947]

St.Dismas

[@danwahlmeier2214]

Please start a channel on Rumble. There is a great migration to Rumble because of the youtube censorship. I want access to your show but I am leaving youtube behind.

[@theresabellflower8123]

I don’t know it you have discuss this before. I have Almaty wondered if Man kind had freewill but the Angels didn’t, then how could the Archangel Lucifer choose by freewill to go against God and revolt against Him?

[@outofoblivionproductions4015]

St Augustine believed that in Genesis when God created Light and divided it from the darkness, this was a description of the creation and fall of the angels. St Thomas taught that God granted the angels a moment of free-will to choose service to God. A third chose not to and followed Satan. St Thomas said their decision cannot be changed due to the character of angels. Human beings can change their mind while living in this life, but angels after the moment of free will, cannot.

[@jonathangoodwin646]

I never heard that before about the tradition He did not rub Joseph In a virgin mary

[@svvvvaaa]

i was about to say, now we know there is a house in heaven :DDDD funny!

[@josephryanmedina8161]

Another point of discussion is that about Saint Stephen. Some Catholic sectors would argue that he is more accepted as the first saint, rather than Dismas. Just saying.

[@cL-bf2ug]

I would’ve thought the first Saint would’ve been John the Baptist.

[@michaelblanchard2548]

why has there not been a movie made about Dismas.

[@andyZ3500s]

Great episode, I knew very little of what actually happened. It sounded to me that the third man's name was Justice. If it was is this were the term justice come from?

[@CatholicTalkShow]

Gestus is the name

[@ironymatt]

@The Catholic Talk Show This is the first I've heard the name of the unrepentant thief, and when you said it I thought that that's probably where jester comes from.

[@andyZ3500s]

@@ironymatt This is the first time that I have heard his name also. I was thinking maybe you have something hear. So I looked it up and there were jesters during the time of Jesus but it seems that this name wasn't used until 1500 years later. Who knows I did 5 -- 10 minutes of research. If you find a connection let me know.

[@ironymatt]

@@andyZ3500s lol, after doubling the commitment to research made by yourself, I too found no real link. The etymology seems to be from Latin into old French and then middle English, with the earliest use in English occurring around 1250-1300 AD. The Latin word gesta meant deeds or exploits and was a past participle of the Latin gerere, meaning to perform, carry on. I'd like to think there may yet be a relationship between the name and the word, but if so obscure or indirect. Looks like a job tailor made for Scheel!

[@ironymatt]

@@andyZ3500s ... also, it appears the name is Gestas.

[@johnlynch575]

Instantly? The rest of your life , which is moments, is only excruciating pain.

[@CampamochaLoka]

St Jose Sanchez Del Rio. Viva Cristo Rey

[@emmao3188]

Sorry if I am late to this discussion, but what makes Dismas a "Saint"? I always thought that saints were people who did heroic acts in defense of Christianity. Exactly what did Dismas do to become a saint? Ask for forgiveness for his sins? I always thought that he was the first human who was assured of a place in heaven (based on "today you will be with me in Paradise" statement by Jesus). But a "Saint"? I need to be educated on that. Thanks for these informative discussions.

[@CatholicTalkShow]

Any person in Heaven is a Saint. That’s what Saint means. So if Dismas IS in Heaven as Jesus promised, he IS a Saint by definition.

[@emmao3188]

Thanks for the information. I appreciate the response. God Bless!

[@jonathangoodwin646]

They were breaking the Other two Legs because he's getting close to the passover.

[@licimatt5484]

@The Catholic Talk Show how come we say St Dismas is the first saint? What about Abraham, Elijah, Noah?...

[@bcfriardoyle7697]

They weren’t in Heaven yet. All the Patriarchs like that were still waiting for Christ to free them from their waiting area near hell. That’s why Christ descended into Hell after His Ressurection. So maybe you can’t be a Saint until you are in Heaven. See Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich visions of Hell on Utube. It’s where I learned this.

[@marthadarling6845]

First saint? What about St. Joseph?

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

They mean who departed this life after Christ's death.