We do know that he rebuked Gestas and endeared himself to Jesus during the final hours, which was the Holy Saturday before Easter and the Resurrection. Why Dismas was being crucified along with Jesus is a bit of a mystery. They let Jesus and his troupe keep their belongings and proceed to Egypt. He quickly admonished the other thieves and thwarted their plans. While Dismas was preparing to steal from Jesus, he experienced an Epiphany and recognized his wrongdoing. Jesus faced Dismas and Gestas and many other criminals on his way to Egypt. Our friend Terry Jones, the creator of CatholicSaints.Info writes that the day they were crucified was not the first day these three men encountered one another. On one side of Jesus was Dismas and on the other was Gestas. Dismas was a thief who was crucified on the wooden cross next to Jesus. Today, ApSaint Dismas has a story that’s seldom told.
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