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Gertabelle
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What are the seven last words of Jesus? Do any of your parishes have a Last Words service on Good Friday? What’s the structure of this service?
Curious. Thanks.
Gertie
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Gertie
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puzzleannie
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the Good Friday service includes the proclamation of the Passion from John’s gospel, which may be narrated with different readers taking parts of narrator, Jesus, crowd etc. Certainly that includes the last words of Christ (in reverse order, according to the missal)
It is accomplished
I thirst
Woman this is your son; this is your mother
You would have no power over me it it had not been given to you from above . . .
It is you who say it [that I am a king] . . .
then the dialogue with the high priest
this gospel does not have My God, My God why have you abandoned me
Indeed I promise you this day you will be with me in paradise
or, Father into your hands I commend my spirit (from Matthew’s gospel)
I have seen private devotionals with meditations on the 7 last words, but the only time I have attended an actual church service on Good Friday was at an Episcopal or Lutheran church with relatives.
It is accomplished
I thirst
Woman this is your son; this is your mother
You would have no power over me it it had not been given to you from above . . .
It is you who say it [that I am a king] . . .
then the dialogue with the high priest
this gospel does not have My God, My God why have you abandoned me
Indeed I promise you this day you will be with me in paradise
or, Father into your hands I commend my spirit (from Matthew’s gospel)
I have seen private devotionals with meditations on the 7 last words, but the only time I have attended an actual church service on Good Friday was at an Episcopal or Lutheran church with relatives.
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John_Lilburne
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The 2001 Directory on Popular Piety makes no mention of the Seven Last Words. Instead it encourages a more complete reading of the Lord’s Passion:
“… 129. The Gospel texts of the Passion are especially detailed. Coupled with a tendency in popular piety to isolate specific moments of the narrative, this has induced the faithful to turn their attention to specific aspects of the Passion of Christ, making of them specific devotions: devotion to the “Ecce Homo”, Christ despised, “crowned with thorns and clothed in a purple cloak” (John 19, 5), and shown to the multitude by Pilate; devotion to the five sacred wounds of Christ, especially to the side of Christ from which flowed blood and water for the salvation of mankind (John 19, 34); devotion to the instruments of the Passion, the pillar at which Christ was scourged, the steps of the Praetorium, the crown of thorns, the nails, the lance that pierced Him; devotion to the Holy Shroud. Such expressions of piety, often promoted by persons of great sanctity, are legitimate. However, in order to avoid excessive fragmentation in contemplation of the mystery of the Cross, it is always useful to emphasise the whole event of the Passion, as is the case in biblical and patristic tradition.
*Reading of the Lord’s Passion *
130. The Church exhorts the faithful to frequent personal and community reading of the Word of God. Undoubtedly, the account of the Lord’s Passion is among the most important pastoral passages in the New Testament. Hence, for the Christian in his last agony, the Ordo untionis informorum eorumque pastoralis curae suggests the reading of the Lord’s Passion either in its entirety, or at least some pericopes from it (footnote 136: Cf. RITUALE ROMANUM, Ordo unctionis infirmorum eorumque pastoralis curae, Editio Typica, Typis Polyglotis Vaticanis 1972, nn. 224-229.).
During Lent, especially on Wednesdays and Fridays, love for our Crucified Saviour should move the Christian community to read the account of the Lord’s Passion. Such reading, which is doctrinally significant, attracts the attention of the faithful because of its content and because of its narrative form, and inspires true devotion: repentance for sins, since the faithful see that Christ died for the sins of the entire human race, including their own; compassion and solidarity for the Innocent who was unjustly condemned; gratitude for the infinite love of Jesus for all the brethren, which was shown by Jesus, the first born Son, in his Passion; commitment to imitating his example of meekness, patience, mercy, forgiveness of offenses, abandonment to the Father, which Jesus did willingly and efficaciously in his Passion.
Outside of the liturgical celebration of the Passion, the Gospel narrative can be “dramatized”, giving the various parts of the narrative to different persons; or by interspersing it with hymns or moments of silent reflection.”
(From Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, 2001).
“… 129. The Gospel texts of the Passion are especially detailed. Coupled with a tendency in popular piety to isolate specific moments of the narrative, this has induced the faithful to turn their attention to specific aspects of the Passion of Christ, making of them specific devotions: devotion to the “Ecce Homo”, Christ despised, “crowned with thorns and clothed in a purple cloak” (John 19, 5), and shown to the multitude by Pilate; devotion to the five sacred wounds of Christ, especially to the side of Christ from which flowed blood and water for the salvation of mankind (John 19, 34); devotion to the instruments of the Passion, the pillar at which Christ was scourged, the steps of the Praetorium, the crown of thorns, the nails, the lance that pierced Him; devotion to the Holy Shroud. Such expressions of piety, often promoted by persons of great sanctity, are legitimate. However, in order to avoid excessive fragmentation in contemplation of the mystery of the Cross, it is always useful to emphasise the whole event of the Passion, as is the case in biblical and patristic tradition.
*Reading of the Lord’s Passion *
130. The Church exhorts the faithful to frequent personal and community reading of the Word of God. Undoubtedly, the account of the Lord’s Passion is among the most important pastoral passages in the New Testament. Hence, for the Christian in his last agony, the Ordo untionis informorum eorumque pastoralis curae suggests the reading of the Lord’s Passion either in its entirety, or at least some pericopes from it (footnote 136: Cf. RITUALE ROMANUM, Ordo unctionis infirmorum eorumque pastoralis curae, Editio Typica, Typis Polyglotis Vaticanis 1972, nn. 224-229.).
During Lent, especially on Wednesdays and Fridays, love for our Crucified Saviour should move the Christian community to read the account of the Lord’s Passion. Such reading, which is doctrinally significant, attracts the attention of the faithful because of its content and because of its narrative form, and inspires true devotion: repentance for sins, since the faithful see that Christ died for the sins of the entire human race, including their own; compassion and solidarity for the Innocent who was unjustly condemned; gratitude for the infinite love of Jesus for all the brethren, which was shown by Jesus, the first born Son, in his Passion; commitment to imitating his example of meekness, patience, mercy, forgiveness of offenses, abandonment to the Father, which Jesus did willingly and efficaciously in his Passion.
Outside of the liturgical celebration of the Passion, the Gospel narrative can be “dramatized”, giving the various parts of the narrative to different persons; or by interspersing it with hymns or moments of silent reflection.”
(From Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, 2001).
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thistle
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Bishop Fulton Sheen wrote a good booklet called The Seven Last Words. One chapter on each.
The Words are:
First Word: Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.
Second Word: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
Third Word: Woman, behold thy son.
Fourth Word: My God! My God! Why hast thou forsaken me?
Fifth Word: I thirst.
Sixth Word: It is consummated.
Seventh Word: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
The Words are:
First Word: Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.
Second Word: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
Third Word: Woman, behold thy son.
Fourth Word: My God! My God! Why hast thou forsaken me?
Fifth Word: I thirst.
Sixth Word: It is consummated.
Seventh Word: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
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VociMike
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As did Fr. Richard John Neuhaus.Bishop Fulton Sheen wrote a good booklet called The Seven Last Words.
amazon.com/Death-Friday-Afternoon-Meditations-Words
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Gertabelle
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Thank you all for the great information.
Thistle, your reference to Bishop Fulton Sheen’s book reminded me of one I prayed through many years ago called “The Last Hours of Christ” or something to that effect. I think I’ll see if I can find a copy of Bishop Sheen’s work.
Thanks again!
Gertie
Thistle, your reference to Bishop Fulton Sheen’s book reminded me of one I prayed through many years ago called “The Last Hours of Christ” or something to that effect. I think I’ll see if I can find a copy of Bishop Sheen’s work.
Thanks again!
Gertie
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Eileen_T
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This teaching of Abp Sheen, on Calvary and the Mass & The Seven Last Things, can be read here…Bishop Fulton Sheen wrote a good booklet called The Seven Last Words. One chapter on each.
The Words are:
First Word: Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.
Second Word: This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
Third Word: Woman, behold thy son.
Fourth Word: My God! My God! Why hast thou forsaken me?
Fifth Word: I thirst.
Sixth Word: It is consummated.
Seventh Word: Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
ewtn.com/library/SPIRIT/CALMASS.TXT
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