St. Bonaventure

Explore Saint Bonaventure’s meditation on Christ’s second word from the Cross. Delve into the profound significance of His final sermon in this compelling website.

Saint Bonaventure: The Second Word

St. Bonaventure

From the pulpit of the cross, Christ gave His final and most riveting sermon: His seven last words. The following is Saint Bonaventure’s meditation on Christ’s second word from the Cross.

Christ’s Victorious Last Words

St. Bonaventure

O Jesus, You are the way that leads to heaven, Our saving victim, our safest harbor, The liberating truth, and the light which illuminates the

The Seven Last Words of Christ: Meditating On The Sixth Word

St. Bonaventure

This pronouncement, “It is consummated,” appears, at first glance, to be extremely small and simple. As to its exterior aspect and syntactic structure, it is as rudimentary as can possibly be imagined. As to its significance, it seems very straightforward. Yet it contains an immense and unfathomable magnitude of mystical meaning, and is replete with very profound and transcendent mysteries.

The Seven Last Words of Christ: Meditating on the Third Word

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“When Jesus therefore had seen His Mother and the disciple whom He loved standing there, He saith to His Mother: ‘Woman, behold thy son.’ After that, He saith to the disciple: ‘Behold thy Mother.’ And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.” —John 19:26–27

The Seven Last Words of Christ: Meditating on the Second Word

St. Bonaventure

“Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with Me in paradise.’” —Luke 23:43 The second leaf of our mystical vine and the

The Seven Last Words of Christ: Meditating on the First Word

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And Jesus said: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” —Luke 23:34 There are “Seven Words” (or pronouncements) which Christ uttered while

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