Editor’s Note: For more than 20 years, Father Raymond de Souza has preached the “Seven Last Words” devotion, a traditional meditation on the seven times Jesus speaks from the cross on Good Friday.
Editor’s note: Father Raymond J. de Souza recorded meditations on the Seven Last Words at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Ogdensburg, New York. They will air on EWTN on Good Friday at 1:00 p.m. (EDT). It will ...
On Joseph Haydn’s musical meditation on the death of Christ. Seven Last Words exists in four incarnations: the original 1786 composition for orchestra, the 1787 arrangements for string quartet and for ...
Good Friday is a solemn day for Christians. It is observed during Holy Week to remember Jesus Christ's sacrifice, suffering, crucifixion and death at Calvary. The name "Good Friday" seems strange ...
(RNS) — The tradition of “Seven Last Words” services hosted by Black churches will mark a new milestone on Good Friday (April 3) when all seven of the active African American women bishops of the ...