Because of HIS love for us, Christ Jesus died on the Cross to redeem mankind, to save us from our sins. Jesus Christ was insulted, scorned, and tortured in the praetorium, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in the Holy Bible. Pontius Pilate sentenced him to death, and he carried his Cross up Jerusalem's Via Dolorosa to Calvary, where he was nailed to the cross and hung between two common prisoners. He had an unfathomable end, which the Church commemorated on Good Friday of Holy Week.
Reflecting on Christ's Seven Words on the Cross or a devotion known as The Way of the Cross are two ways to ponder on his Passion.
When religious pilgrimages to the Holy Land ceased following the Middle Ages' conquest of Jerusalem, a popular devotion is known as The Way of the Cross evolved during Lent, commemorating events from Jesus' Passion, Crucifixion, and Death. The tradition includes fourteen Stations, most of which are located along the Via Dolorosa, with each meditation opening with the prayer "We worship you, O Christ, and we praise you, for by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world."
মধ্যযুগের জেরুজালেম জয়ের পর যখন পবিত্র ভূমিতে ধর্মীয় তীর্থযাত্রা বন্ধ হয়ে যায়, তখন দ্য ওয়ে অফ দ্য ক্রস নামে পরিচিত একটি জনপ্রিয় ভক্তি লেন্টের সময় বিকশিত হয়েছিল, যিশুর আবেগ, ক্রুশবিদ্ধকরণ এবং মৃত্যুর ঘটনাকে স্মরণ করে। ঐতিহ্যের মধ্যে চৌদ্দটি স্টেশন রয়েছে, যার বেশিরভাগই ভায়া ডোলোরোসা বরাবর অবস্থিত, প্রতিটি ধ্যান প্রার্থনার সাথে শুরু হয় "হে খ্রীষ্ট, আমরা আপনাকে উপাসনা করি এবং আমরা আপনার প্রশংসা করি, কারণ আপনার পবিত্র ক্রুশ দ্বারা আপনি বিশ্বকে মুক্তি দিয়েছেন।"
(1) Pilate sentences Jesus to death;
(2) Jesus takes up His Cross;
(3) He falls the first time;
(4) Jesus meets his sorrowful mother Mary;
(5) Simon of Cyrene is pressed into service to assist Jesus in carrying his Cross;
(6) Veronica wipes Jesus' face with her veil;
(7) He falls the second time;
(8) Jesus consoles the women of Jerusalem;
(9) He falls the third time;
(10) Jesus is stripped of his garments;
(11) Jesus is nailed to the Cross;
(12) Our Lord is crucified;
(13) Our Lord is brought down from the Cross;
(14) Christ is put in the tomb.
**(Most of the resources have been collected from several sources)
2. “The Seven Last
Words”
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“শেষ সাতটি বাণী”
Jesus’ 7 Last Sayings in Scripture
1.“Father, forgive them, for they know not what
they do.” — Luke 23:34
2.“Today shalt thou be with Me in paradise.” —
Luke 23:43
3.“Woman, behold thy Son.” — John 19:26
4.“My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?”
— Mark 15:34
5.“I thirst.” — John 19:28
6.“It is finished.” — John 19:30
7.“Father, into Thy hands I commend My spirit.” —
Luke 23:46
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3. 1st Word - Forgiveness
০১. প্রথম বাণী – ক্ষমা
“Father, forgive them, for
they do not know what
they are doing”
(Luke 23:34).
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4. 2nd Word - Salvation
০২. দ্বিতীয় বাণী – পদ্বিত্রাণ
“I tell you the truth,
today you will be
with me in paradise"
(Luke 23:43).
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5. 3rd Word - Affection
০৩. ত
ৃ তীয় বাণী – আববগ
“Dear Woman, here is
your son!” and “Here is
your mother!”
(John 19:26-27).
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6. 4th Word - Excruciating pain
০৪. চত
ু থথ বাণী - দ্বিদারুণ যন্ত্রণা ।
“My God, my God,
why have you
forsaken me?”
(Matthew 27:46)
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9. 7th Word (Last) - Surrender to God
০৭. সপ্তম বাণী – ঈশ্ববিি প্রদ্বত সমপথণ
“Father, into your
hands I commit my
spirit!”
(Luke 23:46)
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10. “The Seven Last Words of
Jesus from the Cross”
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1st Word - Forgiveness
2nd Word - Salvation
3rd Word - Affection
4th Word - Excruciating pain
5th Word - Suffering
6th Word - Atonement
7th Word - Surrender to God
