Últimas Siete Palabras - by James Martin (Paperback)

About the Book

Basado en sus charlas en la Catedral St. Patrick de Nueva York el Viernes Santo de 2015, el autor ofrece un retrato de Jesús, utilizando sus últimas palabras en la cruz, para revelar cuán profundamente Él entendió nuestros dilemas, lo que significa ser completamente humano, y por qué podemos acudir a Cristo en mente, corazón y alma.

Book Synopsis

Basado en sus charlas en la Catedral St. Patrick de Nueva York el Viernes Santo de 2015, el autor best seller del New York Times y editor general de la revista America ofrece un retrato de Jesús, utilizando sus últimas palabras en la cruz, para revelar cuán profundamente Él entendió nuestros dilemas, lo que significa ser completamente humano, y por qué podemos acudir a Cristo en mente, corazón y alma.

Cada meditación está dedicada a una de las siete frases:

«Padre, perdónalos, porque no saben lo que hacen».

«Te aseguro que hoy estarás conmigo en el paraíso».

«Mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo»... «Ahí tienes a tu madre».

«Dios mío, Dios mío, ¿por qué me has desamparado?».

«Tengo sed».?

«Todo se ha cumplido».

«¡Padre, en tus manos encomiendo mi espíritu!».

Con la calidez, sabiduría y gracia que llenan sus obras, el padre James Martin explica por qué la crucifixión y muerte de Jesús en la cruz es un importante momento de enseñanza en los Evangelios. Las declaraciones finales de Jesús, palabras que son profundamente atesoradas por sus seguidores, ejemplifican la profundidad de su sufrimiento pero también proporcionan una clave de su empatía y por qué ponemos conectar con Él tan profundamente.

Based on his talks at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral on Good Friday 2015, the New York Times bestselling author and editor at large of America magazine offers a portrait of Jesus, using his last words on the cross to reveal how deeply he understood our predicaments, what it means to be fully human, and why we can turn to Christ completely, in mind, heart, and soul.

Each meditation is dedicated to one of the seven sayings:

"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do."

"Today you will be with me in Paradise."

"Woman, this is your son" . . . "This is your mother."?

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"?

"I thirst."?

"It is finished."?

"Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."

With the warmth, wisdom, and grace that infuse his works, Father James Martin explains why Jesus's crucifixion and death on the cross is an important teaching moment in the Gospels. Jesus's final statements, words that are deeply cherished by his followers, exemplify the depth of his suffering but also provide a key to his empathy and why we can connect with him so deeply.

Review Quotes

'Tremendo... muy conmovedor'---- The Leaven

'Una obra corta pero poderosa'---- Publishers Weekly

"An inspiring, spirit-srengthening resource for anyone bearing the weight of their own or another's suffering. "James Martin's compassion breathes through this book."---- Joyce Rupp, author of Fly While You Still Have Wings

"As I sat in the cathedral on Good Friday, I listened to Father Martin's reflections on the Lord's Seven Last Words, grateful for the spiritual renewal he was bringing to the faithful assembled in prayer on this most solemn day of the Church year."---- Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York

"Martin's book keeps coming back to the central point: Yes, Christians believe Jesus is divine-but, because he also was human, Jesus's compassion is deeper than we may expect. . . . Readers will walk away feeling hopeful-and feeling a renewed commitment to help others in our world."---- Read the Spirit

"Spiritually rewarding and uplifting."---- Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York

"This insight alone makes this book worth reading: Jesus endured suffering, so he understands ours. There is nothing more isolating than suffering, everyone's suffering is largely incommunicable. Thus, in seeking to shoulder the sufferings of others we must pray to be able to hear the muffled cry."---- Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, author of Dead Man Walking

"When you struggle in the spiritual life, when you wonder where God is, when you pray in doubt and darkness, and even when you are close to despair, you are praying to someone who is fully human and fully divine, someone who understands you fully."---- America Magazine

and ldquo;Based on a series of reflections he delivered on Good Friday, 2015, in St. Patrickand rsquo;s Cathedral in New York, Fr. Martin preserves the sense of discursive intimacy with which he conducted the talks, while offering the reader the chance to engage the traditional Lenten exercise of prayerful meditation.and rdquo;---- Vatican Radio

and ldquo;Father James Martin is one of the most brilliant philosophical minds of our times. His prolific career as a writer has brought to us the insight and awareness of service to others along with the need to incorporate Joy into our lives.and rdquo;---- OM Times

and ldquo;Martin invites the reader to inhabit the gospels; to live out the Passion in the privacy of the mind. He knows how to render the familiar-yet-strange events of Good Friday in such a way that the reader does not so much relate to Jesusand rsquo; experience as taste it.and rdquo;---- The Tablet

and ldquo;One of the most important religious voices in the country.and rdquo;---- Religion News Service

and ldquo;The renowned Jesuit, James Martin, offers reflections on Christand rsquo;s last words and refers to the type of and lsquo;radical forgivenessand rsquo; Christ showed on the cross. It is very powerful, but very rare. Yet when we see it, we recognize it, he says.and rdquo;---- Crux

and ldquo;Wisdom is sprinkled throughout.and rdquo;---- Stuart Dunn