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The Seven Last Words from the Cross History ” Gregory was a manBy St. Robert Bellarmine, S. J. Introduction by Christian D. Washburn, Ph. D. The Seven Last Words from the Cross, first published in 1618 amidst the Catholic Counter Reformation, is a powerful reflection on the final words of Jesus Christ. In its pages, St. Robert Bellarmine, S. J., provides a profound guide for meditation on the way of the cross and the mystery of our redemption. These seven words, the last sermon of the worlds Redeemer, comprise