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Meditations on the Seven Last Words from the Cross

by Dr. Willie James Jennings, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale University Divinity School

The Reverend Dr. Willie James Jennings
Friday, April 18, 2025 @ 12:00 pm
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Good Friday

Good Friday

Almighty God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.


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Friday, April 18, 2025
Good Friday
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Scripture citation(s): Luke 23:34; Luke 23:43; John 19:25-27; Matthew 27:46; John 19:28; John 19:30; Luke 23:46

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Willie James Jennings, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and Africana Studies at Yale Divinity School

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