The Cries of Jesus from the Cross: A Fulton Sheen Anthology

by Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Allan Smith (Editor)

Overview

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As death approaches, the human heart speaks its greatest words of love to those it holds most dear. So it was with Jesus who in His final hours gave us seven last “words,” rich with spiritual meaning for every human soul.

For the first time ever, Archbishop Fulton Sheen's complete writings and reflections on Christ's last words have been compiled into this one book. Sheen shows how the seven words are, in fact, a full catechism on the spiritual life. From them, you'll learn the secrets to living the Beatitudes, ways to avoid the deadly vices of anger, envy, lust, and pride, and how to cultivate the heavenly virtues of fortitude, prudence, justice, and charity.

Few books are such an inspiring call to sanctity, and few books are such a spiritual powerhouse. With Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen as your guide, you'll also learn:

• Why, during His Passion, Jesus never proclaimed his innocence.
• Why Jesus appealed to His Father to forgive, but did not Himself forgive directly.
• What Jesus' third word from the Cross says about lust.
• Why, like Jesus, the most innocent among us must suffer.
• Why darkness covered the earth after Jesus spoke his fourth word.
• The seven words spoken unto Jesus while He hung on the Cross — and what they reveal about the impact of Christ's Passion on your soul.
• What the Passion says about judging others (and why it's an assault against hope).
• How the conversion of the good thief is the key to the conversion of our modern world.
• Why you and I can sin a thousand times and be forgiven, and the angels who have sinned but once are eternally unforgiven.
• How envy becomes the denial of all justice and love.
• The difference between the virtue of hope and the emotion of hope.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781622826209
Publisher:	Sophia Institute Press
Publication date:	08/17/2018
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	591,986
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) spent almost forty years evangelizing Catholics and non-Catholics alike through his voluminous writings and his thousands of nationwide radio and television broadcasts. Along the way, he served the Church as auxiliary bishop of New York and bishop of Rochester. On July 5, 2019, Pope Francis approved a miracle that occurred through Sheen’s intercession, clearing the way for his beatification.

Al Smith is the founder and director of the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Mission Society of Canada and editor of the best-selling book The Cries of the Jesus from the Cross: A Fulton Sheen Anthology. He has served the Church for many years as a Catholic evangelist, radio host, writer, Internet broadcaster, and retreat director and has served on the board of directors of the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation in Peoria, Illinois, promoting the cause of Sheen’s canonization.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

First Word Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.

1 Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do! 3

2 Blessed Are the Meek 7

3 Unjust Suffering 15

4 Anger 23

5 Fortitude 31

6 A Word to the Humanists 43

7 The Value of Ignorance 49

Second Word This day thou shalt be with me in paradise.

1 This Day Thou Shalt Be with Me in Paradise 59

2 Blessed Are the Merciful 63

3 Pain 71

4 Envy 77

5 Hope 85

6 A Word to the Sinners 95

7 The Secret of Sanctity 103

Third Word Woman, behold thy son; behold thy mother.

1 Woman, Behold Thy Son 111

2 Blessed Are the Clean of Heart 115

3 Suffering of the Innocent 121

4 Lust 129

5 Prudence 137

6 A Word to the Selfish 145

7 The Fellowship of Religion 155

Fourth Word My God! My God! Why hast Thou forsaken me?

1 My God! My God! Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? 165

2 Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit 169

3 God and the Soul 177

4 Pride 185

5 Faith 195

6 A Word to the Intelligentsia 203

7 Confidence in Victory 213

Fifth Word I thirst.

1 I Thirst 225

2 Blessed Are They That Hunger and Thirst After Justice 229

3 The Need for Zeal 237

4 Gluttony 245

5 Temperance 257

6 A Word to the Moderns 265

7 Religion Is a Quest 275

Sixth Word: It is finished.

1 It Is Consummated 283

2 Blessed Are the Peacemakers 287

3 A Planned Universe 293

4 Sloth 299

5 Justice 309

6 A Word to the Sensationalists 317

7 The Hour 325

Seventh Word Father, into Thy hands I commend my spirit.

1 Father, into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit 333

2 Blessed Are They That Mourn 337

3 Eternal Freedom 345

4 Covetousness 353

5 Charity 363

6 A Word to the Thinkers 369

7 The Purpose of Life 375

Acknowledgments 381

About the Author Fulton J. Sheen 383