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🗓️ 7 March 2022
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Homily from the First Sunday of Lent.
Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing.
The first last words of Jesus reveal not just what, but Who was on His mind in the last moments of His life.
Luke 4:1-13
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0:00.0 | So last week we talked about last words and not last word, we talked about words and how |
0:09.1 | words disclose, like words reveal what's in our hearts. |
0:12.7 | And so I've been thinking about this, you know, I mentioned it last week last Sunday that |
0:16.0 | what we're going to do for the next seven masses together. |
0:19.5 | So starting this first Sunday of Lent and ending on Holy Thursday is we're going to be looking |
0:25.6 | at last words. |
0:26.6 | And it's so interesting because you know as words disclose our heart, there's |
0:29.9 | something about last words that are really unique, they're really special. |
0:33.5 | I think a lot of times our last words are the ones that are remembered. |
0:36.8 | So in and you have last words that are powerful. |
0:39.2 | So I think every American kid knows about Nathan Hale, Nathan Hale was only 21 years old |
0:44.8 | in September 22nd, 1776 when he was part of the revolution and he died for his country. |
0:51.1 | And as he was being killed, the majority was hung, he said this, 21 years old, he said, |
0:54.8 | I only regret is that I have one life to lose for my country. |
0:58.6 | And one of those dramatic, powerful last words, another Cicero who's a Roman senator back |
1:02.4 | in like 43 BC at one point who's being assassinated and he had this like this boldness as he's |
1:06.9 | being assassinated and he said to his assassin, there is nothing proper of what you are doing |
1:11.1 | soldier. |
1:12.5 | But do and try to kill me, do try and to kill me properly. |
1:15.5 | It's like that sense. |
1:16.5 | Nothing proper about what you're doing, but do try and kill me properly. |
1:19.6 | You also have William Wallace from Braveheart, who was one word I love the movie, it throws |
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