THIS WEEK we look at the second of the Seven Last Words of Christ (the seven last sayings of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels). It comes from Luke 23:43: “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise”, at the end of the exchange between Jesus and the two criminals being crucified beside him as he hung on the Cross.
22 February 2024, The Tablet
Lent Reflection 2: ‘Today, you will be with me in paradise’
Mantegna’s 1457-9 depiction of the Crucifixion is carefully bisected by Christ’s cross, with good on the left of the painting and evil on the right.
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