THE SOCKETS OF GOLGOTHA

Peter J. King

(A version of The First Seven Days has appeared in The Poet's Voice magazine.)

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For Andrea
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The First Seven Days

"No man hath seen God at any time"
(John I 18)
Contents

  • The first day
  • The second day
  • The third day
  • The fourth day
  • The fifth day
  • The sixth day
  • The seventh day

    • The Stations of the Cross

    Contents

  • He is condemned to death
  • He is made to bear his cross
  • His first fall under the cross
  • He meets his sorrowing mother
  • Simon of Cyrene helps to bear the cross
  • Veronica wipes his face
  • He falls the second time
  • He speaks to the daughters of Jerusalem
  • He falls the third time
  • He is stripped of his garments
  • He is nailed to the cross
  • He gives up the ghost
  • He is taken down from the cross
  • He is laid in the sepulchre

    • The Last Words From the Cross

    Contents

  • Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?
  • Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do
  • Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise
  • Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit
  • Woman, behold thy son!
  • Behold thy mother!
  • I thirst
  • It is finished

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