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The Seven Last Words from the Cross History With the help of aBy St. Robert Bellarmine, S. J. Introduction by Christian D. Washburn, Ph. D. The Seven Last Words from the Cross, first published in 1618 amidst the Catholic Counter Reformation, is a powerful reflection on the final words of Jesus Christ. In its pages, St. Robert Bellarmine, S. J., provides a profound guide for meditation on the way of the cross and the mystery of our redemption. These seven words, the last sermon of the worlds Redeemer, comprise