The first is forgiveness: Jesus knows how difficult it is for us to forgive. “Jesus said to him: ‘I do not say to you even seven times, but 70 times seven’” (Matthew 18:22).

Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do (Luke 23:34). What thrills us is that this first word of prayer that Jesus offered was not for himself.

For Lent, we should reflect on the Seven Last Words of Jesus. In Luke, Chapter 23, Verse 34, while being crucified, asked God; "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." ...

Clinton, Trump: A real reflection of America. Are you as passionate as Jesus? This is why he was able to say "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing," even while his own ...

To forgive the truly horrible is to kiss the robe of God, to emulate no less a figure than the dying Jesus Christ. “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” ...

He added: “Jesus Christ on the cross, He said, ‘Father, forgive them for they do not know what they are doing. We also, who follow the footsteps of Jesus Christ, we say for the Lord to forgive ...

So they were scattered, because there was no shepherd; and they became food for all the wild beasts (Ezekiel 34:1-4). Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Glory be to the Father … ...

In the first of Jesus’s seven words from the cross — “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34) — our eyes are irresistibly drawn to the complex and ...