The Three Hours' Agony of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Seven sermons, delivered on Good Friday 1916, in the shadow of a world at war. Rev. Peter Guilday stands before his congregation at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in New York City and unpacks each of the Seven Last Words, the seven statements Christ spoke from the cross. These are not theological treatises but earned meditations, each one descending into the heart of human suffering and divine love. Guilday writes with the urgency of a man who knows his flock is living through history's darkest hour, their sons and brothers dying in the trenches of France. The result is a devotional work that feels less like a relic than a mirror: it asks anyone who reads it to stand beneath the cross and reckon with what it cost to say 'it is finished.' Perfect for Lent, for Good Friday observance, or for anyone seeking to understand how early 20th century Catholics made sense of sacrifice.