On this Friday of the Third Week of Lent, The Good Newsroom continues its Lenten series “Fridays at the Foot of the Cross” with a reflection on the Fourth Word of Christ: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46).

From the Cross, Jesus prays the opening words of Psalm 22, entering fully into the depths of human suffering.

This installment is paired with a teaching from St. John Paul II: “In the Cross of Christ not only is the Redemption accomplished through suffering, but also human suffering itself has been redeemed.”

Together, Sacred Scripture and the witness of the saints invite us to contemplate the mystery of Christ’s suffering for the salvation of the world.

As we continue our Lenten journey, we bring our own suffering to the Cross and unite it to His.