# The Fourth Word: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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Podcast: [St. Josemaria Institute Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-josemaria-institute-podcast-173226)
Published: 2026-03-10T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this fourth meditation of our Lenten series on the Seven Last Words of Christ, Fr. Leo Austin reflects on Jesus’ anguished cry from the Cross: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” With these words, Christ enters fully into the depths of human suffering, revealing both the weight of sin and his unwavering trust in God the Father. Fr. Leo invites us to bring our own moments of darkness and desolation to prayer, asking for the grace to trust God even when he seems distant, and to...

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