Ninth Hour

Famous quotes containing the words ninth hour, ninth and/or hour:

    And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
    Bible: New Testament Matthew, 27:46.

    The words of Jesus were anticipated in Psalms 22:1.

    “Blessed is the man who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed” was the ninth beatitude.
    Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    I don’t know Who—or what—put the question, I don’t know when it was put. I don’t even remember answering. But at some moment I did answer Yes to Someone—or Something—and from that hour I was certain that existence is meaningful and that, therefore, my life, in self-surrender, had a goal.
    Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961)