Repentence of the thief and our hope (Lk 23:40-43)
The Latin:
Respóndens autem alter increpábat eum, dicens : Neque tu times Deum, quod in eádem damnatióne es. Et nos quidem iúste, nam digna factis recípimus : hic vero nihil mali gessit. Et dicébat ad Iésum : Dómine, meménto mei cum véneris in regnum tuum. Et dixit illi Iésus : Amen dico tibi : hódie mecum eris in paradíso.
The English:
But the other answering, rebuked him, saying: Neither dost thou fear God, seeing thou art condemned under the same condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward of our deeds; but this man hath done no evil. And he said to Jesus: Lord, remember me when thou shalt come into thy kingdom. And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise.
[This is one of my favourite lines. The hope I mentioned in the title refers to this last line. May we all hear the like when our time comes.]
