Thought of the Day April 12, 2019 Behold, your mother
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother
and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and
the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your
son.”
Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the
disciple took her into his home. John 19:25-27
John
Paul II: “This is his bequest to those dearest to his heart. “It is His
legacy to the Church. The desire of Jesus as he dies is that the maternal
love of Mary should embrace all those for whom he is giving his life, the whole
of humanity.”
Pope Francis: “Woman, here is your son! …” (Jn 19:26). But it is his
mother, Mary, who stood with John at the foot of the cross, who dispels all
fear. She fills that scene with tenderness and hope. Jesus no longer feels alone.
So it is with us, if beside our bed of pain there is someone who loves us!
Faithfully. To the end.
The
key word is relationship.
Mary,
the mother of Jesus had followed Jesus in his journey. Was it possible she was
there when Pilate condemned him? Tradition tells us that she had an encounter
with him on the Via Dolorosa. He had just fallen under the weight of the cross.
Did she reached out to him at that moment? Was her gaze and present comforting
to him?
Now,
she, John and a few other women are the only ones standing watch with him as he
suffers the cruel death of a criminal, even though he was innocent and
sinless. Mary, the mother, would not let
the terror of crucifixion, the taunts of the soldiers keep her away from the
cross of her dying son.
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