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Christ
literally embraced the cross, demonstrating His incomprehensible Love for sinful
humankind.
He crawled to it, showing His willingness to die for you and me. No one had to drag Him
there, and no one could take His life but that He
laid it down willingly. His hands and feet were nailed to the cross in the presence of His
mother.
It was the Holy
Spirit who strengthened the soul of the mother of Jesus, and
inspired her once again, as he had at the Annunciation, to consent to the
will of the heavenly Father.
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Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee;
Blessed are thou among
women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus crucified.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
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"A woman of
few tears, Mary bears the injustice of her son’s death as if she
knows that a greater work is at hand. In the Passion of The Christ
(by Mel
Gibson), Jesus’ words on the road to Calvary remind her of his
calling, and inspire hope in her fragile mother’s heart. I
wondered at several points how she could endure such pain. Without
saying so, the movie implies that Jesus spent a lifetime preparing
her for what must eventually transpire. His message of hope
protected her from the despair of appearances. His suffering was
great, but his cause was greater."
~ Melinda
Leadman
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