Ave Maria!
Topic: Fifth Station of the Cross
Jesus meets Simon the Cyrene
Quote:
??Judas was almost a dolor by himself. We learn, from the revelations of the saints, how she had striven in prayer for that wretched soul. She had lavished all manner of kindness of him, as if he had been more to her than either Peter or John.??
Father Faber, At the Foot of the Cross, (Tan Books: 1978), 218.
Meditation:
Is Our Lady reminded of Judas when she sees Simon’s compliance? Couldn??t Judas have borne the weight?
??This was her first lesson in the loss of souls. If we were more like saints, we should know something of what it meant. The Passion began by losing an apostle’s soul, and ended by saving the soul of a poor outcast thief. Such are the ways in which God takes His compensations.??
Father Faber, At the Foot of the Cross, (Tan Books: 1978), 219.
Resolution:
Today, I will pray for the conversion of sinners with the heart of Mary.
Marian Vow:
St. Katharine Drexel
??O Mary, make me endeavor, by all means in my power, to extend the kingdom of the Divine Son and offer incessantly my prayers for the conversion of those who are yet in darkness or estranged from the fold of Your Divine Son.??
Praying with Mother Katharine Drexel, 14
I give this resolution to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Thanks be to God for graces received.
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