The Death of
Jesus on the Cross The Fifth Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin was when she saw her Jesus hanging on the Cross. She stood there as He died during three hours of agony. Mary suffered the natural pains of a loving mother but she suffered more through realising how many people would reject the Salvation that Jesus won at such a price. . As He hung on the Cross, the Lord said to St John the Apostle, "Behold, your mother!" These words are said to all of us also.
Prayer: Ah, Mother, the most sorrowful of all Mothers, your Son is, them dead; that Son so amiable, and who loved you so much! Weep, then, for you have reason to weep. Who can ever console you? The thought alone that Jesus by His death conquered hell, opened heaven until then closed to men, and gained so many souls, can console you. From the throne of the cross He will reign in so many hearts, which, conquered by His love, will serve him with love. Disdain not, in the mean time, O my Mother to keep me near you, to weep with you, since I have so much reason to weep for the crimes by which I have offended Him. Ah, Mother of Mercy, I hope, first, through the death of my Redeemer, and then through your sorrows, to obtain pardon and eternal salvation. Amen.
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