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Rosary Meditations for Parents and Children
4. Jesus and Mary Meet on the Way to the Cross
Song: See the Eyes that Look at Mary
See the eyes of Jesus and Mary as they met on Calvary.
Mary’s heart knew Jesus’’ Heart so well! From the first
moment of conception and throughout His life, Mary
was so connected with Jesus and now she peered into
His eyes. The crown of thorns adorned His head! Blood
ran down His face! A heavy cross on His back!
Wounded, His whole body covered with bleeding
wounds! And her whole life flashed before her, the life
that she had spent with Jesus. This was the beloved
child that she had held in her arms when Simeon told
Mary that a sword, too, shall pierce her heart!
5. Jesus Dies on the Cross
(Silence.)
Mary stood under Jesus’ cross as He was put to death.
She held in her heart the prophesy of Simeon. “and a
sword will pierce your soul too—so that the secret thoughts of
many may be laid bare.” (Lk. 2:35) See Mary in the
Temple with Simeon and Joseph holding the baby in
her arms. Now Jesus is dead on the cross! He gave His
flesh, He gave His blood so that we might be with Him
forever in heaven. He held nothing back. He gave His
all. Jesus is with us this day. He remains with us in the
Eucharist, no less present than the day that He hung
on the cross. He longs for us to come and be with Him.
He is in our brother. How can we not love our brother
when Jesus died for our brother? Her heart was
pierced with a sword. His Heart was pierced with a
lance. What came forth was blood and water, the
sacramental life of the Church. He lives with us this
day in the Church. He gives to us His Sacraments, the
source of His life! He gives to us the Sacrament of
Penance whereby any sin that we commit can be taken
away through the priest. He wants us to be so close to
Him! He gives us everything to be close to Him. But
we see with such limited vision only those things that
are right before our face, when the true reality is that
which we don’t see with our eyes, the reality of the
invisible divinity of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in the
consecrated Host! This is reality! This is our life! This
is our power! This is God! And a sword, too, shall
pierce your heart, O Mary!