Mary's
suffering from losing Jesus for three days surpassed not only the power of
silence, but also the right of silence. Those days brought Mary's nature to the
limits of its capacity to endure suffering (…). They forced her to react in
proportion to the violence done to her, and to seek the last refuge given to a
creature, by pouring out her heart before the Creator.
The perfection of Our Lord, in his human nature, reached its highest degree in
the impact of one phrase. His silence certainly was an adorable perfection, but
the cry that escaped his lips was even more sublime: “My God, my God, why have
you forsaken me?” This is where the Christ’s Passion reached the utmost limits
of his humanity.
This is how our beloved Mother experienced her passion at the end of Jesus'
childhood, and her compassion during the Passion of Our Lord.
Frederic
William Faber (1814-1863)
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