25 Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, "Woman, here is your son." 27 then he said to the disciple, "Here is your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home. 28 After this, when Jesus knew that all was completed, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), "I am thirsty."
It is hard to know exactly what to say in reference to this passage. The parents that I know, including my own, feel sympathy for their child when he/she has a cold or a stomach ache. It is almost impossible to imagine the complete anguish that Mary must have felt seeing her Son's life slipping away in such a brutal manner.
And even in these last moments of his life Jesus was thinking of us, giving us His mother to take into our home to be a part of our lives. Even in the depths of her agony I can't imagine Mary being completely without hope. As I meditate on this scene I hear conversations they must have had in the weeks and months prior to this moment I can see Jesus taking His mothers hands and looking into her eyes and saying "these awful things will happen but it will not be the end, it will lead to a new beginning"
How often do we take Mary into our homes and see her trust and fidelity to the cross as an example for our daily lives? And how often do we thirst for the souls of others more than for the good things of this earth?
Joan Kash
Pro Sanctity Member Nebraska
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