The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: Jesus is Crucified
And Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit”. And having said this, he expired. (Luke 23:46)
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After many hours of torture, Jesus finally reached Calvary where His hands and feet were nailed to a Cross. Scientific evidence from the Holy Shroud reveals that the leg of Jesus was stretched to the point that the bone was pulled from its socket!
Innocent though He was, Jesus hung on the cross for three hours. Why did He endure all this? Because of love! It seems almost madness that someone would suffer that much for another simply out of love, especially when often that love is rejected.
Forgive me, Jesus, when I fail to appreciate Your love. At the foot of the Cross stood Mary His mother. She had to witness all of this, and then watch a sword thrust into His chest. We really can’t imagine the pain Mary had to suffer, but it was in this most solemn setting that Jesus gave us His mother! Though Mary was sinless, her tears and sufferings were immense. The Apostle John, who represents you and I, accepted this holy gift on behalf of all of us and took Mary into his heart. Do we also accept Mary into our hearts with love and gratitude?
