Suffering of Mary

The Word of God · Francis Borgongini-Duca

1. Septuagesima Sunday p. 47

   Then it was that Simeon making known the future to her announced that Jesus was a sign to be contradicted, told her of the agonies He would suffer, and that she, herself, incomparable mother, would become the Queen of Martyrs.

2. Holy Week — Palm Sunday p. 84

   During these days, two great thoughts must be uppermost in our minds and deeply engraved in our hearts,—the crucified Jesus, and the desolate Mary.

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