"Perhaps someone will say:
'Had she not known before the He would die?' Undoubtedly.
'Did she not expect Him to rise again at once?' Surely.
'And still she grieved over her crucified Son?' Intensely.
Who are you and
what is the source
of your wisdom that
you are more surprised
at the compassion of Mary
than at the passion of Mary's Son?
For if He could die in body, 'Had she not known before the He would die?' Undoubtedly.
'Did she not expect Him to rise again at once?' Surely.
'And still she grieved over her crucified Son?' Intensely.
Who are you and
what is the source
of your wisdom that
you are more surprised
at the compassion of Mary
than at the passion of Mary's Son?
could she not die with Him in Spirit?
He died in body through a Love greater than anyone had known.
She died in Spirit through a Love unlike any other since His!"
~Saint Bernard, Abbot
