Mary Stands Beneath the Cross

Gradually
we shall grow up to pain
as Mary did.

A sapling set securely by God's hand
withstands the blast
of prophecy, holds out
through exiled dearth
through triple dark,
and in the years serene,
thrusts roots so deep that,
in the great upheaval,
one tree stands.

~"Mary Stands Beneath the Cross" by Sr. Mary Julian Baird, R.S.M.

Dear Mary, Mother of our Crucified Lord, it is my honor and my joy to stand with you beneath the Cross of your Beloved Son, the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Amen.

Our Lady of the Ascension

O Mary,
from whom no cloud
but a mist of tears
hid the ascending Christ --
our Lady of Loneliness,
pray for us.

Sister Mary Julian Baird, R.S.M., The Refuge of Beauty: A Book of Marian Poems

Our Lady of the Resurrection

No deep disguise
could hide Him from
her waiting love.
Before He came
her arms were wide
to welcome Him;
and as dawn burst the bonds of night,
He laid His glory on His Mother's breast.

"Our Lady of the Resurrection" by Sr.Mary Julian Baird, R.S.M. in The Refuge of Beauty, A Book of Marian Poems

Parting at Nazareth

There is centered here
in a woman's tears
and a Man's brave backward glance,
all joy and sorrow, human and divine.

Parting at Nazareth from The Refuge of Beauty,
A Book of Marian Poems by Sister Mary Julian Baird, R.S.M.