Mary at the Cross of Jesus

There stood by the cross of Jesus His Mother.  ~John 19:25

It is from Mary, as Our Lady of Sorrows, that we learn to be women of strength, standing in faith and love, particularly in times of darkness and suffering, as she did at the foot of the cross. Her maternity, her living faith in the fulfillment of the most profound mysteries of the Redemption, her contemplative silence, her humble, hidden, and constant activity in the simple life in Nazareth and in the early Church, are the basis of our nourishment and spiritual growth. Meditation on her mission and her virtues facilitates our personal encounter with Christ and our docility to the Spirit of God. ~Constitutions of the Congregation, Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows

Mother of Our Crucified Lord, pray for us!