Station 13: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross

A Mother's Strength in Sorrow

At this moment we can see how great and amazing Our Mother is —
she is the perfect example of Faith, Hope, and Charity.

When her Son, her God, has just died in front of her,
she keeps faithful to the Lord.
She is filled with hope, and she loves with great love.

The Embrace That Holds the Church

When Mary embraces Jesus' body after He is taken down from the Cross,
she embraces Jesus,
and by embracing Him,
she embraces us — the Church — as the Body of Christ.

When the Church is hurting,
or when it seems like there's no hope because of all the bad things that are happening,
we can trust that Mary is there.

She is embracing her child,
and she will keep faith and hope that God is always with us
and will not abandon His people.

A Prayer to Mary

Mary, model of Christian Love,
teach us to have faith like you in moments of great despair,
to keep hope in moments where it seems like there's nothing left for us,
and to always love with great love,
especially in moments of great trial.

Trinidad Kellemen

Blueberry Angeles, Newman Center UCSD