May Jesus Christ be
praised and may his holy Mother pray for us.
Even from the cross,
the Lord Jesus bestowed gifts upon his people. After he had been beaten,
crowned with thorns, lead through the streets, and nailed to the cross, the
Lord Jesus still bestowed gifts upon his people.
Behold your son. At the foot of the cross, the Lord Jesus entrusted
his Beloved Disciple to his Blessed Mother.
We were all given to her as her beloved children. The Lord Jesus has shared with us his relationship
with God the Father. Now he shares with
us his relationship with his mother as well.
Behold your
Mother. At the foot of the cross, the
Lord Jesus entrusted his Blessed Mother to his Beloved Disciple. She was given to all of us as our loving
Mother. Our cares are now her
cares. Our prayers are now her prayers. Now we turn to her, so that she will teach us
how to love Him.
I thirst. From the cross, the Lord Jesus shares with us
his own need. He invites his disciples
to care for him and quench his thirst.
He has given to us the opportunity to care for him as he has cared for
us. When we care for the poor and the
suffering, we quench the thirst of the Suffering Savior.
It is finished. From the cross the Lord Jesus pours forth his
spirit. He poured out his spirit on Mary
and John. He poured out his spirit on
the Church. He gave to us the gift of a
share in his sufferings and in his life.
And blood and water
flowed from his side. From the pierced
side of the Savior flowed the streams of eternal life. In the waters of Baptism and the Blood of the
Eucharist, the Lord Jesus has given to us everything.
Even from the cross,
the Lord Jesus bestowed gifts upon his people.
Come, let us adore. Amen.
Preached
at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Monroe, NC
