At the Cross with Our Lady

Our Lady standing under the Cross from the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows in September

Friday in Passiontide is dedicated to remembering the suffering endured by our Blessed Mother for our Redemption. Concerning her role in Redemption, Dom Gueranger writes, 

​ "In the work of our Redemption, there are three interventions of Mary, that is, she is thrice called upon to take part in what God himself did. The first of these was in the Incarnation of the Word, who takes not flesh in her virginal womb until she has given her consent to become his Mother; and this she gave by that solemn Fiat which blessed the world with a Savior. The second was in the sacrifice which Jesus consummated on Calvary, where she was present, that she might take part in the expiatory offering. The third was on the day of Pentecost, when she received the Holy Ghost, as did the Apostles, in order that she might effectively labor in the establishment of the Church."

Mary, Mother of Sorrows and My Mother, Pray for Me!

The Sisters praying Stations, one of our Friday Lenten customs