4. St. Faustina’s Way of the Cross: Station 4
St. Faustina's Way of the Cross: STATION 4
Continue with St. Faustina’s Way of the Cross, Station 4.
St. Faustina's Way of the Cross
STATION 4: Jesus Meets His Mother
We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You (or: We adore You, O Christ, and we bless You.)
BECAUSE BY YOUR HOLY CROSS, YOU HAVE REDEEMED THE WORLD.
A Reading from the Gospel According to Luke
(Luke 2: 34-35)
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother,
“Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against
(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also),
that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.”
Jesus: (celebrant reads)
Although all the works that come into being by My will are exposed to great sufferings, consider whether any of them has been subject to greater difficulties than that work which is directly Mine — the work of Redemption. You should not worry too much about adversities. (1643).
St. Faustina: (all read)
I saw the Blessed Virgin, unspeakably beautiful. She held me close to herself and said to me, I am Mother to you all, thanks to the unfathomable mercy of God. Most pleasing to me is that soul which faithfully carries out the will of God. Be courageous. Do not fear apparent obstacles, but fix your gaze upon the Passion of my Son, and in this way you will be victorious (449).
All Read:
Mary, Mother of Mercy, be near me always, especially in suffering as you were on your Son’s way of the cross
Celebrant Reads:
You, who suffered wounds for us,
All Read:
Christ Jesus, have mercy on us.
Stabat Mater
Can the human heart refrain
From partaking in her pain
In that Mother’s pain untold?
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Stations of the Cross List
The Way of the Cross stations with reflections by St. Faustina are linked here, except for Station 4.
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CREDITS
The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009. We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.
A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.
Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.
Bartolome Esteban Murillo painted Christ bearing the Cross (and meeting His mother) circa 1665 to 1675.
Sebastiano del Piombo painted Cristo con la cruz a cuestas circa 1516.
Carlo Dolci painted Christ’s Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane circa 1631-1686.
Saracrl shared the close-up of the feet of our Lord from the Divine Mercy painting on Cathopic.
Credits for linked images are on their respective pages.
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