The Passion of Christ though the Eyes of Mary

Two Doctors of the Church, St. Anselm of Canterbury and St. Bernard de Clairvaux wrote on the Passion of Christ through the Eyes of Our Blessed Mother Mary. Let us accompany her this Lent on the Royal Way of the Cross to compassionate her and to follow an ancient custom on Fridays , the Rosary of the 7 Sorrows of our Mother Mary, this one from the 18th century. 
 

“As I stood at the foot of the cross, this pure white garment became saturated with the streams of crimson blood which gushed from His precious body!”

 —Our Lady to Saint Anselm

 There is no human person who loved Christ more than Mary. And there is no greater act of love than Christ’s sacrifice on the cross.

 In these pages, you will find two of the most stirring revelations of Christ’s passion and death ever recorded by Doctors of the Church—Saint Anselm, the Magnificent Doctor, along with writings attributed to Saint Bernard, the Mellifluous Doctor. These private revelations given by Our Lady will enhance one’s prayer life while drawing one deeper into the passion narratives of the Gospels. But what makes this book unique is the heartfelt dialogue between Our Lady and her spiritual sons. Those who read this book will be profoundly moved to not only weep for their sins but to weep for Him whose Blood was completely emptied for our salvation.

The Mother of Sorrows is the woman of the interior life who leads us to the Master of the interior life, the Man of Sorrows. There is no better way to contemplate the passion of Christ than through the eyes of Mary, she who loved Him above everything, she who loved Him with a mother’s heart, and she who stood firmly when everyone else fled. 

Read it with your family throughout Lent as it is the words of our Sorrowful Mother to her children so well written by these two Doctors of the Church and so intimate to know the depth of love this good Mother has for her children. We can say each time we read , "I pray and ponder with my holy Guardian Angel and the Sorrowful Mother Mary." Those family members listening can say: "I listened and ponder with my holy Guardian Angel and the Sorrowful Mother Mary." .

Father Francis Bethel, OSB (author of John Senior and the Restoration of Realism)   “What better way to follow Our Lord in the steps of His Passion than to do so with Mary, through her eyes and heart? Here we have fine meditations from souls of deep faith and love that can help us in the gaze of mind and heart on the Lord, in our loving union with Our Lord and Our Lady.”