THE FOURTH STATION

THE FOURTH STATION[1]

One station where I do not pray:

Maria meets her Son –

one swiftly blinding pang of grief,

my heart and lips are dumb.

“My God, that this should ever be,”

is all I ever say –

Maria, Mother, teach it me

Ii one ought here to pray.

Sister Mariella

Commonweal.  13 April 1927

---

[1] A reference to the fourteen stations of the Cross.  Fourth station:  Jesus meets His afflicted Mother.