Friday, September 20, 2019

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.

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