Jesus is Laid in the Sepulchre

      O Most Loving Jesus, I offer Thee the acts of adoration, of praise, of union and of supplication which Thy Holy Mother offered Thee in this Station.

      The sacrifice of Mary, like that of Jesus, must be complete. The adorable Body, which She so lovingly pressed to Her bosom, is laid in the tomb and disappears from before Her eyes. How willingly would She be buried with Jesus! But if She must separate Herself from His body, She remains hidden in His sacred Wounds.

       It is said that when Our Divine Saviour had been laid in the Sepulchre, Mary blessed the stone which covered the entrance, saying - "I bless thee, o stone chosen by God to hide My Son from the eyes of men; may est thou guard Him!". This heavenly Mother speaks likewise even now, when She sees Her Eucharistic Son descend into our hearts in Holy Communion. She blesses our heart as the tomb of Her Son; She remains there to adore Him and does not lose sight of Him.

      Console your heavenly Mother once more, and with a loving heart say to Her - "O sweet Virgin, my Mother, I implore Thee to engrave the Wounds of my Saviour upon my heart. Thy soul was another Calvary, which reflected all the sufferings of Jesus in His Passion and Death. May our souls be true copies of Thine. Forget not all that Thou hast suffered for our sake.

       May we, after Thine example, be mindful until death of the Sorrowful events of Calvary, and may their remembrance ever sustain us in our sufferings."

      Amen.

      Holy Mother, pierce me through,In my heart each wound renew, Of my Saviour Crucified!