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I avoid watching The Passion of the Christ except for one day a year with, well, a passion because I know I am every single one of them on the daily. I’m the Sanhedrin who condemn him, the Romans who scourge him and every member of the crowd who turned on Him in less than a week
I love Him madly but I let Him down every day. I know this
Today, I watched it and I felt something different, something unexpected. I attribute it to our current crisis - both in our world and the Church
Today, instead of focusing on the wretch I am, I focused on Our Lady. Something she said in the movie stood out like never before.
As Our Lord was carrying the cross, she leaned on St. John and said, “Help me get near Him.”
As Our Lord was carrying the cross, she leaned on St. John and said, “Help me get near Him.”
Weeks of deprivation from the intimacy of being near Him with the Mass, I realized that in these times I’ve never prayed harder, fasted more fervently or trusted Him more.
I’ve been angry and lamented MY loss during Church closures and it is only today, when we remember His Passion and death, I’ve truly realized ALL that I’ve gained.
Jesus, I TRUST in You
Jesus, I TRUST in You
