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<\/a>Tonight, as we have every Friday during Lent for the past several years, my wife and I will undertake a unique apostolate within our parish, leading a devotion known as “Mary’s Way of the Cross,”<\/a> by Richard Furey. It looks at this singular journey to Calvary, the Stations of the Cross, through the eyes of Christ’s mother. <\/p>\n

As we work our way around the church, I stop to introduce each station, and then my wife reads the meditations of Mary: <\/p>\n

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Meditation:<\/span>
I had managed to break through the crowd and was walking side by side with my son. I called to him through the shouting voices. He stopped. Our eyes met, mine full of tears of anguish, his full of pain and confusion. I felt helpless; then his eyes said to me, “Courage! There is a purpose for this.” As he stumbled on, I knew he was right. So I followed and prayed silently.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then we all pray together:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Prayer:<\/span>
Lord Jesus, forgive me the many times our eyes met and I turned mine away. Forgive me the times things did not go my way and I let everyone know about it. Forgive me the times I brooded over little inconveniences or became discouraged and did not heed your call to courage! Yes, Lord, our eyes have met many times, but fruitlessly. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

You can read the rest of the stations at this link<\/a>. <\/p>\n

I think you’ll agree: it’s a beautiful, painfully human interpretation. (And for a deacon and his wife, it’s a unique opportunity to exercise a ministry together.) <\/p>\n

If you find yourself in Queens on Friday night, stop by. Stations are at 7:30, followed by Benediction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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