Together in Grief
Mary stood at the foot of the cross and watched the suffering of her firstborn child. John’s Passion Gospel gives us this intimate and devastating image: a mother witnessing the death of her son. She does not turn away. She does not keep her distance. She stands close—near enough to see, near enough to hear, near enough to feel the weight of what is happening.
Mary’s vigil is anguished. But Mary is not alone.