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In his breathtaking book on the Passion of the Lord, Luis de la Palma imagines that Jesus would have taken leave of his Mother at the end of the Last Supper.
Considering the encouragement and consolation they would have given each other and what Jesus might have said to this, his dearest disciple, de la Palma adds:
Oh, how peaceful were the tears which then flowed down the face of the Blessed Virgin! how great the grief which pierced her heart, and yet how constant and determined was she to obey and conform herself to what God disposed! What burning charity to offer her Son, Whom she so tenderly loved, for the glory of God and the salvation of men!
‘May Thy Father give to Thee, my Son,’ the Virgin would have answered, ‘His benediction from heaven,’ and she would then add — ‘Behold the handmaid of the Lord! be it done unto me according to His will’
Our Lord would weep also ...
As we prepare to enter into the Triduum, we might find Our Lady in these moments of deep silence and profound surrender, and try our best to accompany her.
Here is a video with a prayer to Mary, woman of listening:
