Jesus is dead and Mary is watching his dead body. The eyes are closed; the lips move not; Jesus is dead. And our mother calmly sees the life which she has been the means to give to Jesus now gone. The adorable body of Jesus has now been laid out by Mary’s hands as reverently as may be.
Mothers who have held their dead child in their arms, can enter a little into the feelings of the mother above all mothers. If there is one being in this world who knows what it is to suffer it is a mother … bless their mission in this world. “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted”.