"Jesus again said to his apostles, “It is you who have stood by me in my trials, and I confer a kingdom on you, just as my Father has conferred one on me” (Luke 22:28-29). But who stood by him most faithfully? The apostles fled at Jesus’ arrest. Only one, the beloved disciple, dared to stand beneath the cross. But Mary stood by him there, and so he will confer the kingdom on her."
A sword shall pierce her heart. She Had to have a special Grace to go through it all. Any other woman would have been in a asylum. Just to know from the beginning that your own Son would be brutalized and murdered right before your eyes. No mother should go through this But Mary did. HOW MANY COULD DO WHAT MARY DID? NOT MANY AT ALL. We forget how special this woman is for all eternity. Praise Jesus And Hail Mary INDEED!!! AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!