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Interior/Exterior of St. Mary Major

Day XLIII. Wednesday, Holy Week "The Son of May did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many" (Communion antiphon for today - Mt 20:28) Santa Maria Maggiore. This is our second visit to Saint Mary Major. The first was Day VIII, Wednesday, Week I. As we set our eyes on the Sacred Triduum, it is good to stand in solidarity with our Mother of Sorrows as we contemplate our Redemption. (The photo is of Regina Pacis, our Lady of Peace. It was erected by Benedict XV in 1918 in thanksgiving for the end of World War I.) Day 43, continued...more photos >

 

 

 

 

Day XLIII. Wednesday, Holy Week Day 43 continued... Photo:  Santa Maria Maggiore

[Salvation]

from St. Cantius

WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK
Station-St. Mary Major

Could we have a more powerful leader to Jesus Christ on this, the last day of preparation, than Mary, our Most Holy Mother? Into thy hands, dearest Mother, we place the humble efforts we have made since Ash Wednesday. Mother of Our Savior, carry them, together with thy own most worthy and most pleasing merits, to the throne of divine mercy. Petition the eternal Father that through the infinite merits of His Son and through thy powerful intercession, He would "look down on this His family for which our Lord Jesus Christ hesitated not to be delivered up into the hands of wicked man, and to undergo the torment of the Cross."
If a few hours separate us from the arrival of the Paschal Mysteries. "Behold, the Savior comes. Behold His reward is with Him and His work before Him."
Only all men the Savior died—for Mary and for Judas, and for all who stand between these two. The winepress of the Cross has made one "Queen of all the Saints," and the other—God only knows! Lord, turn not away thy face from Thy servant. Mary, my Mother, pray for me that the Divine Blood of Thy Son be to me a laver of redemption and of life.This is the last stational church on St. Cantius' website.