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Holy Saturday with Mother Mary

Holy Saturday with Mother Mary

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Short reflections on the Gospel of the day, from My Catholic Life!

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The Savior of the World died a cruel death upon the Cross. His
broken body was laid in the tomb. His disciples scattered and were
fearful that they would be next. But our Blessed Mother kept vigil
in the perfect hope that her Son would soon rise.

Traditionally, Saturdays within the Church year are dedicated to
the Blessed Virgin Mary. This ancient tradition developed in part
due to the belief that, as others were filled with fear and
confusion, Mother Mary kept vigil on Holy Saturday in prayerful
anticipation of Jesus’ resurrection. She knew her Son would rise.
She had hope beyond hope. Her faith was certain. Her love kept her
vigilant as she awaited the return of her Son.

For many centuries, it has been suggested that the first person to
whom Jesus appeared after His Resurrection was His own mother. Pope
Saint John Paul II believed this. Saint Ignatius of Loyola believed
it. And many others throughout the centuries shared this
belief.

For these reasons, Holy Saturday is an ideal day to ponder the
pondering heart of our Blessed Mother. There are several times in
Sacred Scripture where we are told that Mother Mary pondered the
mysteries of her Son’s life in her heart. She was one of the few
who stood by Him in His agony and death. She stood before the Cross
and prayerfully pondered His perfect sacrifice. The Blessed Mother
held His dead body in her arms and pondered where His spirit had
gone. And today she keeps vigil, pondering His imminent return to
her.

Ponder her pondering heart. Try to unite your own heart with hers.
Try to understand what she was thinking and hoping. Try to feel
what she felt this sorrowful day. Try to experience her faith, her
trust and her joyful expectation.

So many people in this world walk in despair and confusion. So many
have lost hope in the new life that awaits them. So many have their
own form of interior death without allowing God to draw them into
His Resurrection. So many people today need the hope that was so
alive in the heart of our Blessed Mother that first Holy
Saturday.

Ponder the reality of Holy Saturday in silence this day and allow
the glorious heart of our Blessed Mother to inspire you and draw
you more deeply into her life of faith, hope and love.

Dearest Mother Mary, on that first Holy Saturday, you kept vigil
for your Son. You allowed the divine gift of hope to grow within
you, and you allowed that hope to be your strength in the midst of
the horror of the Cross. Pray for me that I may ponder your
beautiful heart this day so that I, too, may be filled with hope as
I endure the challenges of this earthly life. Give me a heart of
joyful anticipation as I await the grace of new life our Lord so
deeply desires to bestow upon me. Mother Mary, pray for me. Jesus,
I do trust in You.

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