40 Days at the Foot of the Cross: A Gaze of Love from the Heart of Our Blessed Mother

What went through the mind and heart of our Blessed Mother as she stood faithfully by her Son in His last agony? As a loving mother, she would have pondered each moment of His precious life and each experience she had with Him. She would have pondered His conception, His birth, His presentation in the temple, His public ministry, His passion and death and so a lot more.

Through this daily devotional you are invited to prayerfully ponder the mind and heart of our Blessed Mother as she endured the great suffering inflicted upon her own dear Son. Mother Mary faced the Cross of her Son with perfect faith, love and devotion. Her fidelity to her Son all through His life was once unwavering. As she stood before the Cross all over those long three hours, that fidelity never ceased.

The Scriptures do not reveal much about the interior ponderings of our Blessed Mother all over those three hours, but the Scriptures do reveal to us many encounters between this Mother and Son. Since the Cross was once the culmination of the life of both Mother and Son, it’s beautiful to bring to this moment of the Cross the entire many experiences that these two shared all through their earthly lives. It’s inspiring to unite all that they did and said to this moment, since all was once a preparation for this moment.

This book is helpful any time of year, especially when you find yourself facing a difficult cross in your own life. It is usually perfect for Lent in that it offers 40 reflections in addition to prayers that can be utilized all through Lent and for Holy Week.