The Fourteenth Station:
Jesus is laid in the tomb. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you. Because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world. Scripture: Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea took Jesus’ body and in accordance with Jewish burial custom bound it up in wrappings of cloth with perfumed oils. In the place where he had been crucified there was a garden and, in the garden, a new tomb in which no one had ever been buried. (Jn 19:40-41) Reflection: The close disciples of Jesus were too frightened to take his body down from the cross. Two secret admirers prepare him for burial in the silent tomb. His sorrowful mother, Mary, takes one last look at the bruised, lifeless body of her Son. It must have seemed like a bad dream. What went wrong? Why did he have to die like this? What about the promises he made? So many unanswered questions, confusion and discouragement surrounded Mary and the disciples. Prayer: Lord Jesus, when they placed you in the tomb everyone thought it was all over. The faith of your disciples was severely tested. Death is so final. Lord, sometimes we are fearful about our own death and what lies beyond. We too will be placed in the cold earth and it will seem all over. But for the faithful we believe that life has changed not ended. To be united with you is the beginning of eternal life. Like you we choose to go through the jaws of death to the glory of everlasting life.
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