Our Lady keeps the mysteries of salvation unfolding around her both in joy and in sorrow with the utmost reverence, pondering them in her heart even as she is pierced with a sword of agony. In both moments, he is looked upon with love by his Mother. Now in the darkness of his passion, he leaves this world just as he entered it, humble, obedient to the Father’s will to the end. He who is the one true God, Light of the World, Messiah, Son of God, and Son of Man enters this world as a humble small baby boy humble and lovingly obedient to the Father’s will. Jesus, in His humanity, comes into the world in the joyous, peaceful, hidden light of a star.
Mary holds her son, and Saint John kisses his Rabbi, Lord, and Master’s crucified hand as they prepare to place his body in the tomb (Gospel of the Mass – Mark 15:42-56). He is held in the Blessed Virgin Mary’s arms for the last time, wrapped in his burial shroud by Joseph of Arimathea, Saint John the Beloved, and the other remaining disciples. It depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, and the angels in humble adoration of the baby Jesus, wrapped in swaddling clothes, resting in the manger with the light of the star of Bethlehem glistening down upon his face and body.īeneath this icon, at the very center of this altar, we see another icon depicting Our Lord Jesus crucified, dead, and his broken body taken down from the cross. At this altar, one can see a Greek icon of the Nativity at its top. When one goes up to the Chapel of Golgotha in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, one sees a very interesting Greek Orthodox altar to the far left of the altar that marks the spot where Our Lord Jesus was crucified. Opening Collect: O God, Who has left us the traces of Thy passion with the holy Shroud wherein Thy most Sacred body, taken down from the cross, was wrapped by Joseph, mercifully grant that by Thy death and burial we may be brought to the glory of thy resurrection. The scripture readings and text of the prayers of this mass can be found here. This was given as a meditation during a Lenten Forty Hours Devotion on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Saint Mary’s Church, Washingtonville, New York. May praying with and reflecting on them help you to grow in Divine Intimacy with Our Lord Jesus and His saving graces this Lenten season and whenever you enter into prayer. These meditations are given to offer us an old yet new way to enter into the Passion of Jesus and the salvation He offers us that is rooted in scripture, tradition, and history of the Church. Some parallel prayers can be found in the current English edition of the Roman Missal as well as the Missal of the Holy Land. Some can be found in the 19 editions of the Missale Romanum. Some have their origin in early medieval times and were used in various places in Europe and in particular religious orders.
#Greek orthodox burial shroud series
Authors Introduction: This is the third of a series of meditations based on the Lenten Votive Masses of the Passion of Jesus that have been prayed throughout the history of the Church in various usages.
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