STATIONS OF THE CROSS
XIII. JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS
Digital Collage, Jean-Marie Lee, 2017
PLOGS BELOW (JML's Poetic Commentary)
XIII. JESUS IS TAKEN DOWN FROM THE CROSS
V. We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you,
R. Because by your holy Cross you have
redeemed the world.
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus were not
known publicly as disciples of the Master... But now,
when things have turned bad, when the others have
fled, they are not afraid to stand up for their Lord.
Between the two of them they take down the body
of Jesus and place it in the arms of his most holy
Mother. Mary’s grief is renewed... The Blessed Virgin
is our Mother, and we do not wish to, we cannot,
leave her alone.
Our Father... Hail Mary...
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord
R. Have mercy on us.
Plog Post: Friday, March 31, 2017