The Madonna in Sorrow, by Sassoferrato (1600s)
O Blessed Mother,
How did you feel when
You learned you were pregnant
Outside of wedlock?
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O Blessed Mother,
How did you feel when
The anonymous, thronging crowds
Ignored you in your hour of need in Bethlehem?
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O Blessed Mother,
How did you feel when
You experienced birth pangs,
As well as the stresses of parenthood?
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O Blessed Mother,
How did you feel when
Your eldest son confused you,
Then seemed to reject you?
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O Blessed Mother,
How did you feel when
You watched your eldest son die?
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O Blessed Mother,
How did you feel when
You buried your eldest son?
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O Blessed Mother,
How did you feel when
You discovered your resurrected son?
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O Blessed Mother,
How did you feel when
You ascended and became
Queen of Heaven?
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O Blessed Mother,
Strong and humble,
Faithful and human,
Intercede for us.
Amen.
Kenneth Randolph Taylor
May 30, 1997
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