Ann had a unique and awe-inspiring vocation in this life. She was called to be an icon of our Lord’s suffering in so many ways. Those who knew her and spent time with her couldn’t help but find themselves in the presence of our Lord as He suffered His last agony.
Below is a daily devotional that focuses on the loving heart of our Blessed Mother as she stood faithfully before the Cross of her dear Son. My parents were especially faithful in their love and care for Ann during her many years of suffering. Their love and devotion was a true imitation of the love of our Blessed Mother for her suffering Son.
God bless,
Father Aaron Brodeski
Table of Contents
Optional Prayers:
Prayer to Trust in Divine Mercy
Daily Reflections
Reflection One – A Mother’s Love
Reflection Two – The Strength of the Immaculate Heart
Reflection Three – The Thoughts of the Mother of God
Reflection Four – Spiritual Friendship
Reflection Five – Total Surrender
Reflection Six – A Leap of Joy Remembered
Reflection Seven – A Lowly Servant of the Lord
Reflection Eight – Fidelity in All Things
Reflection Nine – Unwelcomed by the World
Reflection Ten – The Sword of Sorrow
Reflection Eleven – Living in Exile
Reflection Twelve – A Shared Suffering
Reflection Thirteen – A Mother’s Ponderings
Reflection Fourteen – “Do Whatever He Tells You”
Reflection Fifteen – Hearing and Observing the Word of God
Reflection Sixteen – The Greatest of Miracles
Reflection Seventeen – Entering into Jerusalem
Reflection Eighteen – “This is My Body…This is My Blood”
Reflection Nineteen – The Agony in the Garden
Reflection Twenty – The Innocence of the Lamb of God
Reflection Twenty-One – The Scourging and Mockery
Reflection Twenty-Two – “Behold, Your King!”
Reflection Twenty-Three – The Sentence of Death
Reflection Twenty-Four – The Gaze of Mother and Son
Reflection Twenty-Five – Jesus Falls
Reflection Twenty-Six – The Holy Women and Veronica
Reflection Twenty-Seven – Humiliation – Stripped of Garments
Reflection Twenty-Eight – His Hands and Feet
Reflection Twenty-Nine – Jesus is Lifted Up on the Cross
Reflection Thirty – “Father, Forgive Them, For They Know Not What They Do”
Reflection Thirty-One – “Today You Will be With Me in Paradise”
Reflection Thirty-Two – “Woman, Behold Your Son…Behold Your Mother”
Reflection Thirty-Three – “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
Reflection Thirty-Four – “I Thirst”
Reflection Thirty-Five – “It is Finished”
Reflection Thirty-Six – “Father, Into Your Hands I Commend My Spirit”
Reflection Thirty-Seven – The Earth is Shaken
Reflection Thirty-Eight – The Soldier’s Lance