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Weekly Features: April 10, 2017

Image shown: Her Tears Fell to the Ground and Turned into Lilies of the Valley (detail) by Holly Schapker on display in the Marian Library Gallery through June 9, 2017.

"Here we have Mary’s greatest suffering which is seeing her Son endure gruesome torture and a shameful death. Mary is united with Christ in his self-emptying at Calvary. We are invited to suffer with them, and this teaches us how to be more compassionate, loving, and sensitive to others. Tears are the language of the heart. There is no hesitation or doubt when Mary says, 'I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me as you say.' She relinquished herself and, as a result, became the Mother of the Church." – Holly Schapker

Features:

Mother of Sorrows

Mother of Our Redeemer

Passion Poetry

Easter and Mary

Mirror of Hope

April Commemorations

The Mary's Garden exhibit, inspired by the John Stokes and Mary's Garden collection of the Marian Library, is open now through May 10. 

HER TEARS FELL TO THE GROUND AND TURNED INTO LILIES OF THE VALLEY ? It was said that when Mary wept at the foot of the Cross, her tears fell to the ground and turned into the tiny, fragrant blossoms of this early spring plant. ? ARTIST STATEMENT: Here we have Mary?s greatest suffering which is seeing her Son endure gruesome torture and a shameful death. Mary is united with Christ in his self-emptying at Calvary. We are invited to suffer with them, and this teaches us how to be more compassionate, loving, and sensitive to others. Tears are the language of the heart. There is no hesitation or doubt when Mary says, ?I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me as you say.? She relinquished herself and, as a result, became the Mother of the Church. I show in the painting that there are many paths to the church. Derivative of a Piet? by Italian painter Giovanni Bellini (1430?1516), this painting is a weeping work of the Passion. The flowers show humility, bowing before the Piet? as they see in Christ the greatest holy act, to die to self. ? I shall not die but live, and declare the deeds of the Lord. (Ps. 118)
HER TEARS FELL TO THE GROUND AND TURNED INTO LILIES OF THE VALLEY ? It was said that when Mary wept at the foot of the Cross, her tears fell to the ground and turned into the tiny, fragrant blossoms of this early spring plant. ? ARTIST STATEMENT: Here we have Mary?s greatest suffering which is seeing her Son endure gruesome torture and a shameful death. Mary is united with Christ in his self-emptying at Calvary. We are invited to suffer with them, and this teaches us how to be more compassionate, loving, and sensitive to others. Tears are the language of the heart. There is no hesitation or doubt when Mary says, ?I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me as you say.? She relinquished herself and, as a result, became the Mother of the Church. I show in the painting that there are many paths to the church. Derivative of a Piet? by Italian painter Giovanni Bellini (1430?1516), this painting is a weeping work of the Passion. The flowers show humility, bowing before the Piet? as they see in Christ the greatest holy act, to die to self. ? I shall not die but live, and declare the deeds of the Lord. (Ps. 118)
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