Saint John - Chapter 19
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| Woman, behold thy son.J-J Tissot |
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen.
[26] Cum vidisset ergo Jesus matrem, et discipulum stantem, quem diligebat, dicit matri suae : Mulier, ecce filius tuus.
When Jesus therefore had seen his mother and the disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his mother: Woman, behold thy son.
[27] Deinde dicit discipulo : Ecce mater tua. Et ex illa hora accepit eam discipulus in sua.
After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And from that hour, the disciple took her to his own.
From The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by J-J Tissot (1897)
When the tumult had abated, Jesus was able to make Himself heard. His mother was standing opposite to Him with Saint John beside her, and it was to them that He addressed Himself. His voice was ineffably sad, and scarcely reached their ears as the words painfully succeeded each other with all the solemnity of a last testament. Jesus was anxious that Mary should not be left alone after His death, and therefore placed her under the care of John, who was to be to her a son when He Himself was gone. By this touching act of solicitude, He made sure that Mary should have at home to go to and someone to take care of her; moreover, she would have a new object for the tenderness with which she had hedged about the Master during His life. As only natural, it is Saint John himself who relates this beautiful instant, which reflects such honour upon him and must have made such a profound impression upon him. "Nothing", says Edward Reuss, "could be more touching than these supreme words."
Totus tuus ego sum
Et omnia mea tua sunt;
Tecum semper tutus sum:
Ad Jesum per Mariam
Ad Jesum per Mariam
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