“Cuando se ha producido la desbandada apostólica y el pueblo embravecido rompe sus gargantas en odio hacia Jesucristo, Santa María sigue de cerca a su Hijo por las calles de Jerusalén. No le arredra el clamor de la muchedumbre, ni deja de acompañar al Redentor mientras todos los del cortejo, en el anonimato, se hacen cobardemente valientes para maltratar a Cristo.

Invócala con fuerza: «Virgo fidelis!» —¡Virgen fiel!, y ruégale que los que nos decimos amigos de Dios lo seamos de veras y a todas las horas.”

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“When the apostles had scattered, and the enraged mob made themselves hoarse shouting angrily at Jesus, the Holy Virgin Mary followed close behind her Son along the streets of Jerusalem. She did not draw back when the crowd cried out, nor did she leave Our Redeemer alone when each person, anonymous in that procession, was in his cowardice emboldened to ill-treat Christ.

Call on her with all your strength: Virgo fidelis!, Virgin most faithful!, and ask her that those of us who call ourselves God’s friends may truly be so at all times.”