Stand With Mary and With the Church under the Cross (I)

Today I stood with you under the Cross, And felt more clearly than I ever did That you became our Mother only there. Even an earthly mother faithfully Seeks to fulfill the last will of her son. But you became the handmaid of the Lord; The life and being of the God made Man Was perfectly inscribed in your own life. So you could take your own into your heart, And with the lifeblood of your bitter pains You purchased life anew for every soul.