Fourth Sorrowful Mystery: The Carrying of the Cross
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When we pray the Fourth Sorrowful Mystery we bring to mind our Lord’s anguish and pain as he carried the weight of our sins on the cross, knowing the greater sacrifice that awaited him on the summit of Calvary.
Recalling our Lord’s act leaves us feeling humbled, contrite but encouraged by his overwhelming love for us, His children. Our cross is light to bear, by comparison with Christ’s inestimable sacrifice.
A good intention, therefore, when praying this mystery is to pray for those who are without hope, and feel overburdened. That they may take up their cross and follow Him, for it is only in carrying our cross with love, in faith, and for the hope of the life to come that we find happiness.
– Br Samuel Burke OP
