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Station - St. Mary of the Martyrs (The Pantheon)
- Details:
- Apr. 17, 2:00 am
STATION – ST MARY OF THE MARTYRS (THE PANTHEON)
Today we celebrate the paschal mysteries with the most holy Mother of God who on Good Friday was made “regina martyrdom, Queen of martyrs.” The Stational church is the old Pantheon erected by Agrippa, friend and relative of Caesar Augustus, and dedicated by the Roman people to “all their gods.”
In 610, Pope Boniface IV purified this “temple of iniquity” and turned it into a “temple of the true and living God” under the title of “St. Mary of the Martyrs” after he had transferred from the catacombs hundreds of bodies of martyrs to this imposing rotunda.
The original structure of the Pantheon remained the same, but that which made if false and ungodly was taken out, and a new spirit given it. May the temples of our bodies, consecrated in Baptism always be temples of the Holy Spirit.
Conducted by the Queen of martyrs we ascend this morning to the three mountains of salvation, power and life: Mount Calvary, the mount of Galilee and the holy mount of the altar.
1. Who would not think on this joyous Friday – one week after Good Friday – of the terrible conflict on Mount Calvary where “Christ died once for our sins, the Just for the unjust.”
2. Our hearts are filled with awe and reverence as we behold on the mount of Galilee the glorious Teacher, High Priest and King of the world bestowing on His Church his threefold power to teach, to sanctify and to rule.
3. This morning the risen Lord to Whom “all power is given in heaven and on earth” will appear on the holy mount of the altar to offer with us and for us His Sacrifice of Calvary; to speak to each one of us the words He spoke to His disciples on the mount of Galilee and to assure us that His apostles of this century will teach us, administer to us the life-giving sacraments, and that He Himself will remain with us all the days of our lives.
Holy Mother of God, glorious Queen of martyrs, accompany us on our way up to the mount of the altar and help us to celebrate always the Sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ in the spirit of love and unselfishness with which you did participate in it on Calvary so that after this life we may be found worthy to reign with your victorious Son on the mount of glory in the eternal “Galilee” of His Kingdom.