Holy Card – Our Lady of the Compassion – pack of 10/100/1000 – Restored Vintage Holy Card #044

Mary is holding the Crown of Thorns and the spikes on a pillow because in her deep compassion, she is sharing in the sufferings of her Son on the Cross. The word 'compassion' in its origin means "with passion." I think she is also making an offering of her suffering back to him.

This holy card was made in the late 1800s by Bouasse Lebel of Paris, our all time favorite holy card publisher.

Available as an art print here in Etsy at www.etsy.com/listing/1518689182/new-our-lady-of-the-compassion-one-of

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Sue and John

Compassionate Mother, Immaculate Virgin,

look upon us with mercy. Help us in our daily

trials and sorrows. For you are the comforter

of those in pain and sorrow, you are the

refuge of the abandoned and shelterless. You

are the hope of the depressed and the

despairing. Have compassion on us and come

to our help. You have known anguish and the

bitterness of suffering and pain.

Standing at the foot of the cross, you

witnessed the agony and death of you

beloved Son Jesus Christ. In deep sorrow, you

held his dead body in your arms. As you had

compassion for the sufferings of Jesus and

suffered with him and for him, remember,

dearest Mother, our particular trials and

sufferings … Strengthen us, comfort us,

intercede for us and free us from every evil.

Amen.

Mary is carrying the thorns and spikes because in her deep compassion, she shared the sufferings of her son on the cross. Original French lithograph circa 1890