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Fr. Mark Mary: 今天我默想并祈祷第三个痛苦奥迹：荆棘冠冕。通过范·戴克的画作，我看到了耶稣所受的苦难。耶稣被带到彼拉多面前，全身是血，头戴荆棘冠冕。这幅画描绘了耶稣受鞭打和戴荆棘冠冕的形象，他的身体像一个敞开的伤口，鲜血从荆棘刺破的头顶流下。这让我想到了跟随耶稣的道路，即使这条路充满了苦难。耶稣在受难时，向我们展示了真正的力量。即使在最痛苦的时刻，他仍然是上帝的力量和智慧的象征。他的软弱实际上是上帝的力量，他赤裸着身体，以脆弱的姿态战胜了世界的权势。苦难为恩典扫清了道路，恩典可以转化人的灵魂。苦难中隐藏着一种力量，能使人内心与上帝亲近。我希望我们的无力成为与上帝相遇的地方，允许苦难引领我们靠近基督，并在苦难中体验上帝的力量。通过与玛利亚一起祈祷，我寻求在苦难中找到恩典，并体验基督的力量。 Fr. Mark Mary: 我希望大家能够通过今天的冥想，更深刻地理解苦难的意义，并在自己的生活中找到与基督相遇的途径。在面对苦难时，不要绝望，因为在苦难中隐藏着上帝的力量和恩典。通过祈祷和冥想，我们可以更接近基督，并体验到他所带来的救赎和希望。记住，耶稣的荆棘冠冕不仅仅是痛苦的象征，更是爱和牺牲的象征。他为了我们的罪而受苦，为了我们能够获得永生而牺牲。让我们效法他的榜样，勇敢地面对生活中的挑战，并在苦难中找到力量和希望。

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Fr. Mark-Mary introduces Anthony van Dyck's painting, "The Crowning with Thorns," and uses its imagery to illustrate the contrast between worldly power and the divine power of Christ. He highlights the vulnerability of Jesus in contrast to the armored soldiers, emphasizing Jesus's control and the redemptive power of suffering.
  • Van Dyck's painting depicts the contrast between worldly and divine power.
  • Jesus's vulnerability highlights his control and the power of God.
  • Suffering reveals the power of redemption.

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Witnessing Christ crowned with thorns reveals a striking contrast between worldly might and divine strength and humility. Through the lens of Anthony van Dyck’s dramatic painting and the words of scripture and Pope John Paul II, Fr. Mark-Mary’s meditation unveils the redemptive power found in suffering. We are invited to see our own suffering as a means to draw nearer to Christ and receive His transforming grace. Today’s focus is the mystery of the Crowning with Thorns and we will be praying one decade of the Rosary.

All of the Sacred Art we’ll be meditating with can be found in the Rosary in a Year Prayer Guide, for free linked in the complete prayer plan, or in the Ascension App. For the complete prayer plan, visit https://ascensionpress.com/riy).