A beautiful image to meditate on during Mass

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I wasn’t sure which category this would be appropriate for, hence Casual Discussion.
I just read a beautiful description of the Mass told by St Faustina to her sister Natalie when they were still very young.

" Her sister Natalia recalled that when she was a little girl, Helen, three years older than her, explained what really happens in the Mass. Faustina reportedly shared:
Pay attention to what the priest does. When he processes into the church, Christ is going to pray in the Garden of Olives, and He is sweating bloody sweat. When the priest opens the celebration of the Holy Mass, the Lord Jesus is praying. Now the priest kisses the altar: that’s when Judas kisses the Lord and delivers Him into the hands of the Jews. The priest approaches the side of the altar — they are leading Jesus Christ to Annas. When he intones the ‘Kyrie eleison,’ they are slapping Him and spitting in His face; they lead Him to Caiaphas, and next, to Pontius Pilate. When the priest washes his hands, Pilate is washing his hands. When the priest uncovers the chalice on the altar, Pilate is having Jesus disrobed; when the priest stands still, they are flogging Him. The priest covers the chalice, and they are placing the crown of thorns on His head. When he raises the Host — Christ is being raised on the cross. When the priest breaks the Host and drops it into the chalice — Jesus dies ( Faustina: The Mystic and Her Message, 43).
Any comments are welcomed. God bless.
 
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