The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery
Carrying the Cross: Matthew 27:31–33, Mark 15:20–22, Luke 23:26–32 and John 19:16–18
Fruit of the Mystery: For the virtue of patience
Jesus although he is near exhaustion after the scourging he take up the cross and he starts carrying it. From here we continue on the Way of the Cross. One of the first things to happen is that Jesus falls, the weight of the cross is too much for him to bear. As he gets up he sees Mary, his mother there in the crowd watching him make the final sacrifice. The soldiers pull out a man from the crowd, Simon of Cyrene, to help Jesus bear the load and a woman Veronica come out and wipes the face of the Lord. These events seem to happen all at once. We should all recognize here that Jesus did not carry the load alone, but some man from the crowd helps him out, on top of this Veronica offers him some comfort and kindness. They are both great examples of how we should lead our lives. After Jesus has gotten up he walks a little ways more and falls again and then a third time but he gets up each and every time.
It has been said that patience is a virtue and we are all at times in our lives to be more patient. Patience is something that basically all religion speak of it highly terms. We need to wait. It is like how a tomato when it first appears is green but gradually over time it turns its succulent red color that many adore, the only problem is that if you really want a red tomato it takes time. So to does salvation. Jesus tells us to take up our cross daily and follow him. I hope this is a reminder to all of us that sometimes the cross is too much to bear and we need help at time, this can either be spiritually or communally, we need to be able live our faith out in the world.
Deep in the well 