Then Martha, going into the house, called her sister secretly [1], and told her: “The Master is come, and calleth for thee.” Mary rose up quickly and went to Him. The Jews who were in the house followed her, saying: “She goeth to the sepulchre to weep there.” As soon as Mary came to Jesus, she fell at His Feet, exclaiming: “Lord, if Thou hadst been here, my brother would not have died.”
When Jesus saw her weeping [2], and the friends who had come with her, He groaned in spirit, and troubled Himself, and said: “Where have you laid him?” They answered: “Come and see.” And Jesus wept[3]. Seeing this, the Jews exclaimed: “Behold how He loved him!”
- ↑ Secretly. So as not to let any of our Lord’s enemies who might be present know of His arrival. Jesus remained outside the village, where was the burial-place of the dead.
- ↑ Weeping. She could say no more, nor frame any petition by reason of her weeping. But, in reality, her tears pleaded her cause better than any words could have done.
- ↑ Jesus wept. When Jesus saw Mary’s deep grief, and heard the sobs and wailing of those present, His tender Heart was moved, and He wept. Picture this scene to yourselves: Mary sobbing at the Feet of Jesus, and our Lord Himself shedding tears in the sight of all present! No doubt Mary’s deep grief made Jesus think of that sword which was so soon to pierce the heart of His own Mother.
