<p class="title_brown">The Crowning with thorns</p>

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We contemplate the mystery of <em>the crowning with thorns</em>, meditating on the words from the Gospel according to Saint John:</p>

<p class="quote">The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, &laquo;Hail, king of the Jews! &raquo; &nbsp;<br />
[Jn 19,2-3]</p>

<p class="normal_text">Prophesizing like the chief of a great herd, Christ declares himself as king of a kingdom that is not from this world. The crown of the scorn is a true image of this kingdom: service up to the last consequence, love up to the end. Woven of thorns, the crown that girds the head of the king is the symbol of this form of living: assuming the human condition, that passes through the pain, walking towards the crown of victory.<br />
Virgin of Fatima, Lady of the Hurt Heart, intercede for us next to Christ so that we may learn the path that takes us to the Kingdom of service.</p>
