Stations of the Cross Page #2

Matthias, what do you do

when you see you must fight for God?

I go to the battlefield.

- And how?

With a smile on my face.

- Right.

Now, isn't anybody wondering

why I had you write these lists?

We're coming back to that now.

Sabine, what does a warrior do

when he's not fighting?

Clean his weapons?

- Yes, but what else does he need?

Food?

- Exactly.

God doesn't want us to only fight

and die of exhaustion.

He provided us with spiritual sustenance:

Prayer, sacrament and sacrifice.

Each rosary we pray

strengthens our fighting spirit.

Each time we take Communion

it strengthens our fighting spirit.

But to make room for God

in our hearts at all,

we need sacrifice.

Jesus opens the door, looks in,

and what does he see?

No place for him in the heart.

Everything is full.

Right.

So throw out the junk!

In the Old Testament

they sacrificed goats and sheep.

What can we sacrifice today?

Money and food.

- Yes.

Clothes, films, books.

- Time.

Yes, very good Sabine.

We can give Jesus or others our time.

But Matthias and Helena,

you're right, too.

Each time we say no

to a cake or a pretty dress

and make a sacrifice instead,

we make room for Jesus in our heart

and sense how his love fills our hearts.

And that's why you wrote these lists

of things that give you pleasure.

My list includes: A chocolate bar,

a cup of tea,

the concert playing on the radio.

These things give me pleasure,

but they are also sacrifices

one can make in daily life.

When you go home,

look at your list and think about

what you can let go,

and you'll see how a wondrous energy

flows into your hearts.

It comes directly from God.

Those were my closing remarks.

I wish you all a blessed week.

Adjutorium nostrum in nomine domini.

Qui fecit caelum et terram.

Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus:

Pater, Filius et Spiritus Sanctus.

Amen.

Maria, do you have a question?

Or is something troubling you?

Can I make

a sacrifice for someone else?

Like, someone who is ill?

Yes, of course you can, but...

illness

is often a direct message from God:

A trial or a punishment for our sins.

But if the person is a small child,

it can't be a punishment for his sins.

God's ways are inscrutable.

In children,

illness can be a sign of His grace.

Pope Pius X:

There shall be holy children

and indeed, there have been children

who bore so great a love of God

that it exceeded all things.

Sickly children, whose illness

gave them time to talk to Jesus,

can be like a mirror

that shines forth the love of God.

The venerable Anna de Guign, say,

was so radiant people just stared at her.

But what if I wanted to sacrifice

my whole life?

That would be a huge sacrifice.

But Anna de Guign

sacrificed her life, too.

You can, of course,

offer your life to God as a sacrifice,

But the decision is His.

And He needs us here on Earth

as His warriors.

There are many ways

you can give your life to God.

You can go to a convent, for example.

Or think of your namesake,

the Blessed Virgin,

who made the greatest sacrifice

one can imagine.

Her own son was nailed to the cross.

No matter what you do,

as long as the path to heaven

is clear in your heart,

you will carry within you

a beauty that no jewellery...

or make-up could buy.

There I see a potential sacrifice.

I wish you a blessed week, Maria.

2:
JESUS CARRIES HIS CROSS

What are you doing?

Hey?

Are you not well?

- I'm okay.

You don't look happy.

I feel fine.

Don't fall ill again.

Look at me, dressed like a grandma,

in scarf and coat,

and you are like a ballerina

in your blouse.

What are you doing?

I...

said thanks to Jesus

for the beautiful landscape.

You shouldn't feel ashamed for praying.

This landscape really is beautiful.

Do you think it could be sacrificed?

Sacrificed? What do you mean?

A sacrifice, you know?

When you make a sacrifice for Jesus...

by eating no chocolate

or sleeping with a thin blanket.

Ah! Giving something up.

I would like to sacrifice

this beautiful view.

But how would you do that?

By looking away?

We must look like two strange snowmen.

They're coming, they're coming.

Children, look at the beautiful view.

This makes the walk worthwhile.

View, view?

I see no view.

Down there. You could see it

even better without the telescope.

That is a very, very beautiful view.

Not so loud.

- I think we deserve a pick-me-up.

Look, that's the whole family!

There's mom,

there's dad,

there's Katharina,

there's Thomas,

and there's Bernadette.

Here's Maria.

Who wants a biscuit?

- I do. -I do!

Let's take a photo here.

Did we bring the camera?

- I think so.

Maria, Johannes is four years old.

You don't need to carry him.

You'll only dirty your blouse.

I was just taking care.

- Look, Mom. There's a stain.

Just look at that!

I can wash it.

Why did you take off your jacket, anyway?

- I was too warm.

Put it back on.

- I'm still too warm.

Your lips are blue.

Put your jacket back on.

Johannes?

Come out of that muck.

Here. That's better.

So now we line up

in front of the beautiful view,

and Bernadette

will take a family photo of us.

Thomas, put that paper away.

It's not paper, it's a telescope.

Thomas, do as your mother tells you.

Maria, come here.

Shouldn't I take the picture?

You should come here.

But that way Bernadette can be in it.

Must you always talk back to me?

I just want to please Bernadette.

- You don't have to please Bernadette,

you have to obey your parents.

Come here!

And now... smile please!

One, two, three.

That's what you get.

You can delete it already.

Johannes?

Maria was naughty,

but now she's good again.

Johannes, hey! Look!

Here comes the funny elephant.

Stop it. It won't help.

Boo!

- Thomas!

Fine. So much for the family picture.

Thanks, Maria.

Hello, Johannes.

It's Sunday, the world is beautiful.

It's so lovely, gather round now.

Everyone look at the camera.

And smile!

Don't make a silly face.

One, two, three.

Say cheese.

Now let's see.

- Now let's see.

Maria is making a funny face!

Thomas, quit it!

Maria, can't you make a normal face

for once in your life?

Mom just wanted a nice picture

for the relatives.

What was that all about?

Being sulky because

you weren't shown in your blouse?

However beautiful the day,

Maria manages to be grumpy.

You'll need to do something about that.

Won't you come along?

I didn't want to think

about my appearance.

That's why I tried

not to be photographed.

But wanting to look good is not a sin.

Look at this shot of you and Johannes.

You're smiling happily.

But you're not vain.

It's sweet of you to say that.

But I'm afraid it's not true.

My thoughts often turn

to my appearance and clothes.

A little bit is normal.

You are young, I'm young,

one thinks of these things.

Or you become a...

religieuse what's-it-called.

- Nun.

Right, nun.

A beautiful thing, doubtless.

Do you want to be a nun?

I simply don't want

to deal in superficial matters.

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