Reading from the Gospel of St John
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
Kien hemm wieqfa ħdejn is-salib ta’ Ġesù, ommu, oħt ommu, Marija ta’ Kleofa u Marija ta’ Magdala. Mela kif Ġesù lemaħ lil ommu u lid-dixxiplu li kien iħobb wieqaf ħdejha, qal lil ommu: “Mara, hemm hu ibnek”. Imbagħad qal lid-dixxiplu: “Hemm hi ommok.” U minn dak il-ħin id-dixxiplu ħadha għandu.