The Foot of the Cross Or The Sorrows of Mary: Large Print Edition

Preface 6 Chapter I. 8 THE MARTYRDOM OF MARY. Section. I. The Immensity of Our Lady's Dolours 13 II. Why God Permitted Our Lady's Dolours 25 III. The Fountains of Our Lady's Dolours 34 IV. The Characteristics of Our Lady's Dolours 47 V. How Our Lady Could Rejoice in Her Dolours 57 VI. The Way in Which the Church Puts Our Lady's Dolours Before Us 62 VII. The Spirit of Devotion to Our Lady's Dolours 65 Chapter II. 74 THE FIRST DOLOUR. THE PROPHECY OF ST. SIMEON Chapter III. 107 THE SECOND DOLOUR. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT Chapter IV. 153 THE THIRD DOLOUR. THE THREE DAYS' LOSS Chapter V. 197 THE FOURTH DOLOUR. MEETING JESUS WITH THE CROSS Chapter VI. 242 THE FIFTH DOLOUR, THE CRUCIFIXION Chapter VII. 288 THE SIXTH DOLOUR. THE TAKING DOWN FROM THE CROSS Chapter VIII. 331 THE SEVENTH DOLOUR. THE BURIAL OF JESUS Chapter IX. 370 THE COMPASSION OF MARY. Section. I. The Divine Purpose of Mary's Compassion 371 II. The Nature of Her Compassion 384 III. The Actual Effects of Her Compassion 392 IV. Our Compassion with Her Compassion 399 V. The Passion and Compassion Compared 405 VI. The Seeming Excess of the Compassion 407 VII. The Measures of Mary's Compassion 409