“Know that the experience of pain is something so noble and precious that the Divine Word, who enjoyed the abundant riches of Paradise, yet, because He was not clothed with this ornament of sorrow, came down from Heaven to seek it upon the earth.” 

                     - St. Mary Magdalene of Pazzi 

For Reflection:   

What experience of pain am I facing – physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual? What one suffering of Christ does it most conform to? Am I willing to offer my suffering to Him?