Crucifixion – Salvador Dali<\/p><\/div>\n
Does your heart break? – The Brilliance<\/p>\n
Then There is the pain of our mother as she held her son’s dead body knowing Jesus’ innocence better than anyone else.<\/p>\n
La Pieta – El Greco<\/p><\/div>\n
Stabat Mater Dolorosa – Antonio Vivaldi<\/p>\n
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Today we remember the day that Heaven’s heart broke so profoundly that it caused the earth to shake and hide in the dark as the sky cried out in pain.<\/p>\n
Does your heart break?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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