Notre Dame dit, “My son, I lived throughout my life raising Jesus and also in preparing him for his mission of love, of redemption, with the greatest sorrow and fear. Yes, fear, and concern for the sacrifice of his life that he would one day make for the merciful love of his children.

Yes, my heart lived each day contemplating the eternal sacrifice of my son. But in that sorrow, I was prepared to walk with him on the path of the Cross, and to leave my final tears before his death, knowing that three days beyond, he would resurrect his life for the redemption and salvation of his children, where he conquered all death and whereby the power of darkness has no power over the light for those who choose him as their love and their Savior.”