Flower of Devotion

According to the apparitions of the Venerable Mary of Jesus:
Thus our true Salvation and Life hung on the holy wood of the Cross in the air, and in the presence of countless people from all nations. From the wounds inflicted by the nails the Blood flowed abundantly from the Holy Body to the earth. As a result of its own weight and shock at the setting of the Cross in the ground, the body fell into such a trembling that the wounds were still more torn and the springs opened still more, from which, according to the words of Isaiah, “We are to draw water with joy, quench our thirst, and blot out the punishments of our sins.” And no one is acquitted if he does not hasten to drink it, for this water is not sold for gold and silver, but is given free of charge; You just have to ask for it earnestly.
Then the two thieves were also crucified and their crosses were placed: one on the right and the other on the left of the Saviour. The Lord Jesus was given a place in the middle, to show that they considered Him to be the chief evildoer. The chief priests and Pharisees paid no attention to these two thieves, for they directed all their fury against Him who, by His nature, was inaccessible to any sin, and who was the most holy. Amid ridicule and taunts, they shook their heads, threw stones and sand at the Cross of the Lord and His Most Holy Body, and cried out to Him: “Hey, you who are destroying the Church of God, and in three days you are rebuilding it, save yourself. He has preserved others, but He cannot preserve Himself.” Others said, “If you are the Son of God, come down from the Cross and we will believe you!” And the two thieves at first mocked the Savior and said, “If you are the Son of God, help yourself and us!” These blasphemies of the two thieves were all the more grievous to the Lord, because they were already near death, and had not yet profited by the mortal torments by which they could, at least in part, atone for their crimes, for which they had suffered a just punishment. One of them did so soon after, and seized the opportunity of the moment for his salvation.
Since the holy wood of the Cross was the throne of Christ’s royal majesty and the pulpit from which He wished to teach the doctrine of life, in order to confirm His teachings by example, the loving Saviour spoke from the Cross those words in which the sublime concept of love is contained: “Father! Forgive them, for they know not what they do.” This principle of love is so strictly observed by the Savior that He called it “His own.” And in order to confirm the truth which he taught us, he applied it on the cross, showing kindness and forgiveness to his enemies, and at the same time acquitting their ignorance.
One of these scoundrels, named Dyzma, knew something of the mystery of the Saviour’s prayer. And when he was overwhelmed with deep sorrow and sorrow for his sins, he turned to his companion in his affliction, and said to him, “Neither do you fear God, although you suffer the same punishment. We suffer what we deserve, but He has done no wrong.” Then He spoke to the Savior and said, “Lord, remember me when you come into Your kingdom!” And the Savior most lovingly answered him, “Verily I say unto thee, this day thou shalt be with me in Paradise.”
Since the thief had been justified, the Lord Jesus turned His merciful Face to His sorrowful Mother, who stood with St. John at the foot of the Cross. Speaking to them both, He first said to His Mother, “Woman, behold Thy son.” Then to the apostle: “Behold your mother!” From At that hour, St. John regarded Love as his mother, just as Mary had accepted him as her son.
The ninth hour of the day had arrived. Then our Saviour spoke the fourth word from the Cross, crying out in a strong and loud voice: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” By these words our Lord expressed our utter lack of consolation in his sufferings. The thought of those who will not use His sufferings for their salvation is also an unspeakable sorrow for Him.
Not long after, he uttered the fifth word, “I thirst.” By this the dying Savior marked, not His own carnal desire, but a secret spiritual desire. That is to say, He wished that all men, through His bitter sufferings and His death, should obtain for themselves the heavenly happiness, that happiness which He had bequeathed to them, if they would accept it and deserve it. Such was the desire of the Saviour, but the Jews, not understanding the meaning of the word, gave the gracious Lord a sponge soaked with gall and vinegar.
Then the Savior spoke the sixth and mysterious word: “It is fulfilled!” The meaning of this was that “the work for which I came down from Heaven was accomplished. The redemption of man has been fulfilled and obedience to My eternal Father, who sent Me to suffer and die for the redemption and salvation of men, has been fulfilled. The scriptures and prophecies were fulfilled, as well as the types of the old Law; and the course of mortal life, willing to suffer, which I took upon Myself in the virginal womb of Love, was accomplished!”
When the work of redemption had thus received its completion and its supreme perfection, our Savior Jesus Christ uttered the last words, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit!” These words were spoken by the Lord with a strong and loud voice, so that all present could hear them; and when he had begun to pronounce them, turning to the Heavenly Father, he lifted up his eyes to heaven. But as he finished saying this, He bowed His Most Holy Head again and died.