1. And it happened that, after Israel was driven into captivity, and Jerusalem was deserted,

2. the prophet Jeremiah sat weeping, and he wailed this lamentation in Jerusalem.

3. And sighing with a bitter soul, and mourning, he said:





“A natureza humana também quer a sua parte. Até Maria, Mãe de Jesus, que sabia que por meio de Sua morte a humanidade seria redimida, chorou e sofreu – e como sofreu!” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina