Lament of the Holy Cross
Lament of the Holy Cross (Polish: Lament świętokrzyski) is a medieval Polish
Mary almost as a human being, with feelings and emotions. Most likely, the text used to be part of the Good Friday
mysterium.
Lament of the Holy Cross is the monologue of Mary, who is painful and mourns her son
Jesus Christ
, standing under his cross. At first, she calls on people standing around her, urging them to show compassion and understanding. She then turns to her son, hoping to ease his sufferings and get closer to him. Later Mary gets angry and rebellious, and the text is completed with an appeal to all mothers to pray to God for their sons.
The Lament comes from the Benedictine Monastery at
Holy Cross Mountains
, and was probably written in ca. 1470.
See also
- Old Polish language
Sources
- Poezja polska XIV - XV wieku. W: Tadeusz Witczak: Literatura Średniowiecza. Warszawa: Polskie Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 2002
External links
- Lament of the Holy Cross (polish)