Jesus tells Josefa,

"Come a little further with me . . . there you will see my blessed mother, whose heart is pierced with grief. She comes to meet me for two reasons: that seeing me, her God, she may have the fortitude to endure, and then to give me, her son, courage to carry on and complete the work of redemption, helped by the sight of her heroism . . . See those eyes fixed on mine, as mine dulled and blinded with blood are fixed on hers. No word is spoken but what a world of communication our two hearts exchange in one heart-rending glance."