During the Seder meal, the youngest guest traditionally asks a set of formalized questions. Â
“On all other nights, we eat both leavened and unleavened bread. Why, on this night, do we eat only unleavened bread?” “On all other nights, we eat both bitter and sweet herbs. Why, on this night, do we eat only bitter herbs?” (Courtney, remember, ”bitter herbs” must be pronounced with a British accent. 
) “Why is this night different from all other nights?”Â
Why is this night different from all other nights?Â
I wonder if Our Lady participated in a Seder meal on that Thursday night, the night that her Son was to enter His Passion. And, I wonder what she must have known, in her woman’s heart, in answer to that question. Why is this night different from all other nights?Â
Because, she might have said, because this night, we are lead out of the Egypt of the flesh, we are led from slavery to freedom, to forgiveness, to new life. Because, my Son is the New Moses who will lead you through the waters of baptism to the Promised Land.Â
I wonder how she must have felt, that night. Did she pray for her Son that night, pray for strength to be faithful to His Mission. Did she keep vigil with Mary Magdalene? Â
Her heart must have burst with joy, even as it broke, because she must have known, even a little, that this night was different from all other nights. It was for this that her Son had come, for this that He was born of woman, born under the Law. Oh, Mother, please teach me to have a heart like yours. YKC!
