From what I can tell Mary didn’t know Jesus was a sacrifice, there’s no special horror for her. As for Jesus himself, after he died (for real) he went to heaven, and he saved humanity from its sins, those are supposed to be good things right? The only “horror” is that Jesus died for a purpose, but an incredibly virtuous purpose, which is pretty weak as horror goes. IIRC he was even happy to die for our sins, he let it happen.
I’m no expert on Christianity though, I’m sure someone has a better idea of it than me.
She wasn't aware of exactly what would happen, but she definitely knew he'd die for his people. There's a chapter in the Gospel of Luke, when Jesus is brought to the temple after his birth, where one of the priests tells her that Jesus will be the salvation of Israel, but also that he will suffer and that "a sword will pierce her heart." Not directly telling her that he'd be crucified, but how would you describe a mother kneeling at her son's feet as he dies on a cross other than a sword being driven through her heart?
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u/YUNoJump 2d ago
From what I can tell Mary didn’t know Jesus was a sacrifice, there’s no special horror for her. As for Jesus himself, after he died (for real) he went to heaven, and he saved humanity from its sins, those are supposed to be good things right? The only “horror” is that Jesus died for a purpose, but an incredibly virtuous purpose, which is pretty weak as horror goes. IIRC he was even happy to die for our sins, he let it happen.
I’m no expert on Christianity though, I’m sure someone has a better idea of it than me.