cross to bear

Mr Herrmann said Roberts accepted if she had acted differently her son may still be alive, adding that was a "very significant cross to bear for the rest of her life".

My cross to bear is Father Eleuterio Ramos.

“This little face: That’s going to be your cross to bear every day,” Arias said.

At that point, an aging house of worship may simply become—for both a church’s broader mission and the city itself—too heavy a cross to bear.

Whereas the Big Ten’s deal had served as a valuation North Star for the conference, the Big 12’s agreement became its Southern Cross to bear.