Following upon the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, today, we focus on Mary at the foot of the Cross, the Mother of Sorrows, Our Lady of Sorrows. Can their be any sorrow deeper and more painful than the sorrow of a mother? So many disappointments, pain, even from the first moments of giving birth to the child who one day could be the source of her sorrow as well as of her joy. Mary stands in the role of Mother of Sorrows, to encourage us to embrace our sorrows...she's been there...and thus draw closer to the sufferings and sorrow of Jesus, symbolized by the cross, ironically, the source of our hope. Life is born of pain; strength comes when we unite our pain and sorrow to that of Jesus and Mary, who, being sinless, experienced them more acutely than the rest of us sinners.
From the prophecy of Simeon to the closing of the tomb, Mary carried her sorrows with patience, faith, and love. She stands as a model and incentive for us to bear ours in the same way. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Bro. Rene
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