Mary Knows our Sorrows

Of all her titles, Mother of God, Star of the Sea, Queen of Peace,  etc...perhaps one of the most endearing to us is Our Lady of Sorrows...in his last moments, Jesus, the Man of Sorrows,  conferred another vocation on his mother: to be the mother of John (and us).  As with her vocation to be his mother, she takes this other vocation very seriously, and embraces us in all our needs, as a mother would, including our aches, pains, disappointments, and sorrows.  We don't have to look far to find the sorrowing:  from the Sudan to the Carolinas, to South Lawrence, Andover and North Andover, there is pain, there is enormous suffering. Having borne the sorrows, anguish, and pain of Jesus, Mary is no stranger to ours, and continues to offer solace and support.  Witness the on-going apparitions over the centuries reminding us to turn to her Son, to return if we have strayed, and to remind us that in HIM is our relief from our woes and our ultimate redemption from sin and all that causes us the biggest pain of all, separation from God our Father.  Our Lady of Sorrows, continue to intercede for us and to give us your motherly care.
Bro Rene