MY daily reflection and prayer:
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
Dear my friends,
Here is the Gospel for us today according to St. John 19: 25-27
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
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TODAY is Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. Mother Mary, the Mother of Jesus stood faithfully by the cross of Jesus Christ. At the time, Jesus gave us his Mother at the foot of his cross. And today, we can learn to grow in our filial love for Mary, his Mother and ours.
It’s the reason the Church calls Mother Mary “Our Lady of Sorrows”. The first announcement of her vocation by the Archangel Gabriel mentioned nothing about it, being filled only with messianic promises. However, soon after Jesus’ birth, Simeon completed the dimensions that were to enlighten her vocation: “…and a sword will pierce your heart that the thoughts of many might be revealed”.
Recognizing the fulfillment of her calling in the accompanying of her Son during his crucifixion, Mother Mary did so with a desire to fulfill God’s mysterious plan faithfully. She was standing closely to Jesus with all the sorrow that this implied for her.
In the Perpetual Adoration of the Eucharist we adore Jesus Christ like Mother Mary at Jesus’ foot of the cross. There we offer our pain and sorrow to Jesus as Mother Mary.
Let’s pray: Lord Jesus Christ, thank you for giving us your Mother at the foot of the cross. Help us to grow in our filial love for Mary, your Mother and ours now and forever. Amen.
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