Gospel: John
19:25-27
25 Standing
by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of
Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple
there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” 27 Then
he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple
took her into his home.
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Reflection:
Do you
know how it is to be sorrowful? The Blessed Mother knows it deep in her
immaculate heart. It started when Simeon told her that her son will be a sign
of contradiction and her soul would be pierced by a sword (Luke 1:34-35). Then
it culminated to the point where we are now in our gospel.
We cannot
fathom how the Blessed Mother felt during that time when she was at the foot of
the cross looking-up to her badly bruised and dying son Jesus. Nonetheless,
even if she was deep in her sorrow she still found courage and strength in her
son. For she obeyed what Jesus told her that
from thereon she would treat John her son that’s why she went to the house of
John and stayed there.
Do you always find strength and courage in Jesus especially during the sorrowful
moments of your life? Do you always ask the Blessed Mother to pray for you to
make your faith in Jesus as strong as hers?
Prayer:
Lord
Jesus in the midst of our sorrows, trials and sufferings we pray to you to give
us the strength and courage to face whatever this world would give us. Give us
the same strength and courage that you gave the Blessed Mother when she was
sorrowfully looking-up to you at the foot of the cross.
Please
continue to strengthen us Dear Lord Jesus, give us the gift to trust you more
than we trust ourselves.
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