Gospel: 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
Magdalene. 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.
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Reflection:
It was heartwrenching
for Mary to see her son Jesus dying on the cross. It was doubly heartwrenching
also for Mary to hear her son Jesus entrusting her to the care of by His
beloved disciple John.
Separation
like that of the separation of Jesus and His mother Mary is always painful even
sorrowful. But such is life, all of us have to go through some pains and
sorrows in our lives. Nobody is exempted from this process, whether we are rich
or poor we have to go through the process of separation from our loved ones.
In the
midst of her sorrowful separation from her dying son. Mary was entrusted by her
son Jesus to His beloved disciple John. In this gospel episode we see the great
love of Jesus for her mother. We also see the great love of Mary to her son
Jesus for Mary did not leave Jesus until His last gasp of breath on the cross.
This
gospel invites us to reflect on, how are we as a son/daughter to our mothers? And
how are we as mothers to our children? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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