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:
Have you
felt sorrow in your life? The Blessed Mother felt 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 sorrows we may go through. 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. Most
Blessed Virgin Mary we humbly ask you to pray for us. Amen. - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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