Reflection for Thursday September 15, Our Lady of Sorrows (Memorial): John 19:25-27

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:

How does it feel to see a son dying on the cross?  

It was heart-wrenching for Mary to see her son Jesus dying on the cross. It was doubly heart-wrenching 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 and 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 for 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