«A sword will pierce your own soul»
Today, in the celebration of the feast of our Lady of Sorrows, we hear the most unspeakable words in the mouth of old Simeon: «And a sword will pierce your own soul» (Lk 2:35).
From its context, we can assert this declaration does not only concern Jesus Christ's passion, but his missionary work, that will stir up the division of the people of Israel, and therefore, a painful grief in Mary's heart.
All along Jesus' public life, the Virgin Mary will experience great sufferings upon seeing Jesus rebuked and threatened with death by the city authorities.
As the rest of Jesus' disciples, Mary has to learn to place her family relations in a different context altogether. She must also leave her Son because of the Gospel (cf. Mt 19:29), and have to learn not to appraise the Christ for his flesh, despite the fact He is flesh of her flesh.
She is to crucify also her flesh (cf. Gal 5:24) to be able to transform herself into the image of Jesus Christ. But the topmost peak of her suffering, where she lives the cross more deeply, is Jesus' crucifixion and death.
Also in her pain, Mary is the model of perseverance of the evangelic doctrine while sharing Christ's suffering through her patience (cf. Rule of St. Benedict, Prologue 50).
She has done it all her life, and most than all, while in the Calvary. There she becomes the prototype and model for all Christians.
Because she has been so closely linked to Christ's death, she is linked afterwards to his resurrection too (cf. Rm 6:5).
In her excruciating pain, Mary's perseverance to abide by the Father's will, deserved her a new irradiation in benefit of the Church and of Mankind.
Mary precedes us and helps us to follow Christ in our way of faith. And the Holy Spirit leads us to share with her this great adventure.
2 comments:
Hmm... parang alam ko kung saan galing yan kuya... hahahah... joke lang :)
Yan ba yung Pieta kuya? Tama ba?
Okay ba panahon dyan kuya? Alam mo ba buti nakabalik ka na dyan... super init dito! As in very humid talaga at kahit kaligo mo lang pawis ka na agad :(
Have a nice day, kuya ko! :)
@sasha,
ay sis ko-- sinabi mo pa hehehehehe...
ay ganun nga--baket ang init init dyan samantalang dapat ay tag ulan na?...alam mo bang tatlong araw pa ang natitira mula sa araw ng takdang paglipad ko ay nagkukukulong na ako sa kwarto na aircon at ayaw ko ng lumabas man lang kahit isang saglit dahil sa sobrang init? sabi nga ni ellen na kinakaptid ko ng magtext ako sa kanya na nakarating na ako ng maluwalhati sa monasteryo, ay naku, salamat naman at naibaik na kita ng matiwasay sa pusod ng karagatan! nyahahahahaha--its because all day long ay reklamo to death ako sa init--- at may isang beses pang hindi na ako makagulapay sa init at pagpasok na pagpasok ko sa room ni ellen na aircon ay nagkahandusay na lang ako sa kama at nakatulog- muntik ng mag freak out sa takot ang ellen dahil inisip na baka na heat stroke na ako hahahahah--pero sa tutuo lang ay muntik na talaga akong magka heat stroke sa init na hindi mo malaman kung paano ko iiwasan--
ay yung pic ay kinuha ko sa google--yeah pieta nga siya!...
dito ay walang kasing cool ng utak ko ang panahon-- kahit umiinit ay parang sa baguio city nga lang ang init-lamig na nagsasama...kaya super cool ang mga moods namin lahat...
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