The Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows

Honoring deep grief and spiritual pain of Mary during the life and death of Jesus.

The Seven SorrowsTradition focuses on seven major painful moments

in Mary's life, often shown as seven daggers in her hear.

 

＊＊＊ 1st Reading ＊＊＊      

1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31a

As the body is one,

Having many members, and all the members, while being many, form one body,

so it is with Christ. All of us, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free,

have been baptized in one Spirit, to form one body,

and all of us have been given, to drink from the one Spirit.

The body has not just one member, but many.

 

Now, you are the body of Christ, and each of you, individually,

is a member of it. So God has appointed us in the Church.

First apostles, second prophets, third teachers. Then come miracles,

then the gift of healing, material help, administration in the Church and the gift of tongues.

Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Can all perform miracles, or cure the sick,

or speak in tongues, or explain what was said in tongues? Be that as it may,

set your hearts on the most precious gifts, and I will show you a much better way.

 

Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5

We are his people: the sheep of his flock.

 

＊＊＊ Gospel ＊＊＊       

John 19:25-27 (or Luke 2:33-35)

Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother's sister Mary,

who was the wife of Cleophas, and Mary of Magdala.

When Jesus saw the mother, and the disciple whom he loved, he said to the mother,

"Woman, this is your son." Then he said to the disciple, "This is your mother."

And from that moment the disciple took her to his own home.

 

Gospel Reflection ：

They must shine and enlighten their children.

Before Jesus breathed his last, He entrusted his beloved disciple to Mary,

His mother, and Mary to His beloved disciple. Mary, as the Mother of the Church,

guides us just as she guided her son Jesus. We consider every mother to be the light of the home.

They must shine and enlighten their children so they do not go astray. In today's world,

are parents still fulfilling their duty to their children, especially by setting a good example?

Are today's youth still obedient to their parents?