24TH MONDAY HOMILY OF THE ORDINARY TIME: YEAR A
24TH MONDAY HOMILY OF THE ORDINARY TIME: YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: HOLY MARY, MOTHER OF SORROWS
BY: Fr. Evaristus Abu
1 Timothy 2:1-8, Ps. 28:2,7-9, John 19:25-27
“When Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple he loved standing near, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Behold, your mother!’ (John 19:26-27)
Today’s feast is a sequel to that of the Exaltation of the Cross. We cannot deny that Mary suffered great pain watching her beloved son suffer. In the Stations of the Cross, we noted: “It is harder to watch the pains of those we love than to bear our pains.” Mary stood beside her son in his moments of agony, scourging at the pillar and carrying the cross and crucifixion. She remained even while his close friends, the disciples, fled for their dear lives. Today, we shall consider the seven sorrows of Mary.
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1. First Sorrow of Mary – The prophecy of Simeon at the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. (Luke 2:22-35). Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against (and a sword will pierce through your soul also), that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.
2. Second Sorrow of Mary – The flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13-21). When the Magi had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. He said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there till I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night, departed to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod.
3. Third Sorrow of Mary – Finding of Jesus in the Temple. (Luke 2:41-50). After three days, they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. His mother told him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been looking for you anxiously.” He said to them, “How is it that you sought me? Did you not know I must be in my Father’s house?”
4. Fourth Sorrow of Mary – Mary meets Jesus on the cross. (John 19:1; Luke 23:26-32). And there followed him a great multitude of the people and women who bewailed an
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