Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, Joh 19,25-27

The greatest message of the Bible is a message to man about God who forgives, about God who loves even man who sins, about God who knows about human weakness. God wants man to acknowledge and confess his sin and to repent of it. At the heart of today’s readings is the belief that Christ came to save sinners.

Dear brothers and sisters, yesterday was the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and today is the Feast of the Virgin Mary of Sorrows. “Stabat Mater Dolorosa” – We meditate on the Sorrowful Mother, on her suffering. It was under the cross that the Mother of God became the Mother of the new generation of humanity, redeemed by the most precious blood of Her Son, Jesus Christ. Yes, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the Virgin Mary is the most blessed, most extraordinary person to come out of the hands of the Creator. After all, she was chosen to become the Mother of His only-begotten Son. Let’s imagine how happy she must have been to raise the Savior of the world, even though it must have been a very challenging task. Throughout her life, Mary reflected on God’s actions, kept these thoughts, and took pleasure in seeing God’s plan realized through her. Maria recognized the deepest human pains anyway. Only a few days after Her Son was born, the prophet Simeon said, “I Sword “will penetrate Your own soul.

These words could certainly have discouraged Mary from accepting the task that God had set before her, or at least drained all enthusiasm for her calling from her. But it didn’t happen. On the contrary, Mary accepted them, thought about them, and continued to live by faith in God. Maria certainly suffered, but she was a woman of joy and hope. Her intimate relationship with God was a source of comfort and trust that was able to overcome every tragedy. We title Mary as Seven Sorrowful not because of what happened to her, but because of how she was able to unite her heart with God’s heart. She saw her Son enduring the hatred of some Israeli religious leaders. She saw his disciples leave Him when He needed them most. Furthermore, she saw Him imprisoned, trampled, and killed.

In all this, Mary perceived how deep the love for the rebellious people echoed in the Father’s heart. Her pains were those of Him who knows the pain in the world and longs to see all people return to Jesus to heal and save them. All readings of today’s Sunday testify to this fact. Saint Paul says, “Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. I am one of them, to begin with. But that is precisely why I came to mercy, so that Jesus Christ would show all his benevolence to me as the first; I was to be an example to those who believe in Him in the future, and so they reach eternal life “. Yes, God can transform a person’s heart. This truth strengthens our trust in God’s mercy.

No sinful hunter who has known his misery and truly desires conversion can always count on God’s compassion and forgiveness. Today’s parables, “o lost sheep “and “Lost Coin “are among the most beautiful places of the Gospel. A sinner is like a lost sheep and a coin. When a person finds a lost thing, he is happy. Such is the joy of God when the sinner returns to Him. That is why God also seeks the sinner, as a shepherd seeks a lost sheep and a woman seeks lost money. That is why Jesus associates with “lost “people to help them convert and thus save them. Dear brothers and setters, When Mary stood under the cross, her heart was truly pierced, not only by the suffering of Jesus, but also by the suffering of the whole world. Even now, when she prays with her Son in heaven, she is the Mother of all who suffer in any way. Even today, she is constantly crying over the horrors of the contemporary world. As Mary, let us raise our hearts and pray for all those who feel lost and hurt. 

Painful Mother of God is a loving and infinitely loved woman. That is why the Christian finds solace in her for his pains. When we suffer, then we have two options: either accept the cross with Mother Sorrowful and suffer with Christ, or curse our destiny. We are believers, that is why today we experience with Mary Her lot, Her pain, and when my lot, pain, and cross come, I want to accept it, because there is suffering in the cross, salvation is also eternal in the cross.