2/2/20: The Presentation of the Lord: Mary, Mother of Sorrows

Today we focus on those mysterious words that Simeon prophesies to Mary, when she and Joseph present Jesus in the Temple: "And you yourself a sword shall pierce." Why would Simeon focus on Mary in this way? It seems that an answer can be found at the end of John's Gospel, where we see Mary standing at the foot of the Cross. Mary suffers along with Jesus. She doesn't try to run away, she doesn't close herself off in self-pity or lash out in blame for others. She is "Our Lady of Sorrow", the one to whom we should go to in order to learn how to accept and live the cross in our lives.

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