Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows

When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

Just as Joseph took Mary into his home after the Incarnation of Christ, so too John takes Mary into his home as Jesus prepares to die upon the cross. However, Mary’s spiritual motherhood did not end with John. Mary is also our spiritual mother from the moment of our conception to the moment of our death and beyond. We should make every effort to respect Mary and seek out her help in all that we do because who knows Jesus better than his mother? Her life offers us a great model of what it means to know, love, and serve God and others in a holy and humble manner. So let us take Mary into our homes, praying the Hail Mary, the rosary, and filling our lives with other devotionals that help us to focus on God just as much as she did in her own most faithful life.

Have we accepted Mary’s spiritual motherhood? How do we honor her in our lives? Do we seek her intercession with God?

O Lord, we take Mary into our homes so that we might learn from her holy example and become good and faithful servants to you.

Amen.