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September 15, 2025September 14, 2025

Our Lady of Sorrows and the Mystery of Christ

Snail and tulips speaking the Shalom Snail poem, "Our Lady of Sorrows." — “Our Lady of Sorrows”
A reflection on Luke 2:33-35
Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows
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Our Lady of Sorrows and the Mystery of Christ reveals Mary’s profound contemplation of her son’s divine identity, foretold by Simeon as a sign to be contradicted, piercing her heart with sorrow.… Read the rest

September 15, 2020September 14, 2022

Our Lady of Sorrows

Andreas Ritzos (1421-1492), Icon of the Mother of God of the Passion (Strastnaia). Web Gallery of Art 19511.

Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows

The Hearts of Jesus and Mary

The hearts (kardia) of Jesus and Mary were so closely knit that they beat together as one.… Read the rest

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Gloria M. Chang on Shalom Aleichem!April 14, 2026
Thank you for your beautiful reflection, Ellen!
cenaclemary12 on Shalom Aleichem!April 12, 2026
Willingly I respond, Initiated, I receive, Impelled, I go, Guided, I humbly follow. I do so only through the Holy…
Gloria M. Chang on The Suffering Servant and the Man of SorrowsApril 4, 2026
Amen! Blessed Easter to you and your family, Ellen!
cenaclemary12 on The Suffering Servant and the Man of SorrowsApril 4, 2026
At the table of the Lord I am fed, Growing stronger by grace. Quenching my thirsty soul. Through the valley…
Gloria M. Chang on Whoever Has Ears to Hear Ought to HearJanuary 28, 2026
Merciful is he who sows Lavishly on friends and foes.