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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth is designed as a bulletin insert
which you can use at your local church to keep up to date on what the Holy
Father is saying. You are free to reproduce it for this purpose.
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Monday, September 15, 2008, Our Lady of Sorrows
Hebrews 5:7-9, Psalm 31, John 19:25-27, or Luke 2:33-35
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PRAYING TO SUFFER
"You yourself shall be pierced with a sword — so that the thoughts of many
hearts may be laid bare." —Luke 2:35
We have a special prayer (a sequence) for today's feast day honoring Mary,
the Sorrowful Mother. In this prayer, we ask to be pierced through our
hearts with each wound of Jesus crucified. We also ask to mingle tears
with Mary and share the grief she had at the foot of the cross (see Jn
19:25). We seek to bear in our bodies the death of Jesus even to our last
breath (see 2 Cor 4:10). Finally, we again ask to be wounded with every
one of Jesus' wounds until we are overwhelmed and faint. This is a prayer
few people want to pray, but the Lord calls us to pray it from our hearts.
With Mary, we should pray to know how to suffer by being formed into the
pattern of Jesus' death (Phil 3:10). We must desire to suffer with Jesus
rather than have pleasure without Him. We consider it a privilege not only
to believe in Him but to suffer for Him (Phil 1:29). We find joy in the
sufferings we endure for the Church. When we suffer innocently and love
our enemies, we suffer redemptively and make up in our own bodies what is
lacking in Christ's sufferings (Col 1:24). This proves that the Holy
Spirit is resting on us (1 Pt 4:14).
Mary, Mother of Sorrows, pray for us to pray for redemptive suffering.
Prayer: Father, may I consider it a privilege to suffer for You.
Promise: "Son though He was, He learned obedience from what He suffered;
and when perfected, He became the Source of eternal salvation for all who
obey Him." —Heb 5:8-9
Praise: Mary earned the title Our Lady of Sorrows by bearing up under
incredible sorrows. Mary's "Yes" to earthly sorrow has given her eternal
honor as the Queen of Heaven and Earth.
(For a related teaching, order our tape on "A Prophetic Lifestyle "on
audio AV 75-3 or video V-75.)
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†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, February 25, 2008
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