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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
FEAST OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS

Love is never lost

“Our Lady of Sorrows” is a title of Mary that refers to the sorrows she experienced throughout her life. These stretched from Simeon’s prophecy about Jesus’ future to the burial of Jesus. Take time today to consider the sorrows in your own life—maybe they are dreams broken, loved ones lost, or small disappointments and frustrations added up. With Mary at your side, hold these sorrows tenderly and then place them into the hands of God who, as Mary experienced, is a God of mercy and faithfulness, a God of love.

TODAY’S READINGS: 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13; John 19:25-27 or Luke 2:33-35

“Love . . . . bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”


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