00:00Mary, the mother of Jesus, is often depicted at the foot of the cross, her face marked by heart-rending pain.
00:08a sword piercing his heart.
00:10This is not an image of weakness, but of the greatest strength of soul.
00:16His life, since the announcement by the angel Gabriel, was a path of faith, of unconditional yes, but also of
00:24profound suffering.
00:26From the moment Jesus was presented at the temple, the old Simeon prophesied that a sword would pierce his soul.
00:34This prophecy came true at every painful stage of his son's life.
00:40She experienced the anguish of the flight to Egypt, protecting her child from Herod's fury.
00:46then the intense fear of losing the child Jesus at twelve years old, searching for him for three days with Joseph.
00:54But it was especially during her passionate affair that she experienced the unspeakable.
00:58She saw her son, the Word incarnate, the one she carried in her womb, being tortured, humiliated and
01:07dragged towards Golgotha.
01:08Her gaze met his on the Stations of the Cross, a moment of silent and heart-rending communion between a
01:16A mother and her son suffering for humanity.
01:21At the foot of the cross, she did not flee.
01:24She stood there, a helpless but loving witness to her child's agony.
01:30She received his lifeless, disfigured body in her arms, then had to place it in the tomb.
01:37Every tear shed, every pain endured, she offered them with superhuman courage.
01:45uniting his sufferings with those of Jesus for the salvation of the world.
01:50She not only endured the pain, she transfigured it through her love and unwavering faith.
01:58Today, Our Lady of Sorrows, celebrated on September 15th, is a model of perseverance and compassion for all.
02:07those who are going through the ordeal.
02:09It reminds us that even in the midst of the greatest sorrow, love and faith can endure.
02:16Her image is a source of consolation, inviting us to lay our own sorrows at her feet.
02:23with the certainty that she, who has known everything, understands and intercedes for us.
02:30It teaches us that suffering, lived with faith, can be a path to redemption and hope.
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