Mary seeks Jesus lost in Jerusalem
Luke 2:41-51
The Third Sword of Sorrow
O Mother of Sorrows, what grief filled your heart as you and Joseph searched desperately for Jesus when you could not find Him among your relatives and friends returning home from Jerusalem. When your Son replied that He must be about His Father’s business, you accepted that He had begun the mission that would lead to His sacrificial death. The sorrow of those three days of separation prepared you for the three days of suffering you endured while His body lay lifeless in the tomb. Through this bitter sword of sorrow obtain for us the grace to accept the ways of Divine Providence even when we do not understand them.
Our Father & Seven Hail Mary’s
Holy Mother hear my prayers, and renew in my heart each wound of Jesus my Savior.