"Malapit sa krus ni Jesus nagatindog"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Juan 19:25-27)

Didto malapit sa krus ni Jesus nagatindog ang iya iloy, ang utod sang iya iloy, si Maria nga asawa ni Cleopas, kag si Maria nga taga-Magdala. 

Pagkakita ni Jesus sa iya iloy kag sa iya pinalangga nga sumulunod nga nagatindog didto, nagsiling siya sa iya iloy, "Yari ang imo anak." 

Nagsiling man siya dayon sa iya sumulunod, "Yari ang imo iloy." Kag halin sadto, ang iloy ni Jesus didto na nag-estar sa balay sang ato nga sumulunod. 

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus Christ, by your death on the cross you have won pardon for us and freedom from the tyranny of sin and death. May I live in the joy and freedom of your victory over sin and death." 

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

Does suffering or sorrow weigh you down? The cross brings us face to face with Jesus' suffering. He was alone. All his disciples had deserted him except for his mother and three women along with John, the beloved disciple. The apostles had fled in fear. But Mary, the mother of Jesus and three other women who loved him were present at the cross. They demonstrate the power of love for overcoming fear (1 John 4:18).

At the beginning of Jesus' birth, when he was presented in the temple, Simeon had predicted that Mary would suffer greatly – a sword will pierce through your own soul (see Luke 2:33-35). Many have called Mary a martyr in spirit. Bernard of Clairvaux said: Jesus "died in body through a love greater than anyone had known. She died in spirit through a love unlike any other since his." Mary did not despair in her sorrow and loss, since her faith and hope were sustained by her trust in God and the love she had for her Son. Jesus, in his grief and suffering, did not forget his mother. He entrusted her care to John, as well as John to her. No loss, no suffering can keep us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:35-39). Paul the Apostle says that love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things (1 Corinthians 13:3). We can find no greater proof of God's love for us than the willing sacrifice of his Son on the cross. Do you know the love that enables you to bear your cross and to endure trial and difficulties with faith and hope in God?