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15 Sep, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Gospel: Today is the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows. It follows the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, and so today's reading tells of Mary standing by the Cross, while her son suffers and dies (Jn 19). Both feasts remind us that Jesus understands suffering and...
...so does his mother.

When asking for Mary's intercession (that is, her prayers), remember that you are asking for help from a woman who understood all manner of human suffering. At some point in her life on earth she may even have had to live through a pandemic...
Go to Our Lady in prayer, confident that she will hear you, understand you and pray for you.
Image: Our Lady of Sorrows, by William Hart McNichols @Iconifer

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Gospel: Today a Roman centurion in Capernaum asks Jesus to heal his servant (Lk 7). A few NT scholars have suggested that the servant was the centurion's lover, based on a few words used in the Gospels.

In short: He is first described by Luke as a δοῦλον (doulon), the word...
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Dear friends: On retreat, I was invited to celebrate Mass and preach on the Feast of St. Augustine. I thought you might like to read the homily. Please continue to keep me in your prayers.
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