Some paths of difficult faith positions

Curation of the commentators on the texts today from the Roman Catholic Lectionary is an activity of appreciation of the various paths which lead from contemplation of Sacred Scripture. One unifying theme, on the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, is that the tough ground of difficult faith positions is the heritage of Christian believers. Friar Jude Winkler reflects on both choices of Gospel text. He contemplates the situation of Mary under the cross from the Gospel of John. The visible scene of Mother with dying Son is sorrow. The sword that pierces Mary’s heart from the Gospel of Luke is symbolic of how she will have to deal in the centre of her reason with Jesus apparent contradiction with the fundamental Jewish understanding of One God. Sacrifice in the life of is real. The reflection of Rev. Richard Gabuzda on the psalm today and the text from the Letter to the Hebrews, in the liturgical calendar for Canada, call us to obedience over sacrifice when we seek to model Jesus example. The example of Mary, the perfect disciple, to share the sorrow and burden of Jesus by taking up our crosses daily is the “take-away” from which fruit of true communion, lacking in Corinth, that the will of God seeks for all humanity.