Afternoon Mass

Year before last we attended four o’clock Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows in McAllen, Texas, for the very first time and— were we ever surprised to find a smiling Santo Niño de Cebú waiting for us in the crying room as I took photos afterwards!

November 18, 2017

      

      

     

      

         

         

      

  

October 20, 2018

      

      

      

       

  

December 15, 2018

      

      

     

      

   

January 26, 2019

      

      

July 14, 2019

   

December 8, 2019

      

      

      

Prayer from the Association of the Miraculous Medal

Our mother of sorrows, with strength from above you stood by the cross, sharing in the sufferings of Jesus, and with tender care you bore him in your arms, mourning and weeping.

We praise you for your faith, which accepted the life God planned for you.  We praise you for your hope, which trusted that God would do great things in you.  We praise you for your love in bearing with Jesus the sorrows of his passion.

Holy Mary, may we follow your example, and stand by all your children who need comfort and love.

Mother of God, stand by us in our trials and care for us in our many needs.  Pray for us now and at the hour of our death.

Quote

“The saints assure us that turning to the Lord in our sorrows and placing our hopes in him can give us strength here and now and help prepare us for a future of new life and joy” (Fr. Joseph Esper in More Saintly Solutions).

Links of interest…  Beholding our Mother…  Develop a devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows…  Finding comfort…  Jorrowful mysteries…  Mourning with the sorrowful mother…  OLS in McAllen: bulletins / homilies / website…  Our Lady of Sorrows: about / beautiful prayer (YT) / chaplet / devotion (more) / feast (Sept. 15) / meditations / mysteries (YT) / novena / prayers / quotes / rosary / scriptures / seven prayers…  Pietà: about (more) / chapel / lessons / statue…  Seven sorrows rosary: Solace for suffering souls…  Seven sorrows, seven promises, & Fatima’s connection…  Stabat Mater: hymn / seven sorrows…

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