“Sorrowful” Tuesdays are filled with hope. Despite the cruelty and suffering of the Scourging and the Crowning with Thorns, Jesus’ love and trust in the Father prevailed. At the end, despite His even crueler death, he confronted death with a gift to us, a gift near and dear to himself: “Behold [...]

“Sorrowful” Tuesdays thrust us into the reality of Jesus’ divine love. The cruelty that He endured, he endured for love- strange and foreign by human standards. Such a response is divine. May our prayer life begin to elicit a more divine, a more Christ-like response from us to the many crosses we [...]

There is no “Sorrow” this Tuesday because love conquers all. Jesus teaches us to turn the other cheek not out of weakness but rather out of strength. Matt. 5:39. Make my life reflect Christ’s enduring love – with every breath I take, with every step I make, with every word I speak.

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“Forgive US our trespasses as we forgive those who…” Forgiveness calls to us during our Rosary prayers this “Sorrowful” Tuesday. Jesus forgave those who inflicted sinful horrific pain upon him. Lord, grant us the grace to liberate ourselves by forgiving those who… .

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“Christ is the light of the nations” (LG#1) and on this “Sorrowful” Tuesday and everyday, the Rosary remains a Christ-centered prayer. We meditate upon the Passion and Crucifixion of Christ and are invited to sit with Mary and gaze upon the face of our salvation. Jesus Christ, illumine my weak humanity with [...]

Amidst the “Sorrow” of these faith mysteries on this Tuesday, we find some solace- some loving comfort. Jesus, already exemplifying even defining love, from the Cross, extends one more loving gift to us: the love of His Mother. John 19:26-27. “Behold your mother,” he says. May we fully receive that [...]