She Stands With Us in Shadow and Grief
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For 15 September 2026, Our Lady of Sorrows, based on John 19:25-27, sent in from Croton-on-Hudson, NY, USA.
Standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, here is your son.’ Then he said to the disciple, ‘Here is your mother.’ And from that hour the disciple took her into his own home.
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.


General editor:
15 September 2026 @ 10:55 pm
So powerfully expressed, Beth. thank you.
15 September 2026 @ 11:08 pm
Thank you for placing Mary so powerfully in our midst
15 September 2026 @ 11:34 pm
Thanks, Beth, for your powerful preaching! Lots to ponder and to keep foremost in our daily prayer!
16 September 2026 @ 12:35 am
Thank you Beth, for reminding me of Mary’s presence and invitation to live in and bear the light in these dark times.
16 September 2026 @ 12:39 am
Thank you, Beth, for this powerful reflection on Mary. You never disappoint.
16 September 2026 @ 1:44 am
Beth – Your eloquent preaching of the human experience of Mary, the Sorrowful Mother, cannot help but penetrate our “sorrow-saturated hearts” as we continue to witness unspeakable horror in our own world. Thanks for this reminder.
16 September 2026 @ 1:52 am
WOW! Beth, your preaching always brings wisdom, insight, truth and hope! Thank you for this powerful and moving reflection that brings Mary right into the chaos of our country and our world.
16 September 2026 @ 11:50 am
Beth thank you for inviting me to stay with Mary in her grief. I was so moved! So much came to me in my own heart and for
so many others! Then you brought me to compline…and I was caught in that veil of tears… Yes! THANKS!
19 September 2026 @ 1:23 am
Beth: Thank you for bringing Mary into our sad world today to also bring us undeniable hope.
Marianne