“Who can comprehend the anguish that Mary endured, that her motherly heart had to embrace those three endless hours of dreadful helplessness?”
As we await the dawn of Easter Sunday, Paul unpacks each of the 7 Sorrows of Our Lady to help us appreciate how she truly suffered with Christ.
- The Prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34-35)
- The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13)
- The loss of the child Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:43-45)
- Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary
- Jesus dies on the cross (John 19:25)
- Mary receives the body of Jesus in her arms (Matthew 27:57-59)
- The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb (John 19:40-42)
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Paul Elarde is passionate about responding to Blessed John Paul II’s call to the New Evangelisation. He has presented faith talks to young adult groups and parishes around Sydney for the past nine years and led groups on pilgrimage to many Marian Shrines in Europe. Paul has worked for the Sydney Archdiocese as coordinator for the pastoral aspects of the visit of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati’s incorrupt body for WYD08, and on the leadership team for the Sydney Archdiocesan Youth Leaders Formation Courses. He has studied theology and is a graduate from The University of Notre Dame in Sydney.
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