Mother of Sorrows

But Mary kept all these words, pondering them in her heart.
……….
And his father and mother were wondering
at those things which were spoken concerning him.
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother:
Behold this child is set for the fall,
and for the resurrection of many in Israel,
and for a sign which shall be contradicted;

And thy own soul a sword shall pierce,
that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed.
……….
And all that heard him (Jesus) were astonished
at his wisdom and his answers.
And seeing him, they wondered.
And his mother said to him:
Son, why hast thou done so to us?
behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
And he said to them:
How is it that you sought me?
did you not know,
that I must be about my father’s business?
And they understood not the word that he spoke unto them.
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth,
and was subject to them.
And his mother kept all these words in her heart.
And Jesus advanced in wisdom, and age, and grace with God and men.

Gospel of Luke: chapter 2

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