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In this meditation, we invite you to pray alongside Msgr. Martin Schlag and, following the advice of St. Josemaria, repeat his heartfelt petitions to Mary under the invocation of Our Lady of Sorrows. 

By contemplating Mary's heart, we can learn to: 

• let God strengthen my faith when I find myself at the foot of the Cross; 
• pronounce a 'fiat' to God when He is asking something of me that's not what I want; 
• stand loyally by the side of Christ when I feel lonely, abandoned, or just plain tired. 

Speaking about the heart of Mary, Msgr. Schlag leads us in meditation on Scripture, through a personal examination, and into contemplation by speaking directly to our Blessed Mother. 

He explains: "The sword pierces a heart that loves Jesus, and in Jesus, loves all of us. So, Saint Josemaria goes so far as to connect Mary's sorrow with these words of Jesus: “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” 

Mary's suffering is not pointless or sterile. She suffers with Christ and for souls—for us—and is united with the redemptive love of her Son. 

PAUSE & REFLECT: 

• How do I receive suffering? Am I afraid of pain? 
• What barriers in my life prevent me from accepting the cross with faith? 
• How can my suffering lead me into to a deeper love of God? 

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