Our Lady of Sorrows and the Lost Meaning of Suffering

In brief

Angeline Tan writes that the example of Our Lady of Sorrows shows how suffering can transform into prayer, hope, and self-giving when united to Jesus Christ.

Tan suggests that modern society has lost the meaning of suffering. She notes that Mary did not flee the Cross, but instead participated sorrowfully in the sacrifice at Calvary. This union with Christ demonstrates how a person can turn hardship into a spiritual act through her fiat.