The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-05-07

on account OF her being the mother Of
our Redeemer. Let us now follow her I
path through her earthly career, from g
the incarnation 10 the crucifixtion Of herle
divine Son Jesus. on Mount Cavalry, and
mediate on her sufferings, and see
whether che Is not worthy Of all the
love. praise and honor given TO her BY
the Catholics. Her whole life was Of
continued sufFerings. She had some
Iblissful aud consoling hours, but COM
pared 10 her suffering 1t is mere moth
ling. What must she have suffered on
the way from Nazareth TO Bethlehem
she had to make the journey in mid Of
winter: even when she came TO Bethle- !,
hem, she could not get . place for rest
lin house; her own relatives had mo-
mercy with her; think what she must
have suffered; she knew that the hour
Twas close At hand 10 which our Saviour
Was TO be born; she was cast out by her
Iown people to the way side, and at last
had 10 take shelter in stable. y. what
pains must this unthank.uIness OF her
.slpeople have given her heart, she know
ling that the child that was TO be born
: from her was the long promised Re-
!. ..ldeemer, the son Of the most high, and
those that were to be redeemed cast him
from their doors. When the time had
come to take the child TO the Temple
and offer him up 10 God, according to
: 1.-The laws Of Moses, and Simeon coming in
1.-THE Temple. seeing her and the child,
', said to the Holy Mother. "A sword Will
,,lpierce thy heart seven fold DO you
| think that was ve:y consoling to her! l
nlthink It that very moment her heait
jmust have felt . pain like unto the
--lpiercing Of . sword. Then we see her
10 great distress, because that foul
: hy pocrit, King Herod, was afraid he
!, might lose his crown, therefore sought
y 10 Kill the child Jesus. She bad to leave
! her country and fee to Egypt in order to
Save her dear child from being killed.
: What must her sufierings have been on
slher way through the desert from fatigue
4 l and hunger! Why, it must have been
nl,laImost discouraging to her,-it would
have been to US, but she suffered II all
patience. resignation and sIbmis.
y sion 10 the holy will Of God. Then we
i see her again back in Nazareth. and
y when the child Jesus was twelve years
y old. she went up to the Temple in Jeru.
= salem and Jesus went with her. and
y when she had done her duties required
ulby the laws Of the Jewish church, and
= Jesus stayed in the Temple unbek:owr
!, TO her, and she thinking him amongs
Il her friends went on her way homeward
y. Bot think Of her fright. when after
days journey, she came te her friend
~ and found him not. We can judge BY tn
" Dylexpression she made to Jesus when. ate
u o'lthree days search, she found her dearl
u beloved son in the Temple, how tn
=, lew ord that Simon had prophesied to be
.nsslhad pierced her heart. when she said I
1uslhim. .Son, why hast thou dohe this {
u Us thy Father. and ! have searched TO
q the with pain Indeed, she must hav
been in great distress. for she well knes
= from the first. that her dearly belove'
= son had secret enemies Now We com
/, TO the public life Of our dearly believes
" saviour. She seen how the greater par
= of her own people were despising an
y. persecuting him, ss the Gospel says
veI.He came unto his own, but his owl
J. received him not" although be was onl
- doing good to them. Don't you thin
n. 4. all this gave her heart great pain! Bu
3, ,Inow we have come TO point which wa
\. y ionc OF the greatest aud severest trials
- the dearly beloved mother Of our So
= viour, that IL when her dearly beloved sol
.;,ltook farewell from her. q! just con
."sider few moments. For instance tax
Ian example 10 our dsily life; there il
!, ,ldearly beloved child going to leave hi
\. parents, to make . journey far away TO
- distant country. Although IL 10 only
- pleasure trip, there are pains and sDx
''u.liety IN the hearts Of every one in II
= family. but the greatest is 10 the heart Q
~ The mother: she alone feels the drearl
1;,,lness Of the parting hour the most. an
=" wi hen the parting hour comes st hane
70! how does the whole family gathe
:. - around the parting child. D! how fu
\. Lis the hesrt Of each; the tears rollin
- - down their cheeks, and even neighbo'
y who have come TO bid farewell. can
- help but shed tears But the mother
~ yes. the mother. she alone can lov
I "a with motherly love. and that motherl
- - love is 50 great that she would sacrifis
- her own life in order TO save the life I
=. - her child; hundreds Of thoughts pa
80 through her mind It that moment, sue
- - as how many dangers will my chill
~ have 10 overcome? Will ! ever see n
- child again! ETC., etc. Her heart
- :. almost full to burst. and very ofte
4. ~ she will be 90 overcome By grief On
=" - anxiety that she can no longer wit
stand. and faints. Now let us col
=. slider the parting hour Of our Divir
~, Savior and his dearly beloved MOTH
n the Blessed Virgin Mary. She love
her dearly beloved Son with an infni
on love, therefore her sorrow and afiiicti0I
lor were infinite, that is unlimited. Whs
5ut her dearly beloved Son came to her
re, take farewell from her, Il was not in Q
m der TO take pleasure trip, but Il WAS
lse take farewell from her 10 60 unto q
len most cruel death. Oi how did Ii
llcs sword pierce her heart, her eorrow -
the 90 great thst IL God would not ha
I've strengthened her she would have di'
ac- that moment. Ftom this time until o
,ur Blessed Redeemer died on the cross q
ten had risen from the dead, her suderin
.m, were constant. just consider what D
I'VE suffered when she heard that her dear
icn beloved Son was taken by those tyran