"Here is your mother!" (Giovanni 19: 25-27)
Biblical reflections by Mauro Leonardi*, priest and writer
Mary's motherhood is a gift from the cross, as well as the offer of Jesus as a gift to the world, anticipated by the episode of the presentation, is the result of Mary's obedience to the will of God.
From the Gospel according to John 19: 25-27
At that time, his mother's sister, Mary Mother of Clèopa and Mary of Màgdala were at the cross of Jesus, his mother's sister.
Jesus then, seeing the mother and next to her the disciple he loved, said to the mother: "Woman, here is your son!". Then he said to the disciple: "Here is your mother!" And from that hour the disciple welcomed him with him.
* Mauro Leonardi (Como 1959) has been a priest since 29 May 1988 and has been inhabited in Rome since then. He spends many hours of his day to make the priest and prefers to build bridges rather than raising walls. For years he has been writing stories, articles, essays and books that revolve around the relationship between man and God. Author of the blogLike Jesus. Abelis (Lindau) is his latest novel. The volunteers of the Gionata project thank him for sharing these reflections on the word with us.
