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"Woman, behold your son. Son, behold your mother."
- John 19: 26-27
To whom do we entrust the ones we love when we go somewhere? Of course, to those who are close to us; those we could put our trust to take care of our loved ones in our behalf while we are away. We couldn't just leave them without the assurance that they would be safe and protected while we are somewhere else.
The Lord too did not leave His loved ones without entrusting them to the care of each other. His mother He entrusted to John and, in turn, John to His mother. Who else could be the best person to be entrusted with His mother than him who has stayed with Him until the end? There were twelve of them, one betrayed Him and ten were nowhere to be found when He needed friends the most. John's courage to be with Him until the end earned him the honor of becoming His mother's protector from that time on.
But of course, Mother Mary was not only given to John as a mother. She was provided to us all by the Lord to be our mother too. She who kept everything in her heart pondering upon them [see Luke 2:19] and whose heart was also pierced by a sword [see Luke 2:35]. She who had nothing to say but "Do whatever He tells you!" [John 2:5]. We have been entrusted to her motherly protection and care.
And in turn, she has been entrusted to us by the Lord also. She is our mother and we must honor and protect her.
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