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Br. Jonathan Maury

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4)

Jesus’ promise in this beatitude has sustained and given solace to the bereaved down the ages. God’s consoling presence in the face of death and the pain of loss is assured.

The Greek word used here, pentheó, is multivalent in expression: to mourn, to lament, to grieve whether for loss, pain, and suffering, or in repentance. Mourning is a cry of the heart that turns to God for help, healing, and hope. It encompasses both the personal and the communal in expressing profound sorrow, giving emotional, spiritual, and physical voice to human struggles. Read More