2. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted

🙏 Questions for reflection

• What are the crosses I bear in my own life? 
• What comfort and consolation do I seek for these?

📚 Further reading

• Tears at Night, Joy at Dawn - Journal of a Dying Seminarian. A moving account of a young seminarian facing death and suffering before he is even ordained a priest.
• Homilies on the First Letter of St John (St Augustine) The fourth homily, available online here, has a beautiful reflection on how God expands our hearts so that it is capable of loving more.

🗎 The text of this meditation is available here.

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