Our Lady of Sorrows

Regnum Christi Spirituality Center Uncle Eddy

Dear Dolores,

I can’t tell you how deeply sorry I was to hear the news of your mother’s death.  Please count on my prayers.  It has been said that we can offer no greater prayer than that made of humble tears; I am sure we are both praying especially well right now.

I doubt it’s mere coincidence that today is the memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows, when the whole Church commemorates the incomparable sufferings of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  As you bear your grief, you might want to look to her to learn how to bear it as God would have you.  Our Lord did not wish to spare her the deepest sorrows.  From the moment of Simeon’s prophecy, when he foretold to Mary that a “sword would pierce your heart,” through the desperate, midnight flight into Egypt when Jesus was just a baby, to the three days when as a boy he inexplicably disappeared, to his walk to Calvary, crucifixion, deposition, and burial, she bore in her heart the indescribable pain of seeing her only son suffer injustice, torture, and rejection.  And since her heart was unmarred by selfishness, she loved him more than we can imagine, which only compounded her sorrow when she witnessed his sufferings.  Why would Christ have not spared her these pains?  The answer to that question lies hidden in the mystery of love and sacrifice, a mystery that no mind can penetrate, but every loving heart can grasp.

My dear niece, bring your sorrow to the feet of the Cross, where Mary accompanied her dying son.  Stand there with her, mingle your tears with hers as together you contemplate the wounds of our Lord.  You will find, as all the saints have found, that those tears will bring you closer to Christ; they will teach you to recognize his voice more readily.  There on Golgotha his love will seep deeper into your soul, and you will emerge better able to bring that love to others.

A week ago we celebrated Mary’s birthday, and today we celebrate her sorrows.  It reminds us that we can count on few things in this life, and one of them is suffering.  We might as well learn from the experts how to live it well.

Love,

Uncle Eddy

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Navigating today’s world is tough and all of us could use a nudge in the right direction. Figuring out the right path to take at work, at college, or in social situations is not always easy. Looking to the lives of the saints can give us the insights we need.

Written by Fr. John Bartunek, LC, Uncle Eddy’s Saint of the Day is a fictional series of letters written by a man who has been imprisoned for the Catholic Faith. Using the saints of the day as examples, Uncle Eddy pens a daily letter with spiritual advice to his many nieces and nephews.

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Alex Kucera

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Alex Kucera has lived in Atlanta, GA, for the last 46 years. He is one of 9 children, married to his wife Karmen, and has 3 girls, one grandson, and a granddaughter on the way. Alex joined Regnum Christi in 2007. Out of the gate, he joined the Helping Hands Medical Missions apostolate and is still participating today with the Ghana Friendship Mission.

In 2009, Alex was asked to be the Atlanta RC Renewal Coordinator for the Atlanta Locality to help the RC members with the RC renewal process. Alex became a Group Leader in 2012 for four of the Atlanta Men’s Section Teams and continues today. Running in parallel, in 2013, Alex became a Team Leader and shepherded a large team of good men.

Alex was honored to be the Atlanta Mission Coordinator between 2010 to 2022 (12 years), coordinating 5-8 Holy Week Mission teams across Georgia. He also created and coordinated missions at a parish in Athens, GA, for 9 years. Alex continues to coordinate Holy Week Missions, Advent Missions, and Monthly missions at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Cumming, GA.

From 2016 to 2022, Alex also served as the Men’s Section Assistant in Atlanta. He loved working with the Men’s Section Director, the Legionaries, Consecrated, and Women’s Section leadership teams.

Alex is exceptionally grateful to the Legionaries, Consecrated, and many RC members who he’s journeyed shoulder to shoulder, growing his relationship with Christ and others along the way. He knows that there is only one way, that’s Christ’s Way, with others!