(Church of Mary Immaculate, Stranorlar/Ballybofey, Co. Donegal, Ireland)

The Third Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin Mary was when she lost her Son for three days, before finding Him in the Temple. There are so many lessons we can meditate upon in this happening. The simplest one is that when we have lost Our Lord by sin, we should drop everything and seek until we find Him. And no matter how long or hard we search, where will we find Him? In the Church, as His Mother and St. Joseph found Him in the Temple.

"Mary sought Jesus 'sorrowing'; so must you seek God. Seek Him by true contrition, and never stop until you have found Him again."

~ Behold Thy Mother, Servite Fathers, 1959.