The Word Among Us

October 2015 Issue

Witnessing the Pietà

I have learned from Mary how to help those who mourn

By: Susan Recinella

Witnessing the Pietà: I have learned from Mary how to help those who mourn by Susan Recinella

It is nearing 5:30 p.m., the time when the family will arrive to this small country church called St. Mary Mother of Mercy. The candle flames in the sanctuary fill the absolute quiet with gently rolling greyish shadows. No sounds intrude from outside, not even from the five-lane highway that runs past the front door. There is no rush hour to speak of in this Florida town of Macclenny.

Its population of barely 3,900 is nestled just three miles from the Georgia border in a county that has less than a dozen traffic...

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