Blog:"(and you yourself a sword will pierce)": an Easter reflection

Blog post: March 12, 2024 by Michael

At The Presentation in the Temple (Luke Ch. 2), the Evangelist tells us of Simeon's blessing of Mary and Joseph

and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

God speaks to us, St. Paul tells us, "through his prophets in the holy scriptures" (1:2). So our job is to figure out what they are saying...