Archbishop Charles Scicluna invited parents who have lost their children to the mass on the day of the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, providing words of comfort in those moments of suffering.

The mass was led by Archbishop Scicluna from the Church of Saint Mary of Jesus (Ta' Ġieżu), in Valletta.

Scicluna offered words of comfort to parents who had lost their children on this day, which holds a special meaning for the Church.

In his homily, he said that no matter what, "a mother carries her children in her heart."

Scicluna said that so many mothers, in the harsh circumstances of life, remain standing beside the cross of their children.

"We learn from a mother's heart what love truly means... a mother's love endures forever. It goes beyond death. No death can destroy a mother's love," Scicluna said.

Scicluna prayed that when mothers, because of the distress their children may cause them, are in need of comfort, they can look to Mother Mary, who, beside her son's cross, became their mother too.

"Her suffering and sorrow are not far from our own suffering and sorrow. Very often, pain and suffering are the price of our love. Whoever does not love does not know what sorrow is; does not know what it means when the storm comes, when humiliation strikes, when you cry in silence with no one seeing you, when your heart breaks from the hardships of this life. Whoever does not love does not understand the language of sorrow," Scicluna said.

Archbishop Scicluna also said that on this feast dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, everyone should pray that Our Mother Mary be with them even in those moments of suffering at the end of life.

He said that all must never abandon the cross of life, even at the hour of death.

"Many times, when we are in difficulty near the end of life, a prayer rises from our hearts: 'Lord, have mercy on him, have mercy on her,'" Scicluna said.

He continued that that prayer means that "the Lord draws near to the moment of life's end; but that prayer has nothing to do with the desire to bring about death with our own hands."