King David was shaken, and went up to the room over the city gate to weep. He said as he wept, “My son Absalom!  My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!” (2 Sam 18:9-10, 14b, 24-25a, 30-19:3).
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The death of Absalom pierces David’s heart. His anguished lament is the cry of every parent who has lost a child. Today is the feast of Saint Bridget, one of the three patron saints of Ireland.