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Our Lady of Sorrows
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For the Marian apparition with the same title, see
Our Lady of Kibeho
.
For churches with this name, see
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
.
"Dolorosa" redirects here. For the ballet, see
Dolorosa (ballet)
.
Our Lady of Sorrows
Seven Swords Piercing the Sorrowful Heart of Mary in the Church of the Holy Cross,
Salamanca
, Spain
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church
Feast
15 September
Friday before Good Friday
Attributes
Blessed Virgin Mary
in mournful state, tears, bleeding heart pierced by seven daggers
Patronage
Slovakia
Hungary
Poland
Dolores, Capas, Tarlac
Malta
Seven Sorrows of Mary
Mississippi
Ronda, Cebu
Tanawan
,
Bustos, Bulacan
,
Dolores, Quezon
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Our Lady of Sorrows
(
Latin
:
Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens
),
Our Lady of Dolours
, the
Sorrowful Mother
or
Mother of Sorrows
(Latin:
Mater Dolorosa
), and
Our Lady of Piety
,
Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
or
Our Lady of the Seven Dolours
are
names
by which the
Virgin Mary
is referred to in relation to sorrows in her life. As
Mater Dolorosa
, it is also a key subject for
Marian art in the Catholic Church
.
The Seven Sorrows of Mary are a popular
Roman Catholic devotion
. In common religious Catholic imagery, the Virgin Mary is portrayed in a sorrowful and lacrimating affect, with one or seven long knives or daggers piercing her heart, often bleeding. Devotional prayers that consist of
meditation
began to elaborate on her Seven Sorrows based on the prophecy of
Simeon
. Common examples of piety under this title are
Servite rosary
, or the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady and the
Seven Joys of Mary
and more recently, "
Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary
".
The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is liturgically celebrated every 15 September, while a feast of
Friday of Sorrows
is observed in some
Catholic countries
.
Contents
1
Seven Sorrows of Mary
2
Devotions to the Seven Sorrows
2.1
Western Christianity
2.2
Eastern Christianity
3
Liturgical feast
3.1
Our Lady of Compassion
3.2
The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
4
Patronage
5
Gallery
6
See also
7
References
8
Further reading
9
External links
Seven Sorrows of Mary
[
edit
]
The Seven Sorrows (or
Dolors
) are events in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary that are a popular devotion and are frequently depicted in art.
[1]
These Seven Sorrows should not be confused with the five
Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
.
The prophecy of
Simeon
. (
Luke 2:34–35
)
The
flight into Egypt
. (
Matthew 2:13-23
)
The
loss of the Child Jesus
in the
Temple of Jerusalem
. (
Luke 2:43–45
)
Mary's meeting Jesus
on the
Via Dolorosa
. (not in the New Testament)
The
Crucifixion of Jesus
on Mount Calvary. (
Matthew 27:34–50
,
Mark 15:23–37
,
Luke 23:33–46
,
John 19:18–30
)
The
Piercing of the Side of Jesus with a spear
, and his
descent from the Cross
. (
John 19:34
)
The
burial of Jesus
by
Joseph of Arimathea
. (
Matthew 27:57–61
,
Mark 15:43–47
,
Luke 23:50–53
,
John 19:40–42
)
It is a common practice for Catholics to say daily one
Our Father
and seven
Hail Marys
for each mystery.
Devotions to the Seven Sorrows
[
edit
]
Western Christianity
[
edit
]
Mary surrounded by the Seven Sorrows
Earlier, in 1232, seven youths in Tuscany founded the
Servite Order
(also known as the "Servite Friars", or the "Order of the Servants of Mary"). Five years later, they took up the sorrows of Mary, standing under the Cross, as the principal devotion of their order.
[2]
Over the centuries several devotions, and even orders, arose around meditation on Mary's Sorrows in particular. The Servites developed the three most common devotions to Our Lady's Sorrows, namely the
Rosary of the Seven Sorrows
, the Black
Scapular of the Seven Dolours of Mary
and the
Novena
to Our Sorrowful Mother. The Black Scapular is a symbol of the
Confraternity of Our Lady of Sorrows
, which is associated with the
Servite Order
.
[3]
Most devotional
scapulars
have requirements regarding ornamentation or design. The devotion of the Black Scapular requires only that it be made of black woollen cloth.
[4]
From the
National Shrine of Saint Peregrine
spread the Sorrowful Mother Novena, the core of which is the
Via Matris
.
[5]
[6]
Eastern Christianity
[
edit
]
See also:
Eastern Orthodox iconography
Our Lady who softens evil hearts
, Russian icon, 19th century
On February 2, the same day as the
Great Feast
of the
Meeting of the Lord
,
Orthodox Christians
and
Eastern Catholics
commemorate a
wonder-working
icon
of the
Theotokos
(
Mother of God
) known as "the Softening of Evil Hearts" or "Simeon's Prophecy".
[7]
[8]
It depicts the Virgin Mary at the moment that
Simeon the Righteous
says, "Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also...." (
Luke 2:35
). She stands with her hands upraised in prayer, and seven swords pierce her heart, indicative of the seven sorrows.
[7]
This is one of the few Orthodox icons of the Theotokos which do not depict the
infant Jesus
. The refrain "Rejoice, much-sorrowing Mother of God, turn our sorrows into joy and soften the hearts of evil men!" is also used.
[8]
Liturgical feast
[
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]
Our Lady of Compassion
[
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]
The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows grew in popularity in the 12th century, although under various titles. Some writings would place its roots in the eleventh century, especially among the Benedictine monks.
[9]
The first altar to the
Mater Dolorosa
was set up in 1221 at the Cistercian monastery of
Schönau
.
Ecce Homo and Mater Dolorosa Diptych
, c. 1491–1520.
Aelbrecht Bouts
The formal feast of the Our Lady of Sorrows was originated by a provincial synod of
Cologne
in 1423. It was designated for the Friday after the third Sunday after Easter and had the title:
Commemoratio angustiae et doloris B. Mariae V
. Its object was the sorrow of Mary during the Crucifixion and Death of Christ. Before the sixteenth century this feast was limited to the dioceses of North Germany, Scandinavia, and Scotland.
[2]
According to Fr. William Saunders, "... in 1482, the feast was officially placed in the Roman Missal under the title of
Our Lady of Compassion
, highlighting the great love our Blessed Mother displayed in suffering with her Son. The word compassion derives from the Latin roots cum and patior which means "to suffer with".
[9]
An annual Our Lady of Sorrows procession in
Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
is a tradition begun in the 1940s by immigrants from
Mola di Bari
, celebrating their hometown patroness
After 1600 it became popular in France and was set for the Friday before Palm Sunday. By a Decree of 22 April 1727,
Pope Benedict XIII
extended it to the entire Latin Church, under the title "Septem dolorum B.M.V.".
[2]
In 1954, it still held the rank of major double (slightly lower than the rank of the September feast) in the
General Roman Calendar
.
Pope John XXIII
's 1960
Code of Rubrics
reduced it to the level of a
commemoration
.
The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary
[
edit
]
In 1668, a separate feast of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, celebrated on the third Sunday in September, was granted to the
Servites
.
[2]
Pope Pius VII
introduced it into the
General Roman Calendar
in 1814. In 1913,
Pope Pius X
, in view of his reform giving precedence to Sundays over ordinary feasts, moved this feast to September 15, the day after the
Feast of the Cross
.
[10]
It is still observed on that date.
Since there were thus two feasts with the same title, on each of which the
Stabat Mater
sequence
was recited, the Passion Week celebration was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969 as a duplicate of the September feast.
[11]
Each of the two celebrations had been called a feast of "The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary" (Latin:
Septem Dolorum Beatae Mariae Virginis
). Recitation of the
Stabat Mater
was made optional.
Procession in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows as part of Holy Week observances in
Cocula, Guerrero
, Mexico
The existence of traditional manifestations of public devotion, such as processions with statues of Our Lady of Sorrows on days leading to
Good Friday
, has led to the maintenance on the previous Friday of the liturgical celebration of the Sorrows of Mary in some local calendars, as in
Malta
.
For everywhere the latest edition of the
Roman Missal
provides on that Friday the optional
collect
:
O God, who in this season
give your Church the grace
to imitate devoutly the Blessed Virgin Mary
in contemplating the Passion of Christ,
grant, we pray, through her intercession,
that we may cling more firmly each day
to your Only Begotten Son
and come at last to the fullness of his grace.
Dieric Bouts
, Netherlandish,
Mater Dolorosa
, 1470–75
Pope Benedict XVI
's
motu proprio
Summorum Pontificum
authorizes, under certain conditions, continued use of the
1962 Roman Missal
, which contains the feast of the Friday of the fifth week of Lent.
Patronage
[
edit
]
Our Lady of Sorrows is the
patron saint
of:
people named Dolores, Dolorita, Lola and Pia.
Poland
: the icon
Our Lady of Sorrows, Queen and Patroness of Poland
(see also:
Patron saints of Poland § Primary
) was
canonically crowned
by Pope Paul VI on 15 August 1967.
Malta
: on Friday of Sorrows, almost all parishes in Malta hold devotional penitentiary processions with a life-size statue of Our Lady of Sorrows through the streets of the parish.
Slovakia
the
Congregation of Holy Cross
Order of the Servants of Mary
Mola di Bari
and the
Molise
region of Italy
Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga
, Queen and Patroness of the
City
and
Province
of Cavite,
Philippines
Mississippi
, United States
Dolores, Abra
, Philippines
Lanzarote
,
Canary Islands
Mater Dolorosa (Berlin-Lankwitz)
Pinabacdao
, Samar, Philippines
Jia-an,
Jiabong, Samar
, Philippines
Ronda
,
Cebu
, Philippines
Tanawan,
Bustos, Bulacan
, Philippines
Churches:
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica
Église Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs
[
fr
]
, Montreal, Canada
Senhora das Dores Church
,
Póvoa de Varzim
,
Portugal
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Montevideo
St. Mary's Church (Fairfax Station, Virginia)
Our Lady of Sorrows Church (Santa Barbara, California)
Our Lady of Sorrows of Calolbon (Batong Paloway)
, Paloway,
San Andres, Catanduanes
, Philippines
National Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows,
Dolores, Quezon, Philippines
Diocesan Shrine of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Turumba
,
Pakil, Laguna
,
Philippines
Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (
Czech
:
Kostel Panny Marie Sedmibolestné
,
lit.
'Church of Virgin Mary of Seven Pains'),
Rabštejn nad Střelou
[
cs
]
, Czech Republic
Gallery
[
edit
]
Our Lady of Sorrows, depicted as "
Mater Dolorosa
" (Mother of Sorrows) has been the subject of some key works of
Roman Catholic Marian art
.
Mater Dolorosa
is one of the three common artistic representations of a sorrowful Virgin Mary, the other two being
Stabat Mater
and
Pietà
.
[12]
In this
iconography
, Our Lady of Seven Sorrows is at times simply represented in a sad and anguished mode by herself, her expression being that of tears and sadness. In other representations the Virgin Mary is depicted with seven swords in her heart, a reference to the prophecy of Simeon at the
Presentation of Jesus at the Temple
.
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