"Behold No sooner is Jesus born than He is persecuted. Mary and John and the holy women follow them and watch as the great stone to the sepulchre is rolled. On my heart the wounds impressed, Amen. Let us pity Her, and accompany Her and Her Son by patiently carrying the cross Our Lord imposes on us. When it was time to move the stone to close the entrance, the grief-stricken disciples approached Our Blessed Lady and said to Her: “It is time now, O Lady, to close the tomb. Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. BANNER IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS WITHOUT THE FRAME. At the conclusion of the 7th Sorrow you This grace I ask of thee to-day: obtain for me a continual remembrance of the passion of Jesus, and of thine also, and a tender devotion to them, that all the remaining days of my life may be spent in weeping for thy sorrows, O my Mother, and for those of my Redeemer, I hope that these dolors will give me the confidence and strength not to despair at the hour of my death, at the sight of the offences I have committed against my Lord. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremias the prophet, saying: A voice in Rama was heard, lamentation and great mourning; Rachel bewailing her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not. Devotion to the Crucified Christ and to Our Lady of sorrows I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of my Divine Son or the sanctification of their souls. St. John did not feel it necessary to say more than these words with reference to the martyrdom of Mary. Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary And she endured these pains perfectly, with patience, humility and obedience, offering them to Almighty God for the salvation of poor sinners. Sacred Heart of Jesus, have pity upon us. The Virgin Mary's greatest joy is when She held the new born Baby 2. They raised the cross and left Him to die. Not till the third day do they find Him, in the Temple. http://www.tldm.org Mourning Him who mourned for me, On the return journey Joseph and Mary find at the end of the first day that Jesus is not with them. Lord, have mercy on us, (Christ, have mercy on us.) Let us make Mary happy by welcoming Her Son into our hearts, the Son whom men still continue to persecute by their sins. But now the implements, the executioners, have all passed by. Box 40                   Jerusalem, Lowell, MI 49331-0040 19:25). They will be enlightened about the Divine Mysteries. Now She has to leave Him in the tomb. Therefore, My daughter, though I am forgotten by many, at least do you not forget me. find two prayers to Our Lady of Sorrows, one by St. Miracles & Cures | When he found he had been deceived, he ordered all the infants in the neighborhood of Bethlehem to be put to death. When Mary gave Amen. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. St. Ambrose said, "I Christ, hear us, (Christ, graciously hear us. She does not ask God to take away this agony. includes the traditional hymn, the Stabat Mater, which is Oh those dim eyes, never turning Prayer of St. Alphonsus (optional): The Crucifixion. The Seven Sorrows of Mary are important for us to know and pray. In His awful judgment day. Putting Jesus aside, Who was not mere man alone, our Blessed Mother is the victim soul of victim souls, the Queen of Martyrs, and the graces merited by her sufferings raised her high above all the angels and saints in heaven. On the Dolors of Mary). Mary and John and the holy women follow them and watch as the great stone to the sepulchre is rolled. In short, Jesus was considered so notoriously wicked that, as the Jews said to Pilate, no trial was necessary to condemn Him. prays; sole-begotten One!Christ above in torment hangs;She beneath beholds My most amiable Mother, if through my fault thy Son hast not yet returned to my soul, wilt thou obtain for me that I may find Him. Pity and love are in her eyes as she gazes at His blood-stained face. renew our sorrow for sin. In the Middle Ages, the 1) The Prophecy of Simeon By these must I obtain pardon, perseverance, paradise, where I hope to rejoice with thee, and sing the infinite mercy of my God through all eternity: thus I hope, thus may it be. 3. Christ O God +, come to my assistance Her beloved Son is dying and she shares in His suffering. And seeing him, they wondered. I grieve for thee, O Mary most sorrowful in the consternation of thy heart at meeting Jesus as he carried His Cross. But She lamented to St. Bridget that very few did so, and that the greater part of the world lived in forgetfulness of them: “I look around at all who are on earth, to see if by chance there are any who pity Me, and meditate on My Sorrows; and I find that there are very few. BID ME bear, O Mother blesséd! Prayer of St. Alphonsus (optional): She embraced Him and then sat down at the foot of the cross. She beheld her tender Child, behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing. of their lives. Mary was so desolate and so sad that, according to St. Bernard, She, “moved many to tears.” In fact, wherever She passed, those who saw Her could not help weeping with Her. oppose the adorable will of My divine Son or the sanctification, enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.”, propagate this devotion to My tears and sorrows will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness, since all their sins will be forgiven and My Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.”, Dolorosary: the Rosary of the Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr. 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. it is the end. Hebrew, Golgotha,  Luke 2:17. St. Albert the Great said, “that as we are under great obligation to Jesus for His Passion endured for our love, so also are we under great obligation to Mary for the martyrdom which She voluntarily suffered for our salvation in the death of Her Son”. Truly her heart is pierced with sorrow. The Blessed Virgin told St. Matilda that when St. Simeon pronounced these words “all Her joy was changed into sorrow.” For, as was revealed to St. Teresa, although the Blessed Mother already knew that the life of Her Son would be sacrificed for the salvation of the world, She then learned more distinctly and in greater detail what sufferings and what a cruel death awaited Him. sorrowful, for the pangs that wrenched thy most loving heart at the Suffered by the Crucified. Now at length the sword hath passed. she stands, as one offering sacrifice. O, thou Mother, fount of love! Desolate Mother, (*) Mother filled with anguish, (*) It is also represented in 13th Station of the Cross,  The third sorrow was one of the greatest that Mary had to endure in Her life, the loss of Her Son in the temple. Mother transfixed with the sword, (*) Then the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate: Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am the King of the Jews. My heart grieves for In addition to these four graces there are also seven promises attached to the practice of daily praying seven Hail Marys while meditating on Our Lady’s Tears and Sorrows. Prayer of St. Alphonsus (optional): In order to grasp the meaning of this last sorrow more fully, let us return to Calvary and picture our afflicted Mother there, still holding the lifeless body of Her Son clasped in Her arms. Whelm'd in miseries so deepChrist's dear Mother to behold?Can the God. Radio Program | “Let us now consider the second sword of sorrow which wounded Mary, the flight of Her Infant Jesus into Egypt to escape the persecution by Herod.”, Second Sorrow of Mary The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is September 15th . They meet Simeon, the holy man, and Anna, the prophetess. 2.They will be enlightened about the For they are dead that sought the life of the child. They were strangers — unknown, without money, and barely able to support themselves by the work of their hands. Purchase a Five-Fold (Redemptorist) Scapular* from DiscountCatholicProducts.com 7) “I have obtained this grace from My divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to My tears and sorrows will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness, since all their sins will be forgiven and My Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.”, (Prayers and Heavenly Promises by Joan Carroll Cruz; Imprimatur: Most Rev. Let intercession be made for us, we beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, now and at the hour of our death, before the throne of Thy mercy, by the Blessed Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, whose most holy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the hour of Thy bitter Passion. Mary loved souls and While my body here decays,May my soul Thy goodness praise,Safe in in His Passion. (Pre-1968 Indulgence of 300 days), MOTHER of love, Mother of sorrows and of mercy, pray for us. To view and pray the 7 Dolors [SORROW My heart grieves for 4. Amen. Amen. But whoever wants to find Jesus must look for Him as Mary did, not amid the pleasures and delights of the world, but amid crosses and mortifications.

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