Our Lady of Sorrows
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Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: mater dolorosa, the sorrowful mother) is a title given in the Roman Catholic Church to Mary, mother of Jesus.
The feast is celebrated on September 15.
She is the patron saint of Slovakia, the state of Mississippi, the Congregation of Holy Cross, and Mola di Bari, Italy.
The Seven Sorrows
See also Seven Dolours of the VirginCanonically, seven of Mary's sorrows are specifically honoured:
- The prophecy of Simeon the Righteous;
- The flight to Egypt;
- The loss of the child Jesus for three days;
- Meeting Jesus on his way to Calvary (see also Stations of the Cross);
- The crucifixion and death of Jesus;
- Jesus being taken down from the cross;
- Jesus laid in the tomb.
History
The first altar to the mater dolorosa was set up in 1221 at the monastery of Schönau. The veneration of Our Lady of Sorrows on 15 September was initiated in 1239 by the Servite order in Florence, Italy. It was made universal by Pope Pius VII in 1814. A procession is held in Saint Paul's Bay in Malta, the Sunday after the 15th September.
Another feast, established in the seventeenth century and made universal in 1727, was originally celebrated on the last Friday before Palm Sunday, or Friday in Passion Week. This feast was suppressed in the changes following Vatican II, keeping only the September feast, though processions with the statue dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows are still held in Malta and Spain.
Iconography
In iconography, Our Lady of Sorrows is represented as the Virgin Mary wounded by seven swords in her heart.Trivia
This is also the name of a song by post-hardcore/emo band My Chemical Romance
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