On the 15th of September, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. this feast remembers her seven swords: from Simeon’s prophecy in the Temple to the moment, she laid Jesus in the tomb. It is a feast not of celebration, but of compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Seven Sorrows<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1.The Prophecy of Simeon (Lk 2:35):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the 40th day after Jesus’ birth, Mother Mary hears the words, \u201cA sword will pierce your own soul too.\u201d From that day, all her joys turned into sorrows. As revealed to St. Theresa, although the Blessed Mother already knew that the life of Her Son would be sacrificed for the Salvation of the World. She learned in greater detail what sufferings awaited Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2. The Flight into Egypt (Mt 2:13):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To save her Son from the sword of Herod, Mother Mary must flee in the middle of the night with nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. The Loss of Jesus in the Temple (Lk 2:48):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For three days and nights Mother Mary and Joseph searched for their 12 -year-old Son in Jerusalem, living the agony every parent fears – a lost child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4.Meeting Jesus on the Way to Calvary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the road to Golgotha, she pushes through the crowd to see Her Son, His face is covered in blood and thorns, but she is helpless. It is the sorrow of helplessness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Standing at the Foot of the Cross (Jn 19:25):<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Gospel says simply, \u201cStanding by the cross was His mother…\u201d She did not faint or run away like the Apostles. She stood. And there, while losing her Son, she becomes our Mother when Jesus says, \u201cWoman, behold your son.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6. Receiving Jesus\u2019 Body in Her Arms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the image of the Piet\u00e0. The same hands that once held the newborn baby warm and alive in Bethlehem now hold the same Son, cold and lifeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7.The Burial of Jesus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally, Our Lady must do what no mother should do – lay her own Son in the tomb and walk away empty-handed into the silence of Holy Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to tradition, Our Lady revealed 7 promises to those who meditate daily on her seven sorrows, They were revealed to St. Bridget of Sweden (1303 \u2013 1373) and approved by the Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Seven promises of Our Lady of Sorrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where there is prayer to the sorrowful Mother, quarrels and division will give way to peace and understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They will understand more deeply the love of Jesus and the meeting of their own suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our Lady herself will be near,especially in sickness, loneliness and in the hour of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She, who never refused God anything will intercede powerfully for our true needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Against temptation, discouragement and evil, the Sorrowful Mother will be our Shield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The greatest grace not to die alone, but to die in the arms of Our Mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those who spread this devotion will receive the grace of final perseverance and heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows is not about staying in sadness, but about learning how to love through sadness. Mother Mary stood at the foot of the Cross not because she was helpless, but because love kept her there. She teaches us that every tear, when united with Jesus, can become a prayer. So when your own cross feels heavy do not run away from her, run to her,you will find strength to stand again. Most Sorrowful Mother, we entrust our sorrows to you. Lead us to Jesus. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here are the most powerful and traditional prayers to Our Lady of Sorrows .All approved by the Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chaplet \/ Crown of Seven Sorrows [Main Devotion]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pray this daily. Takes 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For each of the 7 Sorrows, pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After each Sorrow, pray:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son Jesus.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 7 Sorrows are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Prophecy of Simeon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Flight into Egypt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Loss of Jesus in the Temple<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus Dies on the Cross<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mary Receives the Dead Body of Jesus<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end pray 3 Hail Mary\u2019s in honour of her tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Mary Pinheiro<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On the 15th of September, we celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. this feast remembers her seven swords: from Simeon’s prophecy in the Temple to the moment, she laid Jesus in the tomb. It is a feast not<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pormoll"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3829,"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3828\/revisions\/3829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}