“It is prayed using a special rosary comprised of seven ‘decades’ containing seven beads each.” Each of the seven decades corresponds with one of the Seven Sorrows of Mary: The chaplet of ...

But, that’s not the only sorrow Mary endured, and it’s not the only one we honor on this feast day. There are seven. These seven sorrows were foretold by Simeon in the Temple when he ...

“Mary, Mother of Sorrows ... can also ask for the intercession of Our Lady of Sorrows through the seven sorrows rosary, or chaplet. OSMM provides general instructions on how to pray it: The ...

The seven sorrows are a series of events that the Virgin Mary experienced and can be seen ... Believers pray them in the rosary as they are found in the Bible, after praying every pain ends ...

FIFTH MYSTERY Mary is for us a model of virginity, of total obedience, of absolute poverty, and of apostolate in her self-giving to others. She is Co-redemptrix with Jesus. AFTER THE ROSARY: Take a ...

I first learned about the Seven Sorrows devotion through my obsession with art depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary. While I was used to the joyful image of the Mother and Child, I was mesmerized by its ...