Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 15, 2023 / 02:00 am. Catholics are invited to contemplate the seven sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary in a special way on Sept. 15, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.

He spoke about the veneration of Our Lady of Sorrows, listing her “seven sorrows.” “The first, just 40 days after the birth of Jesus, is the prophecy of Simeon, who speaks of a sword that ...

The Catholic devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows is nearly 1,000 years old. It gained popularity throughout the Mediterranean in the 11th century and the Servite Order, founded in 1233, helped spread ...

The Seven Sorrows gives us a chance not only to pray with Mary, but also to invite her to pray with us in our own sorrows. I have adapted an 1815 meditation originally composed by Pope Pius VII. It is ...

On the Friday before Holy Week, Pope Francis asked people to keep a long tradition of Catholic piety by focusing on “the suffering and sorrows of Our Lady.” ...

Pope Francis will travel to the Catholic-majority country of Slovakia on Sept. 12-15, ... The seven sorrows of Mary are the prophecy of Simeon, the flight into Egypt, ...

Pope Francis preaches about the motherhood and sorrows of Mary during his morning Mass April 3, 2020, in the chapel of his Vatican residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.