Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (Latin: Mater Dolorosa), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names by which Mary, mother of Jesus, is referred to in relation to sorrows in life. As Mater Dolorosa, it is also a key subject for Marian art in the Catholic Church.
"Mater Dolorosa" redirects here. For the church, see Mater Dolorosa (Berlin-Lankwitz). For the painting, see Mater Dolorosa (Titian).
Our Lady of Sorrows
15 September
Friday of Sorrows
Blessed Virgin Mary in mournful state, tears, bleeding heart pierced by seven daggers
The Seven Sorrows of Mary are a popular religious theme and a Catholic devotion. In Catholic imagery, the Virgin Mary is portrayed sorrowful and in tears, with one or seven swords piercing her heart, iconography based on the prophecy of Simeon in Luke 2:34–35. Pious practices in reference to this title include the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows, the Seven Principal Dolors of the Blessed Virgin, the Novena in Honor of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, and the Via Matris.
The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is liturgically celebrated every 15 September, while a feast, the Friday of Sorrows is observed in some Catholic countries.
Our Lady of Sorrows is the patron saint of:
Churches:
Mater Dolorosa The oldest image in the Philippines dating 1785 owned by the Macalalag Family in Iloilo City, Philippines.
Our Lady of Sorrows in the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish
Our Lady of Sorrows, depicted as "Mater Dolorosa" (Mother of Sorrows) has been the subject of some key works of Catholic Marian art. Mater Dolorosa is one of the three common artistic representations of a sorrowful Virgin Mary, the other two being Stabat Mater and the Pietà.[34]
In this iconography, Our Lady of Seven Sorrows is at times simply represented in a sad and anguished mode by herself, her expression being that of tears and sadness. In other representations the Virgin Mary is depicted with seven swords in her heart, a reference to the prophecy of Simeon at the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.