The Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary
These are known as a series of events that occurred in the life of the Virgin Mary, which are popularly known as Our Lady of Sorrows. Something very important to keep in mind is that the seven sorrows are not the same as the mysteries of the Rosary. The seven sorrows are as follows:
- Simeon's Prophecy
- The Flight into Egypt
- The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple
- Mary Finds Her Son on the Way to Calvary
- Jesus dies on the cross
- Jesus is Taken down from the Cross and Delivered to his Mother
- They Bury the Body of Jesus
These seven pains of the Virgin can also be represented as the seven swords that pierced her heart while she lived the sufferings of her son, since she had a close communication with him, he confessed that his heart was the same as his own son having her attached to each martyrdom until the day of his death.
What are the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin?
The Sorrows of the Virgin are seven that are mentioned in the Holy Bible, below we will describe each of them:
First Sorrow – Simeon's Prophecy
The first pain is carried out a few days after the purification established in the Law of Moses was fulfilled, since they took Jesus to Jerusalem to be able to present him to the great Lord as established by law, which stipulates that every firstborn male must be consecrated while a pair of turtle doves is given to him as a sacrifice.
At that time in the city of Jerusalem there was a man named Simeon, who was known to be very just and pious, he was simply waiting for the consolation of the Holy Spirit, since in a dream they had prophesied that he would not be able to die if he had not seen Christ.
For this reason, thanks to this dream, he decided to reach the temple, where, taking into account the law of the Lord that was prescribed for him, he took the child Jesus in his arms to bless him in the name of Christ, so that he could see his wish fulfilled and Having made his request, he could rest in peace, since he had seen the salvation of Christ spread throughout the earth.
The parents of Jesus were surprised by everything that Simeon said about his son, at one point this man approaches Mary and confesses that his son Jesus was destined to die but that he would rise again among many in Israel and he will go through a sword that will take away his soul to be able to discover each of the thoughts seen by you. Listen very well to what Christ wants to tell you, think carefully about what you do not understand, ask everything you do not know so that you can give yourself fully to the will of the Lord.
Second Sorrow – The Flight into Egypt
After having blessed Jesus, Joseph was presented with an angel of the Lord to warn him that Herod wanted to kill his son, so he recommended him to flee to Egypt with his child and his wife until he warned him again. When Joseph woke up he began to arrange everything to leave at night without raising suspicions, they lasted thirty long years in Egypt where they had a simple life such as a humble home in the small town of Galilee until Herod died without fulfilling his prophecy.
While living in Egypt, the Virgin Mary offered her help to the church so that every child born could be baptized and enter the world of Christ with a noble and pure soul to honor him. Because of this, many people began to understand her, and they began to value each new event that occurred within the small town. To learn more about the story of the Virgin, we invite you to read about Our Lady of Sorrows and discover how his life was full of sacrifice and love.
Third Sorrow – Jesus Lost in the Temple
After Herod died, Jesus' parents traveled constantly to Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover feast, when Jesus turned twelve they took him to the feast as was customary each year. After a few days of the festivities and ready to return to Egypt, the child Jesus could not be found, they thought that he could be inside the caravan and headed to look for him at the house of relatives and closest acquaintances.
Despite the search, they did not find him, so they returned to the beginning to see where else he could be, after three more days they were finally able to find him, he was in the Temple, asking questions of the doctors who were in the Instead, many of them were very surprised by the wisdom that Jesus possessed.
When his parents saw him, they complained why he had gotten lost in this way, so in his way of responding, he replied that they should not worry because he had to take care of doing some of his father's things, they could not respond to such an answer. understand it but what they did not know was that Jesus had been sent by God to earth and he had entrusted him to do some things.
Fourth Sorrow – Mary Finds Her Son on the Way to Calvary
The fourth pain of Mary occurs at the moment when Jesus had his first fall after being whipped, she as the mother did not leave her son at any time, so being together they shared the pain they felt mutually, Mary to see to her hurt son and Jesus for having the horrible blows on his body and making his beautiful mother cry.
Fifth Sorrow – Jesus Dies on the Cross
When speaking about the fifth sorrow it is understood how Mary when she found herself in front of the Cross of Jesus could not believe that her son would lose his life in this way, Jesus when seeing his mother already nailed to the cross asked her to give him water because he was thirsty but what there was was a glass full of vinegar, so with a sponge tied to a stick they brought it to her so she could drink and at that moment was when she lowered her head she gave her spirit to Christ.
Mary had to wait three days for Jesus to be taken down from the cross, so the only one who was in such a sad moment after dying was her who with tears in her eyes asked the Lord for mercy, since she did not understand how her heart was so pure he could leave her helpless. Jesus, despite only being in spirit, could feel the warm love that his mother gave to his inert body asking him to return.
Sixth Sorrow – Jesus is taken down from the Cross and delivered to his Mother
Already on the third day, around sunset on Saturday, Mary and Joseph arrived at the place to ask Pilate for the body of their son, who with a knight of the guard made sure that Jesus was dead, when they were sure they took him down from the cross, placing him in a white sheet that Mary and Joseph had bought for him, then they placed him in a small tomb that they closed with a large rock that was to one side.
When Jesus is already dead on the cross, Mary takes a moment in front of her son to think about his Christian life and the holiness that he gave to the Lord, to understand what his weaknesses were in the life of his son, and to see if in this way he manages to get rid of the pain he feels in the face of loss and know how to cope with the mission that Christ gave Jesus since childhood.
When Jesus meets God in heaven, he confesses that he must return to his mother to give her the last hug and give her the mercy that she longs for allowing her son to suffer, but in addition to seeing her, he must have his purposes in mind. concrete way to get out of the world all the arrogance, lack of belief and sensuality.
Seventh Sorrow – They Bury the Body of Jesus
Mary, holding her beloved son in her arms, asks Joseph of Arimathea, who was secretly devoted to Jesus for fear of reprisals from the Jews, to ask for Jesus' body. When she asked Pilate, he refused, but minutes before he was to be taken to his holy burial, Nicodemus, another disciple of Jesus, arrived to wrap his body in multiple linens and spices, just as the Jews were buried at that time.
When burying Jesus they realized that the tomb where his body was going to rest was just below the groove where his cross was, this happened, since the Jews to respect such an honorable man decided to give him the only tomb that never had been used. When the body of Jesus was left inside the tomb, they decided to pray to God for the elevation of the soul and eternal peace that he deserved so that his mother Mary could find tranquility in her heart.
The Painful Life of the Virgin
What we call pains of Our Lady should not only be reduced to what she suffered on Calvary, since Christ's entire life was the cross and martyrdom. In this way we can say that the whole life of our lady Mary, mother of Christ, was one of tears.
The main characteristic with which we can observe the Virgin Mary is that she always had a beautiful unconditional and faithful love to give to those who were kind to her, in addition to the fact that she was completely willing to suffer for those close to her to show them love. that she feels for them and thus not see them suffer at any time as it happens to her with her son Jesus.
The Virgin Mary wept so much in her earthly life that the most admirable thing is that even though she is in heaven with her son, enjoying the promise of consolation, she still continues to weep for all of us, for all people, and for all the offenses that we men commit against her son Christ.
In the middle of the last century in the Salette, there was a period in which the Christian religion in France was facing great hostility, this cried in Fatima, as the children describe the sadness of the Virgin Mary, just as God might be offended by all the sins committed, and this shows his shepherd children all the horror that exists in hell and the great number of souls that go there.
She appears in Lourdes crying painfully and sadly encouraging penance in order to avoid all the tragedies and punishments that would be carried out on humanity. She also appears in Syracuse after the Second World War, and this time she wanted to perform a miracle, she made a simple image of her cry completely real tears so that everyone could see the miracles that she could do, these at the time they managed to collect and analyze, proving that they really were real tears compared to the same composition of human tears.
Novena of Our Lady of Sorrows
This Novena is usually held between April 26 and May 4 of each year, with this we ask the Virgin Mary for the well-being of our relatives and acquaintances, as well as for the mercy of people. Therefore, the novena to Our Lady of Sorrows is done as follows:
Opening Prayer
This prayer must be performed each of the nine days of the novena, before performing the corresponding prayer, therefore the prayer that must be prayed is:
“O great Virgin, the most penetrating in the world after your Son, to whose sufferings you were forever confederated, I beg you to grant me the strength to resist my sins, as you suffered for ours, so that, crucifying my passions and lusts on the cross of Christ, carrying the cross of my duty along the path of my life, walking in the footsteps of my Lord and continually persisting at your side, O my Mother, at the foot of the cross of Jesus, I may always live and die with you, redeemed and sanctified by the most precious blood of our Redeemer. I also beg you, by your sufferings, to hear my petition in this novena and, if possible, grant it to me.”
First day
For the first day you should pray for the peace of all humanity, so that all that existing malice and bad thoughts of disloyalty disappear and thus achieve a world with more kindness and humility as Mary was with everyone, in such a way the sentence to perform is:
“Oh my Dolosa Virgin, being your flourishing and fruitful tree, you were so disconsolate, and I dry and useless tree, I want to live pleasantly and I am restless from all worries and misfortunes. I beg you to grant me the spirit of correction, humility and Christian mortification to imitate you and your beloved Son, crucified for me. Amen"
Second day
On the second day of the novena, the prayer reflected below should be performed, while a white candle is placed in order to give light to the Virgin and her son on the way to reach us.
"Oh beautiful Virgin Mary Dolosa, because of the pain you suffered when old Simeon predicted to you the refutations with which the world would harass your Son, I beg you not to agree that I be found among the worldly enemies of your Son, but among those who meekly exercise their wisdom and reflect it in their truly Christian habits, so that it may also be one of those to whom He will be resurrection and life. Amen"
Third day
For the third day, the following prayer should be performed silently in order to feel the warm fervor of the Virgin:
"Oh Dolosa Virgin, for the pain you possessed when the arrogant and envious Herod wanted to kill your Son, who came to give us life, rescue me from all greed and pride and make it so that, instead of throwing your Son from my side, call him to me, and, postponing all my interests, make him reign over me, being his faithful and submissive subject, to reign with him in glory. Amen"
Fourth day
On this day of the Novena you should follow the following prayer in order to get the support you are looking for, whether it is an economic problem, work, health or family. The prayer you will have to do is the following:
"O my Virgin Mary, for all the pain you suffered when you lost your Son in Jerusalem and you resisted three days looking for him, I beg you that I never lose him through fault and that, if I lose him, I seek him with remorse, and looking for him, meet the sincere revelation in the temple and keep you with true religion. Amen"
Fifth day
On the fifth day of the novena, the prayer should be performed by placing a letter of petition to the Virgin next to a white candle, said prayer to be performed is:
“Oh Sacred Virgin, for the pain you had when you escorted your Son to Calvary along the Calle de la Amargura, make me escort him too, carrying the cross that his destiny has given me, with humble patience and dignified perseverance, suffering well all the fatigues that come from my neighbors. Amen"
Sixth day
On the sixth day, the following prayer should simply be made with great faith and devotion to be heard by the virgin and her son:
“Oh Dolosa Virgin, for all the pain you felt when you saw your son Jesus nailed to the cross, grant me that I use the fruits of his passion, that I be a true Christian, sacrificed with Christ, and that I reflect as an honor suffering and resisting something for being a Christian and exercising the Christian virtues. Amen"
Seventh day
Once the seventh day of the Novena of the Virgin Mary has been reached, the following prayer will have to be made, so that she can hear all our prayers and petitions:
"Sorrowful Virgin, for your pain that you tolerated when picking up your dead Son and descended from the cross, I beg you to forgive me my sins, which were the source of his death, and that his lacerations be extremely engraved in my memory and my heart, as proof of his love, so that I love him to death. Amen"
Eighth day
For the eighth day you must perform this prayer and leave a red candle lit for the whole night that represents the blood of Jesus:
"My Beautiful Virgin, for the pain with which you escorted your Son to the grave and left him buried there, grant me that I die with the help of religion and be buried among the faithful Christians with Christ, so that, on the day of judgment, manage to revive with the true Christians and be taken to the right hand of Christ. Amen"
ninth day
Finally, on the ninth day, the prayer must be made to glorify the burial and resurrection of Jesus, placing a glass of water next to a white candle so that he finds the way to our hearts, said prayer is:
"Oh my beloved Virgin Dolosa, award me that just as you, because of your pains, absorb great glory in heaven and triumph there as glorious queen of the martyrs, so I too, after a life afflicted with Christ, deserve to coexist perpetually in the glory, prosperous with Christ. Grant me, Queen of martyrs, to live on the cross with charity, to die on the cross with enthusiasm and to reign by the cross with glory. Amen"
Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows
Praying to Our Lady of Sorrows is of great help to request calm and peace to our thoughts in moments of anguish, the simplest prayer that can be made to her is:
“Lady and Mother, you who were calm and very strong next to the cross of your son Jesus, and who offered your Son to the Father for the liberation of the world.
You lost him, in a certain sense, because he had to be close to the great Father, but you conquered him because he changed into the Savior of the world, into the Companion who gives his life for his friends.
Mary my mother, how beautiful it is to hear from the cross the phrases of Jesus
How nice if we receive you in our house like Juan! We always want to take you to our house. Our home is the place where we will live forever. But all the heart, where the Holy Trinity is found. Amen."
Prayer to the Virgin in Lent
This prayer is always performed in the Lenten season of the Virgin Mary, which is done every first Saturday of March of each year, to ask that she be with us in every painful moment of our lives and teach us to overcome it and understand what happens to us. , just as she did at the moment she lost her beloved son Jesus. This prayer to perform is:
“Mary, my mother, give me your hand and insert your seven swords into this uncultivated flesh, I want to go with you into the skeptical black and yellow afternoon.
Here, on my face, I want to see if that silver lividity, that shining sob, is captured.
Virgin already of anguish, your Son is the one who goes through there, let me make with you this honorable route to go to Mount Calvary, point me to Gethsemane.
To you great girl, today teacher of sorrows, margin of the repentant, nest in which the soul rests, I offer you, beautiful rose, the expeditions of this path.
To you, Mother, to whom I wanted to make my humble offer. To you, heavenly princess, Holy Virgin Mary. Amen."
Benefits of Praying to the Virgin Mary
Among the benefits granted by the Virgin Mary, there will always be three benefits that will not be changed, as they are only granted to those faithful who venerate her daily and understand the tears and suffering she endured in her life. The benefits are:
- It will always give peace to family and friends
- They will be able to be enlightened in each one of the Divine Mysteries
- She will always be there to comfort in every sorrow and will be present in every job that is done.
- He will always fulfill the requests that are asked of him.
- It will be there to help you in each of the moments where you fight with your enemies
- At the moment of her death she will receive them with open arms so that they are calm
- She, as a mother, and her son Jesus will lead him directly to eternal happiness once his earthly life is over, leaving behind the bad prejudices and attitudes that they have carried out in said life.
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