child’s; pure and transparent like a stream. Obtain for me a simple and open heart that does not seek sorrow, Always ready to be given, always filled with compassion. Obtain for me a faithful and generous heart
child's; pure and transparent like a stream. Obtain for me a simple and open heart that does not seek sorrow, Always ready to be given, always filled with compassion. Obtain for me a faithful and generous heart
temple, Simeon prophesied that a sword of sorrow would pierce her heart (Lk 2:35). Of course, Mary was faithful to Jesus to the end, and the image of her sorrowfully beholding her Son on the cross has always
forbids it. This nostalgia can be found in a poem by Maria Razusova Martakova, who describes her sorrow at not being able to rely on Mary during her earthly pilgrimage: "This certainty lies in my heart
piercing Mary’s heart A certain youth practiced the devotion of visiting every day an image of the sorrowful Mary, in which she was represented with seven swords piercing her heart. One night the unhappy youth
time, of our city, through the contemplation and meditation of his holy mysteries of joy, light, sorrow and glory… The Rosary, when it is prayed in an authentic way, not mechanical and superficial but
pierced by a sword of grief. And what bitter pain was hers! The Heart of Jesus could not be immersed in sorrow without Mary's soul sharing in the crucifixion. Her compassionate heart is the fruit of a great love
lay upon our mother Eve the fit punishment for her disobedience that she should bear children in sorrow, I offer to Thee all the pains of my child-bearing in propitiation for my sins; and I thank Thee
Beginning with Simeon’s prophecy, Mary intensely and mysteriously unites her life with Christ’s sorrowful mission: she is to become her Son's faithful coworker for the salvation of the human race.
the International Marian Vigil with young people at the new Shrine of St Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (Teramo, Italy), 12 May 2018
