April 4 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1897) – Saint Francisco of Fatima (d. 1919) To love the Virgin Mary more One morning of last year, I decided to say the Rosary every day. I had already noticed that
March 4 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1603) - Saint Casimir – 15th apparition in Lourdes The presence of Saint Joseph, spouse of the Virgin Mary In this month of Saint Joseph, which began on March 1st
February 24 –Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1879) She lets herself be caught, trusting in God The Virgin loved to offer herself: to the God of her Fathers, as and better than the holy women of Scripture had
September 15 – Our Lady of Sorrows Why Mary is Queen of Martyrs On September 15th, the liturgy of the Church invites us to remember the sufferings of the Virgin Mary, Mother of our Savior. “Your pain, [...] greatest that a pure creature ever endured.” (Saint Anselm) The "obligatory memory" of Our Lady of Sorrows – on which the Church invites us to meditate more profoundly during this Octave of the Nativity of [...] of the human race. Painters represent her Heart pierced with seven swords, the seven principal sorrows of the Mother of God. Here is the list: 1. The prophecy of the Old Man Simeon (Luke 2: 34-35); 2
December 21 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Pescara, Italy, 1672) – Our Lady of Saint-Acheul (Amiens, France) Did they miss the appointed time? It is a historically proven fact—as inexplicable as it seems—that
June 16 – Our Lady of Sorrows (Italy, 1892) - Canonization of Padre Pio in 2002 Saints are made in Spanish prisons In the prison of Vitoria, Spain, a priest came to visit a prisoner and found him shivering
Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows (d. 1862) The memory of Mary did not leave him, even during his sleep Brother Gabriele dell'Addolorata (St Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows) was the name in religion of [...] Passionists. Because he so loved the Blessed Virgin, he asked to be named after Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. He lived a holy life as a religious, and died as a predestined soul on February 27, 1862, in Isola [...] dreams. A few moments before he breathed his last, he asked for the image of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows. He first covered it with kisses, then placed it on his heart. Suddenly his face brightened up with
December 21 - Our Lady of Seven Sorrows (Italy, 1672) Shall I Nurse You? She asked him, "What should I call you? Man? But your conception is divine. God? But you are clothed with our flesh and blood. What
September 15 - Feast of the Seven Sorrows of Mary The Virgin's Martyrdom The Virgin's martyrdom is revealed in the prophecy of Simeon as well as in the narrative of Our Lord's passion. "This child is here
Sept 1 - Month of Our Lady of Sorrows The Prophecy of Simeon And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: 'Behold this child is set for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, and for a sign [...] out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed' (Lk 2: 34-35). Meditation: How great the shock these sorrowful words must have been to Our Lady's heart. Simeon foretold the bitter Passion and death of her sweet
