Category:Our Lady of Sorrows

The Blessed Virgin Mary is also known as Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (Latin: Mater Dolorosa, at times just Dolorosa), and Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolors (Sorrows).

The Seven Sorrows refer to the following events in the history of salvation:

1. The Prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34-35) or the Circumcision of Christ 2. The Flight into Egypt. (Matthew 2:13) 3. The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple. (Luke 2:43-45) 4. Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary. (Luke 23:26) 5. Jesus Dies on the Cross. (John 19:25) 6. Mary Receives the Body of Jesus in Her Arms. (Matthew 27:57-59) 7. The Body of Jesus is Placed in the Tomb. (John 19:40-42)

It is a popular Catholic devotion to pray one Our Father and 7 Hail Marys while meditating on each of the Sorrows.