I had heard the voice of Mama Mary inside my heart, before this Lent began, to write articles on the devotion to her Seven Sorrows. You most likely have heard of “Our Lady of Sorrows” but are not quite familiar that there is a Devotion attached to this title of Mary. It is a popular Roman Catholic devotion in other countries. Here in the Philippines, however, it’s not entirely known. That’s why I am writing about it in the coming days.
This is going to be beneficial especially for those who are looking for a specific devotion this Lent.
During Lent, the Church tells us to allot more time for prayer as a form of sacrifice in remembering the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ. For one, it would be great to pray more Rosaries and meditate intently on the Sorrowful Mysteries. I personally think that it is also a good idea to have a particular devotion that’s apt for the season, like this one.
You might want to pray this devotion throughout Lent. Who knows, even after this season, you will find yourself connected with this devotion, and make it a regular one for you at any time of the year?
For today, I’m sharing with you the History of the Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows, the Reasons for praying it, and the Promises given by Our Lady herself to those who will dedicate themselves to this devotion.
Who is Our Lady of Sorrows?
Our Lady of Sorrows (Latin: Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens) is likewise known as 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. These are all the names by which the Virgin Mary is referred to in solemn honor of the sorrows in her life as the Mother of God.
The Mater Dolorosa is one of the common key subjects for Marian art in the Catholic Church. Religious Catholic imagery portrays the Virgin Mary in a sorrowful, mournful state, sometimes with visible lacrimation (flow of tears) on her face, with her heart, often bleeding, pierced by seven long knives or daggers, which represent her seven motherly sorrows.
For yours truly, you might ask, how did I know Our Lady of Sorrows and find out about the devotion to her?
I actually had often heard about this Marian title long ago. However, I did not really give it much thought, not until last year, when one day, rather providentially, I took notice of Our Lady of Sorrows.
For a few months since then, I felt that Our Lady of Sorrows had been “calling my attention” in other providential ways. It was April 3, 2017 in Santuario de San Antonio Parish, season of Lent, right before the Holy Week. My family and I went to a talk, which was the most beautiful talk I’ve heard so far. Inside the Church, near the pew where my family sat, I was surprised to see a life-size figure of the Mater Dolorosa- Our Lady, The Mother of Sorrows. I think it was my first time to see a Mater Dolorosa statue in a Parish. I only saw smaller ones in Church processions before. Out of amazement and love for Our Lady of Sorrows, I stood before her and prayed right there, as I held her with both hands for some minutes. Prior to that, people just passed by the statue and no one else stopped. After praying, I looked back and to my surprise, I saw a long queue of people of all ages next to me, waiting to pray too and hold Our Lady! You see the Divine Providence of God in that?
Let me just briefly reflect on my story above as an example of how we spiritually affect one another. It is Mama Mary’s way of reminding me to pray for each other and become models of holiness because our actions can inspire people to take the holy path as well.
Gazing up on the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows that day in the Parish, I took every sign as a call for me to discover her more deeply. So I had searched up, read sources and then found out about the devotion. I spent the following week, the Holy Week, focused on the Devotion to the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary during my daily Holy Hour in the Adoration.
Why do Catholics need a devotion to the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary?
1. It is our duty to the Lord and to His Most Blessed Mother
“That as we are under great obligations to Jesus for His Passion endured for our love, so also are we under great obligations to Mary for the martyrdom which She voluntarily suffered for our salvation in the death of Her Son.”
– Saint Albert the Great
Our Lady herself said that the sufferings of Jesus were like her own sufferings:
“My daughter, consider the suffering of my Son, for His limbs were like my own limbs and His heart like my own heart. For just as other children use to be carried in the womb of their mother, so was He in me. But He was conceived through the burning charity of God’s love. Others, however are conceived through the lust of the flesh. Thus, John the Evangelist, His cousin, rightly says: ‘The Word was made flesh.’ He came through love and was in me. The Word and love created Him in me. He was truly for me like my own heart. For when I gave birth to Him, I felt as though half my heart was born and went out of me. And when He endured suffering, it felt like my own heart was suffering. Just as when something is half inside and half outside – the half outside feels pain and suffering, but the inside also feels a similar pain – so it was for me when My Son was scourged and wounded; it was as if my own heart was scourged and wounded.”
– Our Lady to Saint Bridget of Sweden
2. To honor the “voluntary martyrdom” of our Blessed Mother
The sufferings of Our Lady were heavier and worse than all the sufferings of humans that ever lived, then and ours in the present.
I was also the one closest to Him at His suffering and I was never separated from Him. I stood very near His cross, and just like that which is closest to the heart stings the worst, so His pain was heavier and worse for me than for others. When He looked at me from the cross and I saw Him, then tears flowed from my eyes like blood from veins.
– Our Lady to Saint Bridget of Sweden“The martyrs endured their torments in their bodies; Mary suffered Hers in Her soul.”
– Saint Alphonsus Liguori
The sorrow in Mary’s soul was far beyond any physical pain. Jesus Himself said to Saint Catherine of Sienna, “Between the sufferings of the soul and those of the body there is no comparison.”
3. To express gratitude and compassion, which our Blessed Mother fully deserves
“So great a love has our Heavenly Mother for us, that she deserves our gratitude, and that gratitude should be shown by at least meditating upon, and pitying her in her Sorrows.”
– Saint Alphonsus Liguori
Jesus Himself considered His Mother’s sufferings heavier than His own. This must evoke in our hearts a loving compassion for His Sorrowful Mother:
And when He saw me so stricken with pain and overwhelming sorrow, He felt such a sorrow over my pain that all the pain of His own wounds became as subsided and dead for the sake of the pain He saw in me. I can therefore boldly say that His pain was my pain since His heart was my heart. For just as Adam and Eve sold the world for an apple, so My Son and I bought back the world as with one heart. Consider therefore, my daughter, how I was at the death of My Son, and it will not be hard for you to give up the world and her cares.”
– Our Lady to Saint Bridget of Sweden
4. To console the Blessed Virgin Mary for the sufferings she bore for the sake of mankind’s salvation
The following visions of Saints show how Our Lady herself yearns for consolation from us Catholic faithfuls.
“He (Our Lord) said to me, that when He rose again He showed Himself to Our Lady, because she was in great trouble; for sorrow had so pierced her soul that she did not even recover herself at once in order to have the fruition of that joy. By this I saw how different was my piercing. But what must that of the Virgin have been? He (Our Lord) remained long with her then because it was necessary to console her.”
– Saint Teresa of Avila“I look around at all who are on earth, to see if by chance there are any who pity me, and meditate upon my Sorrows; and I find that there are very few. Therefore, my daughter, though I am forgotten by many, at least do you not forget me; consider my anguish, and imitate, as far as you can, my grief.”
– Our Lady to Saint Bridget of SwedenAnd as I, filled with sorrow, gazed at their cruelty, I then saw His most mournful Mother lying on the earth, as if trembling and half-dead. She was being consoled by John and by those others, her sisters, who were then standing not far from the cross on its right side. Then the new sorrow of the compassion of that Most Holy Mother so transfixed me that I felt, as it were, that a sharp sword of unbearable bitterness was piercing my heart. Then at last His Sorrowful Mother arose; and, as it were, in a state of physical exhaustion, she looked at Her Son. Thus, supported by her sisters, she stood there all dazed and in suspense, as though dead yet living, transfixed by the sword of sorrow. When Her Son saw her and His other friends weeping, with a tearful voice He commended her to John. It was quite discernible in His bearing and voice that out of compassion for His Mother, His own heart was being penetrated by a most sharp arrow of sorrow beyond all measure.
– The vision seen by Saint Bridget of Sweden in the holy city of Jerusalem, in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Chapel of Mount Calvary
5. To experience consolation in ourselves for our own sufferings
In praying the devotion, we are able to present our own sorrows before the Lord and His Blessed Mother and ask for heavenly consolation.
How did the Devotion to the Seven Sorrows start?
1. Saint John the Beloved
The Gospel of John describes how Jesus put Mary and His cousin, Apostle Saint John the Beloved, or John the Evangelist himself, in each other’s care as they stand at the foot of Cross (John 19:25-27). Speaking through a vision to Saint Elizabeth, Jesus revealed to her that after the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Heaven, Saint John desired to see the Blessed Virgin again. Indeed it happened when Mary, accompanied by Her Son, appeared to Saint John. The beloved Saint then heard Mary ask Jesus to grant some special grace to all those who are devoted to her Sorrows.
2. The Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross on September 14 and the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows on September 15
The Church celebrates the Exaltation of the Holy Cross every September 14, starting in the year 326 when Saint Helen and her son Saint Constantine discovered the True Cross of Jesus on the Calvary. Since then, Ephrem the Syrian and Saint Ambrose venerated the Sorrows of Mary. The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows became popular starting in the 12th Century until it was instituted in the General Roman Calendar in 1913 by Pope Pius X to be celebrated every September 15.
3. The Servite Order
Seven holy men of noble patrician families in the city of Florence, Italy, left their place and started living as a community on Mount Senario in solitude, prayer, and penance: Buonfiglio dei Monaldi (Bonfilius), Giovanni di Buonagiunta (Bonajuncta), Amadeus of the Amidei (Bartolomeus), Ricovero dei Lippi-Ugguccioni (Hugh), Benedetto dell’ Antella (Manettus), Gherardino di Sostegno (Sostene), and Alessio de’ Falconieri (Alexius)
Our Lady appeared to them on Good Friday of 1239 and spoke of her wish for them to form an Order in her honor under the title of Mother of Sorrows. Their Order adopted her virtues of hospitality and compassion. The distinctive spirit of the order was the sanctification of its members by meditation on the Passion of Jesus and the Sorrows of Mary, and spreading abroad this devotion of meditating on their Sorrows, and introducing to Catholics the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Their Order became known as the Order of the Servants of Mary, or the Servites. These holy men later became canonized Saints.
4. The Blessed Mother Mary Herself appeared as “Our Lady of Sorrows”
“In October Our Lord will come, as well as Our Lady of Sorrows and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. St. Joseph will appear with the Child Jesus to bless the world.”
– Our Lady of Fatima told to the children, Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta on September 13, 1917
The Blessed Virgin Mary fulfilled this promise on her last apparition on October 13, 1917. She appeared as Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, and as Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and indeed, as Our Lady of Sorrows, along with the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Saint Joseph carrying the Child Jesus, true to her word.
What are the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Seven Promises to its Devotees?
Fresco of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin, by Tempesta and Cirgignani, Santo Stefano Rotondo, Rome
The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady
1. The Prophecy of Simeon
2. The Flight into Egypt
3. The Loss of Jesus in the Temple
4. The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Way to Calvary
5. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
6. The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent from the Cross
7. The Burial of Jesus
Seven Promises from Our Lady to those who daily pray seven Hail Mary’s while meditating on Our Lady’s Tears and Sorrows:
(as revealed to Saint Bridget of Sweden, a 14th century mystic who received extraordinary graces of visions of Jesus, Mary, and other Saints, and holy revelations of Heaven)
1. “I will grant peace to their families.”
2. “They will be enlightened about the divine Mysteries.”
3. “I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work.”
4. “I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of My divine Son or the sanctification of their souls.”
5. “I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.”
6. “I will visibly help them at the moment of their death — they will see the face of their Mother.”
7. “I have obtained this grace from My divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to My tears and sorrows will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness, since all their sins will be forgiven and My Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.”
(Prayers and Heavenly Promises by Joan Carroll Cruz; Imprimatur: Most Rev. Francis B. Schulte, 1989, pg. 34-35)
Four Principal Graces or Promises to the Devotees to Her Sorrows:
(as revealed to Saint Elizabeth, from the book “The Glories of Mary” by Saint Alphonsus Liguori)
1. That those who before death invoke the divine Mother in the name of Her Sorrows will obtain true repentance of all their sins;
2. That He will protect all who have this devotion in their tribulations, and will protect them especially at the hour of death;
3. That He will impress on their minds the remembrance of His Passion;
4. That He will place such devout servants in Mother Mary’s hands to do with them as She wishes and to obtain for them all the graces She desires.
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Lent Series: The First Sorrow of Mary and Her Role in the Salvation of Mankind
Daily Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows
(Mention each Sorrow and Pray 1 Hail Mary after each Sorrow)
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The First Sorrow of Mary: The Prophecy of Simeon
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
The Second Sorrow of Mary: The Flight into Egypt
Hail Mary…
The Third Sorrow of Mary: The Loss of Jesus in the Temple
Hail Mary…
The Fourth Sorrow of Mary: The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Way to Calvary
Hail Mary…
The Fifth Sorrow of Mary: The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
Hail Mary…
The Sixth Sorrow of Mary: The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent on the Cross
Hail Mary…
The Seventh Sorrow of Mary: The Burial of Jesus
Hail Mary…
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows
(From the prayer book, Raccolta, published in various Editions, from 1807-1950, to be said for either 7 days, symbolizing the Seven Sorrows, or 9 days, the usual length for a Novena)
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
V. O God, come to my assistance; (Make the Sign of the Cross on yourself as you say this line)
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
(Then say the following for each Sorrow)
[For the First Sorrow of Mary: The Prophecy of Simeon]
I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the affliction of Thy tender heart at the prophecy of the holy and aged Simeon. Dear Mother, by Thy heart so afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of humility and the Gift of the holy Fear of God.
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
[For the Second Sorrow of Mary: The Flight into Egypt]
I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the anguish of Thy most affectionate heart during the flight into Egypt and Thy sojourn there. Dear Mother, by Thy heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of generosity, especially towards the poor, and the Gift of Piety.
Hail Mary…
[For Third Sorrow of Mary: The Loss of Jesus in the Temple]
I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in those anxieties which tried Thy troubled heart at the loss of Thy dear Jesus. Dear Mother, by Thy heart so full of anguish, obtain for me the virtue of chastity and the Gift of Knowledge.
Hail Mary…
[For the Fourth Sorrow of Mary: The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Way to Calvary]
I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the consternation of Thy heart at meeting Jesus as He carried His Cross. Dear Mother, by Thy heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of patience and the Gift of Fortitude.
Hail Mary…
[For the Fifth Sorrow of Mary: The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus]
I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the martyrdom which Thy generous heart endured in standing near Jesus in His agony. Dear Mother, by Thy heart afflicted in such wise, obtain for me the virtue of temperance and the Gift of Counsel.
Hail Mary…
[For the Sixth Sorrow of Mary: The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent on the Cross]
I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the wounding of Thy compassionate heart, when the side of Jesus was struck by the lance and His Heart was pierced. Dear Mother, by Thy heart thus transfixed, obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the Gift of Understanding.
Hail Mary…
[For the Seventh Sorrow of Mary: The Burial of Jesus]
I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, for the pangs that wrenched Thy most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. Dear Mother, by Thy heart sunk in the bitterness of desolation, obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the Gift of Wisdom.
Hail Mary…
V. Pray for us, O Virgin most sorrowful,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Let intercession be made for us, we beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, now and at the hour of our death, before the throne of Thy mercy, by the Blessed Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, whose most holy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the hour of Thy bitter Passion. We ask this through Thee, Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Chaplet (Little Rosary) of the Seven Sorrows
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
(Act of Contrition)
O my God I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen.
V. O God, come to my assistance; (Make the Sign of the Cross on yourself as you say this line)
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
(Say each Sorrow, Meditate on it, Pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys for each Sorrow, and Say the Verse)
The First Sorrow of Mary: The Prophecy of Simeon
1 Our Father:
Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
7 Hail Marys:
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Verse:
My Mother! Share Thy grief with me, and let me bear Thee company to mourn Thy Jesus’ death with Thee.
The Second Sorrow of Mary: The Flight into Egypt
1 Our Father …
7 Hail Marys …
Verse …
The Third Sorrow of Mary: The Loss of Jesus in the Temple
1 Our Father …
7 Hail Marys …
Verse …
The Fourth Sorrow of Mary: The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Way to Calvary
1 Our Father …
7 Hail Marys …
Verse …
The Fifth Sorrow of Mary: The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
1 Our Father …
7 Hail Marys …
Verse …
The Sixth Sorrow of Mary: The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent on the Cross
1 Our Father …
7 Hail Marys …
Verse …
The Seventh Sorrow of Mary: The Burial of Jesus
1 Our Father …
7 Hail Marys …
Verse …
(Hail, Holy Queen- Salve, Regina)
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy; hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us. And after this our exile. show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God, at whose Passion, according to the prophecy of Simeon, a sword of sorrow did pierce through the most sweet soul of the glorious Virgin and Mother Mary, grant that we, who commemorate and reverence Her sorrows, may experience the blessed effect of Thy Passion, Who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
(3 Hail Marys in honor of the tears shed by Our Lady in Her Sorrows)
Hail Mary…
Hail Mary…
Hail Mary…
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Litany of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
(Optional Prayer in the Chaplet: Pope Pius VII wrote a litany to Our Lady of Sorrows while in captivity under Napoleon Bonaparte. The following is a translation of the original Latin.)
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.
*Pray for us
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Jesus!
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Jesus!
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us, O Jesus!
Look down upon us, deliver us, and save us from all trouble, in the power of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Imprint, O Lady, thy wounds upon my heart, that I may read therein sorrow and love- sorrow to endure every sorrow for thee; love to despise every love for thine. Amen.
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In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
– End of the Chaplet –
Invocations
Holy Mother, pierce me through; in my heart each wound renew, of my Savior crucified. (Roman Missal)
An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, if prayed devoutly every day for a month (S.P. Ap., August 1, 1934).
Mary most sorrowful, Mother of Christians, pray for us.
An indulgence of 300 days. (Pope Pius X, Audience, June 4, 1906)
Virgin most sorrowful, pray for us. Virgo dolorosissima, ora pro nobis.
An indulgence of 300 days. An indulgence of 5 years, if, in honor of the B.V.M. Sorrowing, the Hail Mary is devoutly recited 7 times followed by the above invocation once (S.P. Ap., November 22, 1934).
Other Prayers to the Sorrowful Mother
(from the prayer book, Raccolta, published in various Editions, from 1807-1950)
Mary, most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, accept the sincere homage of my filial affection. Into thy heart, pierced by so many swords, do thou welcome my poor soul. Receive it as the companion of thy sorrows at the foot of the Cross, on which Jesus died for the redemption of the world. With thee, O sorrowful Virgin, I will gladly suffer all the trials, contradictions, and infirmities, which it shall please Our Lord to send me. I offer them all to thee in memory of thy sorrows, so that every thought of my mind, and every beat of my heart may be an act of compassion and of love for thee. And do thou, sweet Mother, have pity on me, reconcile me to thy divine Son Jesus, keep me in His grace and assist me in my last agony, so that I may be able to meet thee in Heaven and sing thy glories. Amen.
An indulgence of 500 days — (S.C. Ind., March 20, 1887).
Most holy Virgin and Mother, whose soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the Passion of thy divine Son, and Who in His glorious Resurrection wast filled with never-ending joy at His triumph; obtain for us who call upon Thee, so to be partakers in the adversities of Holy Church and the sorrows of the Sovereign Pontiff, as to be found worthy to rejoice with them in the consolations for which we pray, in the charity and peace of the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
An indulgence of 500 days (Pope Pius X, Rescript in his own hand, January 25, 1906).
Credits to fatima.org for some information and prayers.
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Let us make our Lent more meaningful with the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows, to strengthen our faith, hope, and love in God.
Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us!
Saint Joseph, pray for us!
Mama Mary, pray for us!
Amen.
She graduated cum laude from the University of Santo Tomas, the country's Pontifical and Catholic university, with an AB in Legal Management and minor units in Theology.
As an unmarried woman, prayer holds a central place in her daily life, with a focus on the Rosary and the Divine Office. Embodying her faith, she emphasizes the growth of her inner spiritual life, guided by the wisdom of Carmelite spirituality.
God manifested to her in a unique and radical manner, which made her know Who He truly is and led her to total surrender of her life to Him.
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Im such awe with your fervent devotion and belief and it shows in your writing. Me too is UST graduate in Fine arts. My Mom is a devoted catholic since she’s a graduate of convent of La Consolation.We always do the Rosary by 6pm.I also was in a convent St Domitilla Good Shepherd in my freshman year(my rebellious time).Inspite of all of that I wasn’t religious.Its only now that I’m in the twilight of my life that Im beginning to connect with Jesus. We all know God works in mysterious way with me it all begin with my abandonment of my love of music(guitar) I got involve in my church choir and another Charismatic group that we sing to God,I spend my time now being a Eucharistic minister and attend Bible Study every week and weekly devotion to Divine Mercy. I’m hoping to mature in my Faith to God.