The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary


  1. The prophecy of Simeon. (Luke 2:34-35)

    And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;  and thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts, thoughts may be revealed.
     

  2. The flight into Eqypt.  (Matthew 2:13-14)

    And after they were departed, behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and fly into Egypt: and be there until I shall tell thee. For it will come to pass that Herod will seek the child to destroy him.  Who arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt: and he was there until the death of Herod.
     

  3. The loss of the child Jesus in the temple.  (Luke 2:43-45)

    And having fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not.  And thinking that he was in the company, they came a day's journey, and sought him among their kinsfolks and acquaintance.  And not finding him, they returned into Jerusalem, seeking him.
     

  4. The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross

  5. The Crucifixion.

  6. The taking down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross.

  7. The burial of Jesus.