The Seven Sorrows of Mary

A guide for meditating on the sorrows of the Blessed Mother

Michael Snellen
I AM Catholic
Published in
7 min readApr 20, 2022

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Legend says that Mary was assumed into the heavens not too long after Jesus’ left the earth because of her sorrow in his absence. Jesus’ greatest sorrow was said to be watching his mother cry for him.

Meditating on the sorrows of Mary not only brings us closer to Mary, it brings us closer to…

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