Богоматерь

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	Семь мечей пронзительно скорбное сердце Марии в церкви Святого Креста, Саламанка , Испания
Venerated in	Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	15 September ; Friday of Sorrows
Attributes	Blessed Virgin Mary in mournful state, tears, bleeding heart pierced by seven daggers
Patronage	Slovakia; Hungary; Poland; Capas, Tarlac; Malta; Mississippi; Ronda, Cebu; Tanauan, Batangas; Bustos, Bulacan; Dolores, Quezon; Pakil, Laguna;

Богородичья ( Латынь : Латынь : Беата Мария Вирго Пердоленс ), Богородица Долура , печальная мать или мать печали (латынь: матер Долороза ) и Богоматерь благочестия , Богоматерь Семь Сорров или Богоматери Семь Долуры - это имена , на которые Мария, мать Иисуса , упоминается в отношении печали в жизни. Как Mater Dolorosa , это также является ключевым предметом Марианского искусства в католической церкви .

Семь скорбей Марии - популярная религиозная тема и католическая преданность . В общих изображениях Дева Мария изображается печальной и в слезах, с одним или семью мечами, пронзившими ее сердце, иконография, основанная на пророчестве Симеона в Луки 2 : 34–35. Благочестивые практики в отношении этого названия включают в себя ведущий семи скорбей , семи главных долоров Пресвятой Девы , Новены в честь семи скорбей Марии и Виа Матриса .

The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is liturgically celebrated every 15 September, while a feast, the Friday of Sorrows is observed in some Catholic countries.

Seven Sorrows of Mary

The Seven Sorrows (or Dolors) are events in the life of Mary that are a popular devotion and are frequently depicted in art.^[2]

These Seven Sorrows should not be confused with the five Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary.

Traditionally, the Seven Sorrows are:

The Prophecy of Simeon in Luke 2;
The Flight into Egypt in Matthew 2;
The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem, also in Luke 2;
Mary meeting Jesus on the Via Dolorosa, the Fourth station of the Cross which can be found in Luke 23:27 (See John 19:25 for context).;
The Crucifixion of Jesus on Mount Calvary in Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, and especially John 19;
Jesus's Descent from the Cross in Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, and John 19;
The Burial of Jesus by Joseph of Arimathea^[3] also in Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, and John 19;

Devotions to the Seven Sorrows

Western Christianity

The Catholic devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows started to develop around the end of the 11th century, particularly in areas around the Mediterranean.^[4]

In 1233, seven youths in Tuscany founded the Servite Order (also known as the "Servite Friars", or the "Order of the Servants of Mary"). Later in 1239, they took up the sorrows of Mary, standing under the Cross, as the principal devotion of their order.^[5] That year, according to Alphonsus Liguori in his book The Glories of Mary, Mary appeared to the seven founders presenting them the black "garment of mourning" that they would wear, telling them that they should often meditate upon her dolors.^[6]^[7] This Order greatly contributed to the spread of the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows.^[4] The Servites developed the three most common devotions to Our Lady's Sorrows, namely the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows, the Black Scapular of the Seven Dolours of Mary and the Novena to Our Sorrowful Mother. The rosary consists of a chaplet of seven septets of beads, upon which is said an Ave, (Hail Mary), separated by one bead, on which is prayed a Pater Noster (the Lord's Prayer, or Our Father). Meditations for each dolor were composed by Pope Pius VII in 1818. The Black Scapular is a symbol of the Confraternity of Our Lady of Sorrows, which is associated with the Servite Order.^[8] Most devotional scapulars have requirements regarding ornamentation or design. The devotion of the Black Scapular requires only that it be made of black woollen cloth.^[9]

Over the centuries several other devotions, and even orders, arose around meditation on Mary's Sorrows in particular.

Related to this devotion is the Stabat Mater, a hymn composed in honor of the sufferings of Mary during the Crucifixion, generally attributed to Jacopone da Todi (1230-1306).^[4]

During the 17th century, Alphonsus Liguori, later proclaimed Doctor of the Church, dedicated a whole chapter of his famous book The Glories of Mary to the seven dolors of Mary, and wrote reflections on each of the seven dolors.^[10] In this chapter, he also relates four promises made by Jesus to Mary for those who were devoted to her seven sorrows. These promises were reportedly revealed to Elizabeth of Hungary (1207-1231).

"That those who invoke the divine mother by her sorrows, before death will merit to obtain true repentance of all their sins."
"That he will protect such in their tribulations, especially at the hour of death."
"That he will impress upon them the memory of his passion, and that they shall have their reward for it in heaven."
"That he will commit such devout servants to the hands of Mary, that she may dispose of them according to her pleasure, and obtain for them all the graces she desires."^[11]^[12]^[13]

From the National Shrine of Saint Peregrine spread the Sorrowful Mother Novena, the core of which is the Via Matris.^[14] The core of the prayers in the novena is the Via Matris.^[15]

Eastern Christianity

On February 2, the same day as the Great Feast of the Meeting of the Lord, Orthodox Christians and Eastern Catholics commemorate a wonder-working icon of the Theotokos (Mother of God) known as "the Softening of Evil Hearts" or "Simeon's Prophecy".^[16]^[17]

It depicts Mary at the moment that Simeon the Righteous says, "Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also...." (Luke 2:35). She stands with her hands upraised in prayer, and seven swords pierce her heart, indicative of the seven sorrows.^[16] This is one of the few Orthodox icons of the Theotokos which do not depict the infant Jesus. The refrain "Rejoice, much-sorrowing Mother of God, turn our sorrows into joy and soften the hearts of evil men!" is also used.^[17]

In the Western Rite Vicariate of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is celebrated on 26 April and a separate feast of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated on 14 September.^[18]

Liturgical feast

Our Lady of Compassion

The Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows grew in popularity in the 12th century, although under various titles. Some writings would place its roots in the eleventh century, especially among the Benedictine monks.^[19]

The feast of the Our Lady of Sorrows was originated by a provincial synod of Cologne in 1423. It was designated for the Friday after the third Sunday after Easter and had the title: Commemoratio angustiae et doloris B. Mariae V. Its object was the sorrow of Mary during the Crucifixion and Death of Christ. Before the sixteenth century this feast was limited to the dioceses of North Germany, Scandinavia, and Scotland.^[5]

According to Fr. William Saunders, "in 1482, the feast was officially placed in the Roman Missal under the title of Our Lady of Compassion, highlighting the great love our Blessed Mother displayed in suffering with her Son. The word compassion derives from the Latin roots cum and patior which means "to suffer with".^[19]

After 1600 it became popular in France and was set for the Friday before Palm Sunday. By a Decree of 22 April 1727, Pope Benedict XIII extended it to the entire Latin Church, under the title "Septem dolorum B.M.V.".^[5] In 1954, it still held the rank of major double (slightly lower than the rank of the September feast) in the General Roman Calendar. Pope John XXIII's 1960 Code of Rubrics reduced it to the level of a commemoration.

The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary

In 1668, a separate feast of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, celebrated on the third Sunday in September, was granted to the Servites.^[5] Pope Innocent XII renamed it the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.^[20] Pope Pius VII introduced it into the General Roman Calendar in 1814. In 1913, Pope Pius X, in view of his reform giving precedence to Sundays over ordinary feasts, moved this feast to September 15, the day after the Feast of the Cross.^[21] It is still observed on that date.

Since there were thus two feasts with the same title, on each of which the Stabat Mater sequence was recited, the Passion Week celebration was removed from the General Roman Calendar in 1969 as a duplicate of the September feast.^[22] Each of the two celebrations had been called a feast of "The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary" (Latin: Septem Dolorum Beatae Mariae Virginis). Recitation of the Stabat Mater was made optional.

On the second Sunday of September, the congregation of Maria SS. Addolorata in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood of Brooklyn, hold an annual procession with a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows. The tradition started in the 1940s with Italian immigrants from Mola di Bari celebrating the Feast of their hometown patroness, Our Lady of Sorrows.^[23]

Iconography

Our Lady of Sorrows, depicted as "Mater Dolorosa" (Mother of Sorrows) has been the subject of some key works of Catholic Marian art. Mater Dolorosa is one of the three common artistic representations of a sorrowful Virgin Mary, the other two being Stabat Mater and the Pietà.^[24]

In this iconography, Our Lady of Seven Sorrows is at times simply represented in a sad and anguished mode by herself, her expression being that of tears and sadness. In other representations the Virgin Mary is depicted with seven swords in her heart, a reference to the prophecy of Simeon at the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple.^[25] The type dates from the latter part of the 15th century.^[26]