Stabat Mater – The Liturgical Sequence Approved by Pius IX (Doctrina Pontificia IV, n. 320)

The Stabat Mater and the 1876 decree of Pius IX approving it as the official liturgical sequence of the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. History…

Stabat Mater: the hymn of Mary’s compassion

Explore the Stabat Mater, the Marian hymn of Mary's sorrow and compassion beside the cross. Origin, poetic structure, and great composers…

Contemplate the seven sorrows of Mary and her singular participation in the Redemption. The compassion of Our Lady of Sorrows illuminates the…

Stabat Mater: the Sorrowful Virgin unites her suffering to that of Christ on the cross. Let us deepen the Mariological theology of Good Friday…

Discover the origin of Our Lady of Sorrows, the seven sorrows of Mary, and her presence in the liturgy, art, and spirituality of the Church…

Our Lady of Sorrows illuminates human suffering with Christian hope. Deepen your reflection on sorrow and Mary’s compassion in this…

Explore the theology of the suffering of Our Lady of Sorrows and how her seven sorrows are joined to the mystery of human redemption. Deepen…

Discover how devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows is rooted in Sacred Scripture and how it reveals Mary’s role as co-redemptrix in the Passion of…

The seven sorrows of Mary reveal the spiritual meaning of suffering in the Christian faith. Let us deepen the Marian theology of Our Lady of…