[Comment: Spiritual Martyrdom]
Friends of the Rosary:
Today, on the fifth week of Lent, the Friday before Palm Sunday is the Friday of Sorrows or Viernes de Dolores.
This devotion started in the 15th century and is specially celebrated in Italy, Latin America, Spain, and the Philippines.
This feast is a remembrance of the sorrowful Blessed Virgin Mary, who suffered a spiritual martyrdom.
It highlights the emotional pain that the Passion of Jesus Christ caused to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is venerated under the title of Our Lady of Sorrows.
During her earthly life, the Mother of God suffered seven sorrows:

The Prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34-35)
The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-21)
The Loss of Jesus for Three Days (Luke 2:41-50)
Meeting Jesus on his way to Calvary (John 19:17)
Standing at the foot of the Cross (John 19:18-30)
Jesus being taken from the Cross  (John 19:39-40)
Jesus Laid in the Tomb (John 19:39-42)


Ave Maria!

[Written by Mikel A. | TheRosaryNetwork.org, New York]
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