Collection: Our Lady of Sorrows

This devotion goes back to the Middle Ages but has gained new popularity following Our Lady’s apparitions in Kibeho, Rwanda in the 1980s. Our Lady of Kibeho recommended that people pray the Chaplet (or Rosary) of the Seven Sorrows to obtain the favor of repentance.

Traditional Catholic prayers, Bible passages, songs, and devotions for the month of the Seven Sorrows of Mary!

All you holy men and women, pray for us while we color!

Our family's favorite activity for the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows is to read the passages of the Bible that relate to the seven sorrows of Our Lady, while eating sour fruit or candies, and trying NOT to make sour faces!

Use the scripture references on the banner cards to find the stories of Mary’s sorrows in the Bible; read each story with your family throughout the month! The banner artwork is inspired by the nineteenth-century terracotta sculptures by artist Joris Dunstheimer, a sculptor from Ghent, Belgium.

Display this print throughout the month of September to remember this month’s devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows. Don’t forget to pray the prayer on the back for Our Lady’s feast day on September 15th! This painting is by the late Gothic artist Absolon Stumme(d. 1499).

This Marian blue mocktail made with 7UP calls to mind our Mother in heaven as well as our devotion to her sorrowful heart, particularly her seven sorrows. You can also serve this drink for Our Lady’s birthday on September 8th! Add your favorite liquor to taste for an alcoholic version.

“Our life, our sweetness, and our hope . . .” aka Our Lady, who had to endure many sour moments in her life. We love that this recipe calls to mind the love which she shows to us, her children, as well as the love her sorrowful heart holds for her Son.

When you eat these sour gummies with your family, we recommend handing out seven to each person and then eating one gummy as you read about each of Mary’s seven sorrows from the bible.