The Seven Sorrows Of Mary. Rosary.

The Seven Sorrows Of Mary.

Rosary.

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This devotion to the Our Sorrowful Mother originated in the 13th-Century, when seven professional men from Florence, which was an important commercial centre of Europe, were influenced by the penitential spirit common to the Brothers of Penance, with whom they were in close contact.

In 1240, they withdrew from the World to Pray and Serve The Lord, leading a life of Penance, Prayer and Service to Mary.

Because of so many visitors, they retreated again to Monte Senario, where the Servites (Servants of Mary) was formed.

By 1244, under the direction of Saint Peter of Verona, they began to wear a Religious Habit similar to the Dominicans 

and began to live under the Rule of Saint Augustine.

The Servites devoted their Prayer to the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows. The choice of the number was derived from the symbolic value of the number seven, suggesting fullness, completeness, and abundance.

Consequently, only the principal Sorrows are listed.[2] 

The Chaplet recalls the Sorrows that the Virgin Mother 

of God endured in compassion for the suffering and 

death of her Divine Son.

The Seven Sorrows are taken from Scripture events 

and the devotion has a long history, and developed 

gradually. Before Pope Pius VII’s formal approval, 

the Servite Order had permission in 1668 to Celebrate 

the Feast of the Seven Sorrows because the Order was instrumental in popularising the Devotion.

Members of the Servite Order actively promoted 

the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows during the time 

of the Black Death (1347-1351).