Devotion of the seven pains of Mary, the via Matris
Like Christ he is the "man of sorrows" (Is 53,3), by means of which it pleased God "to reconcile all things to himself, reconciling with the blood of his cross [...] the things that are on earth and those of the heavens "(Col 1:20), so Mary is the" woman of pain ", whom God wanted associated with her Son as mother and participant in her Passion.
Thus, on the model of the Via Crucis, the pious exercise of the Via Matris arose, also approved by the Apostolic See (cf Leo XIII, Apostolic Letter Deiparae Perdolentis).
FIRST STATION: prophecy of San Simeone
For the pain that you felt, O Mary, at the harsh announcement of the Passion of Jesus, make the sword of the holy fear of God pierce my heart, keep me away from sin and from any attachment to the things of the earth.
Ave Maria, full of pain,
Jesus crucified is with you;
You are worthy of compassion among all women,
and worthy of compassion is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Saint Mary, Mother of Jesus crucified,
get to us, crucifixors of your Son,
tears of sincere repentance,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Our Lady of Sorrows, my sweet good, print your pains in my heart!
SECOND STATION: flight to Egypt
For the sufferings and deprivations you suffered, O Mary, in the flight and exile of Egypt, let me patiently bear the offenses, the damages and the pains: obtain the grace of being meek and humble with everyone.
Ave Maria, full of pain ...
Our Lady of Sorrows, my sweet good ...
THIRD STATION: Jesus lost
For the pain you experience, O Mary, in the bewilderment of your Son, make my soul immersed in pain when I lose Jesus with sin: obtain for me the grace to cry over my sins and those of others.
Ave Maria, full of pain ...
Our Lady of Sorrows, my sweet good ...
FOURTH STATION: meeting with Jesus
For the pain that oppressed your Heart, O Mary, when you saw your sweet Son crowned with thorns, oppressed by the Cross and dripping Blood, let him learn from Jesus' sufferings to patiently carry my cross behind Him.
Ave Maria, full of pain ...
Our Lady of Sorrows, my sweet good ...
FIFTH STATION: crucifixion of Jesus
O Mary, on Calvary you suffered so much with Jesus for our love: make him learn to be compassionate with my neighbor.
Ave Maria, full of pain ...
Our Lady of Sorrows, my sweet good ...
SIXTH STATION: deposition from the cross
For the compassion you felt, O Mary, embracing your Jesus who died for our sins, make me learn to abhor sin and take care of the clarity of my heart.
Ave Maria, full of pain ...
Our Lady of Sorrows, my sweet good ...
SEVENTH STATION: burial of Jesus
O Mary, for the charity that sustained you on Calvary until your Jesus was closed in the sepulcher and for the pain suffered in separating you from him, make sure that nothing can distance me from Jesus.
Ave Maria, full of pain ...
Our Lady of Sorrows, my sweet good ...