then to the Seven Sorrows of Mary, for example, Simeon's prophecy, Flight into Egypt, Loss of Jesus in Jerusalem, Ascent to Calvary, Crucifixion and Death of Jesus, Deposition of Jesus, and Entombment ...

Paralleling Mary's joys, lists of five, later seven sorrows (corresponding to the Hours of the daily office) were drawn up. There are a number of chaplets related to this devotion: the "Rosary of the ...

The Friday of Sorrows ... with seven swords that cross her heart. They are related to Jesus because Mary's suffering comes from what they did to her. Believers pray them in the rosary as they ...