10mm Oval, Brown Wood Beads Silvertone Finish Picture Centers of each of the 7 Sorrows/Mother of Sorrows Overall Length: 22-3/4" Item #278 It is on account of the exceedingly great sorrows and sufferings which Mary endured for our salvation that she deserves our compassion and highest esteem. The Seven Sorrows (Dolores) of our Sorrowful Mother: 1. Prophecy of Simeon. 2. The flight into Egypt. 3. The loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple. 4. Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary. 5. Jesus dies on the Cross. 6. Mary receives the dead body of Jesus in her arms. 7. Jesus is placed in the tomb. "Jesus, the joy and consolation of martyrs, was the cause of His Mother's greatest sufferings....He willed that His Mother should suffer, for as the Mother of the Redeemer, she was to participate in His work of Redemption. No martyrdom has ever equaled hers!" By commemorating Our Lady of Sorrows, we call to mind the sufferings that Mary endured as part of her vocation as the Mother of the Redeemer. No one is closer to Christ than Mary, consequently no one has participated more intimately in the redemptive suffering of Christ than His Mother, Mary. Devotion to the Mother of Sorrows and the Seven Sorrows (Dolores) of Mary encourages us to flee from sin and inflames our desire to do penance and make reparation so as to console the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Prayer Instructions Included. International orders are welcome! All Rosaries in my store have been personally handmade by me. See our other rosaries at JRMrosaries.com