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Traditional Catholic Faith => General Discussion => Topic started by: Merry on November 05, 2018, 09:48:12 AM

Title: Does anyone have pic of Our Lady of Pity?
Post by: Merry on November 05, 2018, 09:48:12 AM

There is a prayer for Our Lady of Pity for which I need a picture as an accompanyment.  There are precious few images of her, and they are not all the same - I don't know which is the "real" Our Lady of Pity.  There must be a real devotion to her as there is a prayer to her in the Racolta - somewhere there is the statue or painting, or "official image" to go with it?!  Thank you all for any help with this.    

Title: Re: Does anyone have pic of Our Lady of Pity?
Post by: Ladislaus on November 05, 2018, 11:09:48 AM

Not sure.  Google found me this, but then you may have seen it --

http://thecatholicreader.blogspot.com/2013/08/prayer-to-our-lady-of-pity.html

Title: Re: Does anyone have pic of Our Lady of Pity?
Post by: Neil Obstat on November 05, 2018, 12:56:55 PM

Quote from: Ladislaus on November 05, 2018, 11:09:48 AM

Not sure.  Google found me this, but then you may have seen it --

http://thecatholicreader.blogspot.com/2013/08/prayer-to-our-lady-of-pity.html

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This link shows the following image:

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(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8eSW9mKfPkk/UhVe38J1bJI/AAAAAAAAKmo/g5IhptfVJ64/s400/Adriaen_Isenbrant_-_Our_Lady_of_the_Seven_Sorrows_-_WGA11877.jpg)

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The 7 pictures surrounding her are the 7 Sorrows of Our Lady:

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Prophesy of Simeon

Flight into Egypt

Finding in the Temple (Jesus had been lost for 3 days)

Carrying of the Cross (esp. the 4th Station)

Crucifixion of Our Lord

Taking Him down from the cross

Burial of Our Lord in the tomb

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All considered, it would seem it is our pity that is evoked for compassionating her in her tremendous sorrows, but by so doing we accept her compassion for us in our own particular sorrows, since one who knows suffering in charity desires to give comfort to others who suffer.