STABAT MATER DOLOROSA
Stabat Mater Dolorosa is considered one of the seven greatest Latin hymns of all time. It is based upon the prophecy of Simeon that a sword was to pierce the heart of His mother, Mary (Lk 2:35). The hymn originated in the 13th century during the peak of Franciscan devotion to the crucified Jesus and has been attributed to Pope Innocent III (d. 1216), St. Bonaventure, or more commonly, Jacopone da Todi (1230-1306), who is considered by most to be the real author.
The hymn is often associated with the Stations of the Cross. In 1727 it was prescribed as a Sequence for the Mass of the Seven Sorrows of Mary (September 15) where it is still used today. In addition to this Mass, the hymn is also used for the Office of the Readings, Lauds, and Vespers for this memorial. There is a mirror image to this hymn, Stabat Mater speciosa, which echoes the joy of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the birth of Jesus.
AT, the Cross her station keeping, |
Through her heart, His sorrow sharing, |
O how sad and sore distressed |
Christ above in torment hangs, |
Is there one who would not weep, |
Can the human heart refrain |
Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled, |
For the sins of His own nation, |
O thou Mother! fount of love! |
Make me feel as thou hast felt; |
Holy Mother! pierce me through, |
Let me share with thee His pain, |
Let me mingle tears with thee, |
By the Cross with thee to stay, |
Virgin of all virgins blest!, |
Let me, to my latest breath, |
Wounded with His every wound, |
Be to me, O Virgin, nigh, |
Christ, when Thou shalt call me hence, |
While my body here decays, May my soul Thy goodness praise Safe in Paradise with Thee
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