Commentaries Our Lady of Sorrows: Transforming Personal Pain into Spiritual Strength At the heart of this concept, we find Mary, the ‘Mother of God,’ whose unique participation in the sufferings of her Son, Jesus Christ, is venerated under the title of ‘Our Lady of Sorrows’ (Mater Dolorosa in Latin).
Commentaries Mother of God Immediately after the opening invocation, “Holy Mary,” and the request to “pray for us,” the litany invokes Mary as the “Holy Mother of God.”