The Seven Sorrows of Mary with speaker Deacon Dominick Peloso
 
The purpose of the Devotion of the Seven Sorrows is to promote union with the sufferings of Christ through union with the special suffering that Our Lady endured because she was the Mother of God. By uniting ourselves with both the Passion of Christ and His holy Mother, we enter into Jesus' Heart and honor Him.
This special evening will be dedicated to the way that the Blessed Virgin Mary responded to Christ's call that "she take up her cross and follow Him." She is a great example of how we should live our lives. The Seven Sorrows are taken from Scripture events and the devotion has a long history, although it was not officially promulgated by the Church until the early 1800s.
Deacon Dominick Peloso, of Nativity Church in Menlo Park, spent 10 years studying for the priesthood and has 30 graduate units of Catholic theology. He has a master’s degree in Administration and worked in the Menlo Park police department for 31 years. He is married with a grown family and has been a Permanent Deacon since 1999 serving in his home Parish. The Blessed Virgin Mary holds a special place in Deacon Dominick’s heart and he will share this love and devotion with us.