“As Christ has begotten us to a spiritual life, in the word of truth, by suffering on the cross, so, likewise, Mary has begotten us, and brought us forth in the midst of most acute pains, by sharing in the sufferings of the crucifixion of her Son.” St. Antoninus (Quoted in “Manual of Devotions in Honour of the Seven Dolours of the Virgin Mary” by Father Sebastian of the Blessed Sacrament, Religious of the Congregation of the Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, pub. 1868.)