Via Matris (Way of the Mother)

E1036193

Catholic devotion Christian devotional practice Marian devotion

Via Matris (Way of the Mother) is a Catholic devotion that meditates on the seven sorrows of the Virgin Mary as she accompanies Christ’s passion and death.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Via Matris	1
Via Matris (Way of the Mother) canonical	1
Way of the Mother	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13372750 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Via Matris (Way of the Mother)
Context triple: [Our Lady of Sorrows, inspiredDevotion, Via Matris (Way of the Mother)]

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NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Via Matris (Way of the Mother)
Target entity description: Via Matris (Way of the Mother) is a Catholic devotion that meditates on the seven sorrows of the Virgin Mary as she accompanies Christ’s passion and death.

A. The Divine Feminine
The Divine Feminine is a 2016 studio album by Mac Miller that explores themes of love, intimacy, and spirituality through jazzy, soulful hip-hop.
B. Rebirth of the Goddess
Rebirth of the Goddess is a feminist theological work by Carol P. Christ that reimagines divinity through the symbol of the Goddess to challenge patriarchal religious traditions.
C. Daughters of Wisdom
Daughters of Wisdom is a Roman Catholic religious congregation of women devoted to seeking and spreading divine wisdom through education, healthcare, and service to the poor.
D. Vuvalini of Many Mothers
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E. The Divine Lady
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F. None of above. chosen

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic devotion ⓘ Christian devotional practice ⓘ Marian devotion ⓘ
associatedWith	Servite Order ⓘ
associatedWithTitleOfMary	Our Lady of Sorrows ⓘ
devotionalTheme	compassion of Mary ⓘ redemptive suffering ⓘ sharing in Christ’s suffering ⓘ
emphasizes	maternal sorrow ⓘ union of Mary with Christ’s passion ⓘ
focusesOn	Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary ⓘ
geographicSpread	practiced in various Catholic communities worldwide ⓘ
hasDevotionalStructure	series of seven stations ⓘ
hasEnglishName	Way of the Mother ⓘ linked to: Via Matris (Way of the Mother)
hasLatinName	Via Matris ⓘ linked to: Via Matris (Way of the Mother)
hasNumberOfStations	7 ⓘ
includes	Scripture readings ⓘ hymns ⓘ meditation ⓘ prayer ⓘ
languageOfName	Latin ⓘ
liturgicalSeasonAssociation	Holy Week ⓘ Lent ⓘ
meditatesOn	sorrows of Mary during Christ’s death ⓘ sorrows of Mary during Christ’s passion ⓘ
modeledAfter	Stations of the Cross ⓘ
practicedBy	Marian confraternities ⓘ Roman Catholics ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
prayerForm	communal devotion ⓘ private devotion ⓘ
purpose	to contemplate Mary’s participation in Christ’s passion ⓘ to foster compassion and repentance in the faithful ⓘ
relatedTo	Marian sorrows ⓘ Passion of Christ ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ
typeOfMeditation	sorrowful mysteries of Mary ⓘ