SEVEN JOYS OF OUR LADY As early as the eleventh century devotion to the seven joys of Mary appears. They are listed as: * The Annunciation * The Visitation * The Nativity * The Adoration by the Magi * The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple * The Resurrection * The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin into Heaven and Her Coronation as Queen of Heaven Devotion nowadays seems more toward the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady, it was not always so. The biggest reason for the spread of Mary’s joys was the devotion of the Franciscans, especially the efforts of St. Bernardine of Siena in Italy and St. John Capistrano in Germany, though this fealty was widespread before even their time. There is a Rosary of the Seven Joys, also known as the Franciscan Crown or Seraphic Rosary. Art: Madonna in Glory, Painting by Carlo Dolci 1670 * #sevenjoysofourlady #sevenjoysofmary #annunciation #visitation #nativity #TheAdorationbytheMagi #findinginthetemple #theresurrection #theassumption #thecoronation #franciscans #marysjoys #RosaryoftheSevenJoys #SeraphicRosary #fransicancrown