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Visit
to the Mother of the Risen Christ
At the conclusion of the Easter Vigil, or following
the Second Vespers of Easter, a short pious exercise is kept in
many places: flowers are blessed and distributed to the faithful
as a sign of Easter joy. Some are brought to the image of Our Lady
of Dolors, which is then crowned, as the Regina Coeli is sung. The
faithful, having associated themselves with the sorrows of the Blessed
Virgin in the Lord's Passion and Death, now rejoice with her in
His resurrection.
While this pious exercise should not be incorporated
into the liturgical action, it is completely in harmony with the
content of the Paschal Mystery and is a further example of the manner
in which popular piety grasps the Blessed Virgin Mary's association
with the saving work of her Son." — Directory on Popular
Piety and the Liturgy
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