Mary, woman weeping

Mary, woman weeping. Delores Dufner*, OSB (1939– ). Adam Fox* (1979– ) commissioned Sister Delores to write ‘Mary, woman weeping’ for the Mennonite hymnal Voices Together (2020). She offers the following context for the hymn’s composition:  When Adam Tice invited me to write a hymn based on the Stabat Mater for the new Mennonite hymnal, I was pleasantly surprised. Although devotion to Mary has been traditionally characteristic of Roman Catholicism, it has not featured prominently in most other Christian churches. I was intrigued and challenged by Adam’s desire for a Marian hymn acceptable to both Mennonites and Catholics. It seemed to me that one common thread in our different faith...