The
Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows
Make an
Act of Contrition
O my God
I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins because
I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they
offend Thee my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly
resolve with the help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance and to
amend my life. Amen.
V. O God,
come to my assistance.
R. O
Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be
...
Verse: My Mother! share Thy grief with me, and let me bear Thee company to mourn Thy Jesus’ death with Thee.
Verse: My Mother! share Thy grief with me, and let me bear Thee company to mourn Thy Jesus’ death with Thee.
The First
Sorrow of Mary
St. Simeon’s Prophecy
St. Simeon’s Prophecy
In the
Temple, St. Simeon had received the Divine Child in his arms and predicted that
this Child would be a sign (of God) which shall be contradicted by men. “Behold
this Child is set … for a sign which shall be contradicted. And Thy own soul a
sword shall pierce.” (Lk. 2:34-35).
One Our
Father … Seven Hail Marys ... Verse ...
The
Second Sorrow of Mary
The
Flight of Jesus into Egypt
“Let us
now consider the second sword of sorrow which wounded Mary, the flight of Her
Infant Jesus into Egypt to escape the persecution by Herod.”
One Our
Father … Seven Hail Marys … Verse …
The Third Sorrow of Mary
The Third Sorrow of Mary
The
Loss of Jesus in the Temple
The third
sorrow was one of the greatest that Mary had to endure in Her life, the
loss of Her Son in the temple. Having lost Her Son for three days, She was
deprived of His most sweet presence.
One Our
Father … Seven Hail Marys … Verse …
The
Fourth Sorrow of Mary
The
Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Way to Calvary
The
greater Her love for Him, the greater Her grief at the sight of His
sufferings, especially when She met Him on that dolorous way, dragging His
cross to the place of execution. This is the fourth sorrow on which we are
to meditate.
One Our
Father … Seven Hail Marys … Verse …
The Fifth Sorrow of Mary
The Fifth Sorrow of Mary
The
Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
“There
stood by the cross of Jesus, His Mother” (Jn. 19:25). St. John did not
feel it necessary to say more than these words with reference to the martyrdom
of Mary. Picture Her now at the foot of the cross beside Her dying Son,
and then ask yourself if there can ever be sorrow like Her sorrow. Remain
for a while on Calvary and consider the fifth sword which transfixed the
heart of Mary — the death of Jesus.
One Our
Father … Seven Hail Marys … Verse …
The Sixth
Sorrow of Mary
The
Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent from the Cross
We must
now consider the sixth sorrow which weighed upon the heart of Our Blessed
Lady. On this day, You will be wounded with another sword of sorrow. A
cruel lance will pierce the side of Your dead Son, and You will receive
Him in Your arms after He has been taken down from the cross.
One Our
Father … Seven Hail Marys …Verse …
The
Seventh Sorrow of Mary
The
Burial of Jesus
Let us
meditate now on Mary’s last sword of sorrow. She has witnessed the death
of Her Son on the cross. She has embraced His lifeless body for the last
time. Now She has to leave Him in the tomb.
One Our
Father ... Seven Hail Marys ... Verse ...
Let us
pray
O God, at
whose Passion, according to the prophecy of Simeon, a sword of sorrow did
pierce through the most sweet soul of the glorious Virgin and Mother Mary;
grant that we, who commemorate and reverence Her sorrows, may experience
the blessed effect of Thy Passion,
who livest and reignest world without end. Amen
Pray
Three
Hail Marys in honor of the tears shed by Our Lady in Her Sorrows.
The Sorrowful Meditation of the Day
Image taken from Wikimedia Commons
The Sorrowful Meditation of the Day
Image taken from Wikimedia Commons
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