Litany of the Sorrowful Mother

Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, have mercy on us. 
Lord, have mercy on us. 
Christ, hear us. 
Christ, graciously hear us. 

God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. 
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. 
God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. 
Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.

Holy Mary, conceived without sin, Pray for us. 
Holy Mother of God, Pray for us. 

Mother of Christ, Pray for us
Mother of Our Saviour Crucified, Pray for us
Mother most Sorrowful, Pray for us
Mother most tearful, Pray for us
Mother most afflicted, Pray for us
Mother most lonely, Pray for us
Mother most desolate, Pray for us
Mother pierced by the sword of sorrow, Pray for us
Queen of Martyrs, Pray for us
Comfort of the sorrowful, Pray for us
Help of the needy, Pray for us
Protectress of the forsaken, Pray for us
Support of widows and orphans, Pray for us
Health of the sick, Pray for us
Hope of the troubled, Pray for us
Haven of the ship-wrecked, Pray for us
Refuge of sinners, Pray for us
Hope of the despairing, Pray for us
Mother of mercy, Pray for us

R./ Pray for us

Through thy poverty in the stable of Bethlehem, 
Through thy sorrow at the prophecy of Simeon, 
Through thy sad flight into Egypt, 
Through thy anxiety when seeking thy lost Child, 
Through thy grief when seeing thy Divine Son persecuted, 
Through thy fear and anxiety when Jesus was apprehended, 
Through thy pain caused by the treason of Judas and the denial of Peter, 
Through thy sad meeting with Jesus on the way of the Cross, 
Through the tortures of thy loving Heart at the Crucifixion of Jesus, 
Through thy agony at the death of Jesus, 
Through the sword of sorrow that pierced thy heart when the side of Jesus was transfixed by the lance, 
Through thy lamentations over the dead Body of thy Divine Son lying on thy bosom, 
Through thy deep mourning at His tomb, 
Through thy desolation after the burial of Jesus, 
Through the tears thou didst shed for thy beloved Son, 
Through thy wonderful resignation to the will of God in all thy sufferings, 

O Queen of peace, Pray for us
In all our tribulations, Pray for us
In our illnesses and pains, Pray for us
In our sorrows and afflictions, Pray for us
In our need and destitution, Pray for us
In our fears and dangers, Pray for us
In the hour of our death, Pray for us
On the Day of Judgment, Pray for us

Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. 
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. 
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Lord. 

V. Pray for us, O Sorrowful Virgin, 
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. 

Let Us Pray
We beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, let Thy Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose holy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow at the hour of Thy passion, implore Thy mercy for us, both now and at the hour of our death, Who livest and reignest, world without end. R. Amen.