In all your needs throw yourselves
confidently into the arms of Mary, your
most loving mother. No matter how
great areyour dangersand
temptations, you will always come out
victorious.
St. Joseph Marello
Writings 353
THE SEVEN SORROWS OF MARY
first sorrow
the prophecy of simeon
Leader:
I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, for that affliction which your tender heart suffered at the time of the prophecy of the holy old man, Simeon. O dear Mother, by your heart thus afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of humility and the gift of the fear God.
Leader:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
People:
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
second sorrow
the flight to egypt
Leader:
I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, for those bitter pangs which your most afflicted heart suffered in your flight and sojourn to Egypt. O dear Mother, by your heart immersed with so great sorrows, obtain for me the virtue of liberality especially towards the poor and the gift of piety.
Leader:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
People:
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
third sorrow
the three-day loss
Leader:
I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, for those grief which your solicitous heart experienced in the loss of your son. O dear Mother, by your heart filled with maternal anxieties, obtain for me the virtue of chastity and gift of knowledge.
Leader:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
People:
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
fourth sorrow
meeting jesus carrying his cross
Leader:
I compassionate you sorrowing Mary, for that sorrow witch oppressed your maternal heart in meeting Jesus carrying his cross. O dear Mother, by your most loving heart so much afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of patience and the gift of fortitude.
Leader:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
People:
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
fifth sorrow
the death of jesus
Leader:
I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, for that martyrdom which your generous heart sustained, in being present with your agonizing Jesus. O dear Mother, by your heart undergoing a severe martyrdom, obtain for me the virtue of temperance and the gift of counsel.
Leader:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
People:
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
sixth sorrow
jesus taken down from the cross
Leader:
I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, for those pangs which your afflicted heart endure when the lance pierced the side of Jesus and wounded its most amiable heart. O dear Mother, by your heart thus transfixed, obtain for me virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding.
Leader:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
People:
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
seventh sorrow
jesus lain in the sepulcher
Leader:
I compassionate you sorrowing Mary, for that anguish which your loving heart experienced in the burial of Jesus. O dear Mother, by your immaculate heart thus steeped in bitter grief, obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the gift of wisdom.
Leader:
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
People:
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
THE LITANY TO OUR LADY OF SORROWS
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father in heaven,
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit
Holy Trinity, one God,
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Have mercy on us
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Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father in heaven,
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit
Holy Trinity, one God,
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Have mercy on us
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Holy Virgin of Virgins,
Mother of the Crucified
Sorrowful Mother
Mournful Mother
Sighing Mother
Afflicted Mother
Forsaken Mother
Desolate Mother
Mother most sad
Mother filled with anguish
Mother overwhelmed by grief
Mother transfixed by a sword
Mother crucified in thy heart
Mother bereaved of thy Son
Sighing dove
Mother of dolors
Fount of tears
Sea of bitterness
Field of tribulation
Mass of suffering
Mirror of patience
Rock of constancy
Remedy in perplexity
Joy of afflicted
Ark of desolate
Refuge of the abandoned
Shield of the oppressed
Conqueror of the incredulous
Solace of the wretched
Medicine of the sick
Help of the faint
Strength of the weak
Protectress of those who fight
Haven of the shipwrecked
Calmer of tempests
Companion of the sorrowful
Retreat those who groan
Terror of the treacherous
Standard bearer of the martyrs
Treasure of the faithful
Light of confessors
Pearl of virgins
Comfort of widows
Joy of all saints
Queen of our servants
Holy Mary, who alone are unexampled
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the sins of the world,
Lamb of God who take away
the sins of the world,
Lamb of God who take away
the sins of the world,
Spare us. O Lord.
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy.
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Christ, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father in heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us.*
Holy Virgin of Virgins*
Mother of the Crucified*
Sorrowful Mother*
Mournful Mother*
Sighing Mother*
Afflicted Mother*
Forsaken Mother*
Desolate Mother*
Mother most sad*
Mother filled with anguish*
Mother overwhelmed by grief*
Mother transfixed by a sword*
Mother crucified in thy heart*
Mother bereaved of thy Son*
Sighing dove*
Mother of dolors*
Fount of tears*
Sea of bitterness*
Field of tribulation*
Mass of suffering*
Mirror of patience*
Rock of constancy*
Remedy in perplexity*
Joy of afflicted*
Ark of desolate*
Refuge of the abandoned*
Shield of the oppressed*
Conqueror of the incredulous*
Solace of the wretched*
Medicine of the sick*
Help of the faint*
Strength of the weak*
Protectress of those who fight*
Haven of the shipwrecked*
Calmer of tempests*
Companion of the sorrowful*
Retreat those who groan*
Terror of the treacherous*
Standard bearer of the martyrs*
Treasure of the faithful*
Light of confessors*
Pearl of virgins*
Comfort of widows*
Joy of all saints*
Queen of our servants*
Holy Mary, who alone are unexampled*
Lamb of God who take away
the sins of the world,
Spare us. O Lord.
Lamb of God who take away
the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God who take away
the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Leader:
Pray for us, most sorrowful Virgin,
People:
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Leader:
Let us pray.
O God, in whose passion, according the prophecy of Simeon, a sword of grief pierced through the most sweet soul of your glorious Blessed Virgin Mother Mary: grant that we, who celebrate the memory of her seven sorrows, may obtain the happy effect of your passion, who lives and reigns world without end.
People:
Amen.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF SORROWS
O most holy Mother, Queen of Sorrows, who did follow your beloved son through all the way to the cross, and whose heart was pierced with a fresh sword of grief at all the stations of the most sorrowful journey, obtain for us we beseech you, O most loving Mother, a perpetual remembrance of our blessed Savior's cross and death, a true and tender devotion to all the mysteries of his most holy Passion. Obtain for us the grace to hate sin even as he hated it in the agony in the garden; to endure wrong and insult with all patience, as he endured them in the judgment hall; to be meek and humble in all our trials, as he was before his judges; to love our enemies even as he loved his murderers and prayed for them upon the cross; and to glorify God and do good to our neighbors even as he did in every mystery of his sufferings. O Queen of martyrs who, by the dolor of your immaculate heart on Calvary, did merit to share in the passion of our blessed Redeemer, obtain for us some portion of your compassion that, for the love of Jesus crucified, we may be crucified to the world in this life; and in the life to come, may, by his infinite merits and your powerful intercession, reign with him in the glory everlasting. Amen.
MEMORARE TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Inspired by this confidence I fly unto you, O virgin of virgins, my Mother to you do I come before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the world incarnate, despise not my petitions but in your mercy hear and answer me. Amen.
PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF SORROWS
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