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.

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 INTO 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 IS 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.

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 IS LAID 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.

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.

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LITANY OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS

Leader:
Pray for us, most sorrowful Virgin,
People:
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Leader:
Let us pray.

People:
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. Amen

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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 judgement 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.

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MEMORARE TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession, was left unaided. 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.

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PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF SORROWS FOR VOCATIONS

O sorrowful Mother of our Redeemer, queen of vocations, great was the agony you felt at the passion and death of your Son. Much greater is the sorrow you have for the Church founded by our Lord Jesus, deprived of minister who will spread your son's message. We beseech you to your divine son to send many vocation to serve the Church in the priesthood and religious life, especially in the Oblates Of St. Joseph, who serve God by imitating your spouse, Saint Joseph.

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