Rosary of the Seven Sorrows
http://www.thegrotto.org/rosary_of_the_seven_sorrows.htm Servite Rosary matris.jpg (7957 bytes) This devotion to the Our Sorrowful Mother was originated in the Thirteenth century. It recalls the Sorrows the Virgin Mother of God endured in compassion for the suffering and death of her Divine Son. How to pray the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows An Act of Contrition: O, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, behold me before your divine presence, all in confusion at the thought of the many grievous injuries I have done you. I ask pardon for them with my whole heart, repenting of them for love of you, hating them above every other evil and ready to lose my life rather than offend you again. And do you, most tender Virgin, mother of mercy and refuge of sinners, obtain for me the pardon of all my sins by virtue of your bitter pains and help me to so pray as to gain the indulgences attached to this, your most holy Rosary. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of you divine love. Send forth you spirit and they shall be created and you shall renew the face of the earth. Enlighten our minds , we beseech you, O Lord, with the light of your brightness, that we might see what we ought to do and be able to do what is right, through Christ, Our Lord. Announce the First Sorrow; then say the "<http://www.thegrotto.org/rosary_of_the_seven_sorrows.htm#Our%20Father>Our Father." Say seven "<http://www.thegrotto.org/rosary_of_the_seven_sorrows.htm#Hail%20Mary>Hail Marys," while meditating on the Sorrow. Repeat 1 and 2 continuing through all seven Sorrows. Three "Hail Marys" are said at the end in honor of the Tears of Our Sorrowful Mother. Our Father, Hail Mary, and <http://www.thegrotto.org/rosary_of_the_seven_sorrows.htm#Glory%20Be>Glory be to the Father, for the intention of the Pope. Say "Virgin most Sorrowful, pray for us" three times. [] Meditate on the following while reciting the prayers The First Sorrow: Let us meditate on the first Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin, when she presented her only son in the temple, laid him in the arms of holy Simeon, and heard the prophetic words, "This one shall be a sword of sorrow to pierce your own heart." The Second Sorrow: Mary flees into Egypt with Jesus and Joseph- Forced to endure the hardships of a long journey, and becoming a foreigner in a strange land, Mary and her family flee to protect the child Jesus from those who would destroy him. The Third Sorrow: Mary seeks Jesus lost in Jerusalem- Jesus disappeared for three days in Jerusalem at the age of twelve, causing his parents, especially Mary, agonizing sorrow. The Fourth Sorrow: Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary- As Jesus makes his way to Calvary, condemned to crucifixion, He meets His mother, Mary. He is bruised, derided, cursed and defiled and her sorrow is absolute as Jesus drags His own cross up the hill of His crucifixion. The Fifth Sorrow: Mary stands near the cross of her Son- Mary stands near her dying Son unable to minister to him as he cries "I thirst". She hears him promise heaven to a thief and forgive his enemies. His last words, "Behold your mother," charge us to look on Mary as our mother. The Sixth Sorrow: Mary received the body of Jesus taken down from the cross- The passion and death are over but for his mother, grief continues. She holds His body in her arms. The Seventh Sorrow: Mary places the body of Jesus in the tomb, awaiting the resurrection- The most tragic day in history ends, Mary alone in sorrow, as she lays the body of her Son, in the tomb. [] Hail Mary Hail Mary, Full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.Amen. [] Our Father Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [] Glory Be Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. 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