Let us pray.
Enlighten our minds, we beseech Thee, Oh Lord, with the light of Thy brightness, that we may see what we ought to do, and be able to do what is right.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
I. The First Sorrow of our Blessed Lady was when, having presented Jesus, her Divine Son, in the Temple, she heard the words of holy Simeon, “Thy own soul a sword shall pierce;” by which he foretold the Passion and Death of her Son Jesus.
Our Father …Hail Mary …
V. Virgin most sorrowful,
R. Pray for us.
II. The Second Sorrow of our Blessed Lady was when she was obliged to flee into Egypt, because King Herod was seeking the Child to destroy Him.
Our Father … Hail Mary …
V. Virgin most sorrowful,
R. Pray for us.
III. The Third Sorrow of our Blessed Lady was when, returning from Jerusalem after the feast of the Pasch, she lost her beloved Son Jesus and for three days, with St. Joseph, sought Him sorrowing.
Our Father … Hail Mary …
V. Virgin most sorrowful,
R. Pray for us.
IV. The Fourth Sorrow of our Blessed Lady was when she met on the way to Calvary her dear Son Jesus, carrying on His bruised shoulders a heavy cross, whereon He was to be crucified for our salvation.
Our Father …Hail Mary …
V. Virgin most sorrowful,
R. Pray for us.
V. The Fifth Sorrow of our Blessed Lady was when she saw her Divine Son nailed to the cross, shedding blood from all parts of His sacred body, and after three hours’ agony beheld Him die.
Our Father …Hail Mary …
V. Virgin most sorrowful,
R. Pray for us.
VI. The Sixth Sorrow of our Blessed Lady was when a soldier with a spear opened the sacred Side of Jesus, and when His sacred body, being taken down from the cross, was laid on her most pure bosom.
Our Father …Hail Mary …
V. Virgin most sorrowful,
R. Pray for us.
VII. The Seventh Sorrow of our Blessed Lady was when she saw the most sacred Body of her Son Jesus laid in the sepulcher.
Our Father …Hail Mary …
V. Virgin most sorrowful,
R. Pray for us.
In honor of the tears which our Lady shed in her Dolors, that we may obtain a true sorrow for our sins and gain the holy indulgences.
