CHAPLET OF THE SEVEN SORROWS

V. Incline unto mine aid, O God.

R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory be to the Father …………. Amen.

Say the Strophe now and after each Sorrow (Dolor)

Our Father, seven Hail Marys, and the Strophe are repeated for each Sorrow (Dolor)

1. The Prophecy of Simeon. I grieve for you, O Mary, most sorrowful, in the affliction of your tender heart at the prophecy of the holy and aged Simeon. Dear Mother, by your heart so afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of humility and the gift of the holy fear of God.

2. The flight into Egypt. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the anguish of your most affectionate heart during the flight into Egypt and your sojourn there. Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of generosity, especially toward the poor, and the gift of piety.

3. The loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in those anxieties which tried your troubled heart at the loss of your dear Jesus. Dear Mother, by your heart so full of anguish, obtain for me the virtue of chastity and the gift of knowledge.

4. Mary meets Jesus carrying His cross. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the consternation of your heart at meeting Jesus as He carried His cross. Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of patience and the gift of fortitude.

5. The Crucifixion. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the martyrdom which your generous heart endured in standing near Jesus in His agony. Dear Mother, by your afflicted heart, obtain for me the virtue of temperance and the gift of counsel.

6. Striking of Jesus with the lance. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the wounding of your compassionate heart, when the side of Jesus was struck by the lance before His Body was removed from the cross. Dear Mother, by your heart thus transfixed, obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding.

Strophe:

My Mother, share thy grief with me,

And let me bear thee company

To mourn thy Jesus' death with thee.

Three Hail Marys

Three Hail Marys are added in remembrance of the tears Mary shed because of the suffering of her Divine Son. These are said to obtain true sorrow for our sins..

V. Pray for us, O most sorrowful Virgin

R. That we may be made worth of the promises of Christ

Let us pray

O God, at whose passion, according to the prophecy of Simeon, a sword of sorrow didst pierce through the most sweet soul of the glorious Virgin and Mother Mary, grant that we who commemorate and reverence her dolors may experience the blessed effect of Thy Passion, who livest and reignest world without end. Amen.

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