In the name of The Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Amen.

 

Opening Prayers

My God, I offer You this Rosary for Your glory, so I can honor your Holy Mother, the Blessed Virgin, so I can share and meditate upon her suffering. I humbly beg you to give me true repentance for all my sins. Give me wisdom and humility, so that I may receive all the indulgences contained in this prayer.

 

Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend You, my God, You Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

 

Hail Mary (x3)

Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst 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.

 

Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus. 

 

The First Sword of Sorrow: The Prophecy of Simeon

Luke 2:34-35
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed”.

Pray

Our Father (x1)

Hail Mary (x7)

Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.

 

The Second Sword of Sorrow: The Flight Into Egypt

Matthew 2:13-14
When they had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the child to destroy him.” Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt.

 

Pray

Our Father (x1)

Hail Mary (x7)

Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.

 

The Third Sword of Sorrow: The Loss of Jesus in the Temple

Luke 2:43-45
After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.

 

Pray

Our Father (x1)

Hail Mary (x7)

Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.

 

The Fourth Sword of Sorrow: Mary Meets Jesus on His Way to Calvary

Luke 23:27-29
A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him. Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me; weep instead for yourselves and for your children, for indeed, the days are coming when people will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed’.

 

Pray

Our Father (x1)

Hail Mary (x7)

Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.

 

The Fifth Sword of Sorrow: Mary Stands at the Foot of the Cross

John 19:25-27
Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

 

Pray

Our Father (x1)

Hail Mary (x7)

Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.

 

The Sixth Sword of Sorrow: Jesus is Taken Down From the Cross

John 19:32-34
So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out.

 

Pray

Our Father (x1)

Hail Mary (x7)

Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.

 

The Seventh Sword of Sorrow: The Burial of Jesus

John 19:41-42
Now in the place where he had been crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had yet been buried. So they laid Jesus there because of the Jewish preparation day; for the tomb was close by.

 

Pray

Our Father (x1)

Hail Mary (x7)

Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.

 

Closing Prayer

Queen of Martyrs, your heart suffered so much. I beg you, by the merits of the tears you shed in these terrible and sorrowful times, to obtain for me and all the sinners of the world the grace of complete sincerity and repentance. Amen.

Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us. (Pray 3x)

In the name of The Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Amen.