Introductory Prayer:
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.
Blessed Mother, I unite my heart to yours and offer this rosary for young people: for their purity and holiness, their vocational discernment, and their courage in following Christ.
[I also pray for the following particular intentions…]
An Act of Contrition
O my most loving Savior, behold me before Thy divine presence, full of confusion for the many offences I have committed against Thee. I repent of them from my whole heart, and detest them above all evils, because they offend Thine infinite goodness; and I firmly purpose to wash my soul in the Sacrament of Penance, and never to offend Thee again. Forgive me, my crucified Savior, in Thine infinite mercy. And thou, most tender Virgin, Refuge of Sinners, do thou, by thy bitter pains, obtain for me the pardon of all my sins, and grace never to crucify thy Son again.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful,
and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
V. Remember, O Lord, Thy congregation.
R. Which Thou hast possessed from the beginning.
V. O Lord hear my prayer
R. And let my cry come unto Thee
Let us pray.
Enlighten our minds, we beseech Thee, O 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
The Prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:34–35)
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.
V: O God, come to my assistance;
R: O Lord, make haste to help me
V: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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.
Our Father, once. Hail Mary, seven times.
II THE SECOND SORROW
The Flight Into Egypt (Matthew 2:13)
V: O God, come to my assistance;
R: O Lord, make haste to help me
V: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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.
Our Father, once. Hail Mary, seven times.
III THE THIRD SORROW
The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple
(Luke 2:43–45)
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.
V: O God, come to my assistance;
R: O Lord, make haste to help me
V: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in those anxieties which tried your troubled heart at the lost 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.
Our Father, once. Hail Mary, seven times.
IV THE FOURTH SORROW
Mary Meets Jesus On the Way To Calvary
(The Fourth Station of the Cross)
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.
V: O God, come to my assistance;
R: O Lord, make haste to help me
V: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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.
Our Father, once. Hail Mary, seven times.
V THE FIFTH SORROW
Mary Standing Beneath the Cross on Calvary
Jesus Dies On The Cross (John 19:25
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.
V: O God, come to my assistance;
R: O Lord, make haste to help me
V: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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.
Our Father, once. Hail Mary, seven times.
VI THE SIXTH SORROW
Mary receives the dead body of Jesus (Matthew 27:57-59)
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.
V: O God, come to my assistance;
R: O Lord, make haste to help me
V: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
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.
Our Father, once. Hail Mary, seven times.
VII THE SEVENTH SORROW
Mary Witnesses the Burial of the Sacred Body of Her Son
Jesus Is Laid In The Tomb (John 19:40–42)
V: O God, come to my assistance;
R: O Lord, make haste to help me
V: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
R: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, for the pangs that wrenched your most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. Dear Mother, by your heart sunk in the bitterness of desolation, obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the gift of wisdom.
Our Father, once. Hail Mary, seven times.
Let us now say three Hail Marys, 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.
O Mother of Sorrows, by the tears thou shed, grant that I may weep for my sins:
Ave Maria …
O Mother of Sorrows, by the tears thou shed, soften the hardened hearts of sinners:
Ave Maria …
O Mother of Sorrows, by the tears thou shed, allow me to make reparation for my sins:
Ave Maria …
V. Pray for us, O most sorrowful Virgin,
R. That we may be made worthy of the promise of Christ.
Let Us Pray
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, that the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, whose most holy soul was pierced with the sword of sorrow in the hour of Thy Passion, may intercede for us before the throne of Mercy, now and at the hour of our death. Through thee, Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, Who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest world without end. Amen.
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