Deepen your devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows by praying the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows. Also called the Seven Dolors Rosary, or Servite Rosary, it is a way to meditate on the Sorrows of Mary. It is helpful to use a Seven Sorrows of Mary chaplet to keep track of your prayers.
Begin with the Sign of the Cross:
In the name of The Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Amen.
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.
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.
Pray 3 Hail Mary’s
Then pray: Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.
For each Sorrow, pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Mary’s. Then conclude with:
Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.
The First Sorrow: The Prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:22-35)
The Second Sorrow: The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15)
The Third Sorrow: The Loss of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-52)
The Fourth Sorrow: Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary (Luke 23:27-31)
The Fifth Sorrow: Mary Stands at the Foot of the Cross (John 19:25-27)
The Sixth Sorrow: Mary Receives the Dead Body of Jesus in Her Arms (John 19:38-40)
The Seventh Sorrow: The Body of Jesus is Placed in the Tomb (John 19:41-42)
Concluding 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.
Pray the following prayer three times:
Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us.
Then end with Sign of the Cross:
In the name of The Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Amen.
