7 Sorrows of Mary

Similar to praying the Rosary but instead of meditating upon the mysteries of the rosary, we meditate upon the seven sorrows of Mary. Also, instead of 10 beads per mystery, we have 7 beads per sorrow. This Chaplet can be prayed entirely for one day or one sorrow can be meditated upon per day. Begin by reciting the ACT OF CONTRITION. O my God I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, 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 Thee my God, Who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace to confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life. Amen. V. O God, come to my assistance. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be... Announce the Sorrow 1. St. Simeon’s Prophecy 2. The Flight into Egypt 3. The Loss of Jesus in the Temple 4. The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Way to Calvary 5. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus 6. The Piercing of the Side of Jes...

Stabat mater dolorósa juxta Crucem lacrimósa, dum pendébat Fílius. Cuius ánimam geméntem, contristátam et doléntem pertransívit gládius. O quam tristis et afflícta fuit illa benedícta, mater Unigéniti! Quae mœrébat et dolébat, pia Mater, dum vidébat nati pœnas ínclyti. Quis est homo qui non fleret, matrem Christi si vidéret in tanto supplício? Quis non posset contristári Christi Matrem contemplári doléntem cum Fílio? Pro peccátis suæ gentis vidit Iésum in torméntis, et flagéllis súbditum. Vidit suum dulcem Natum moriéndo desolátum, dum emísit spíritum. Eia, Mater, fons amóris me sentíre vim dolóris fac, ut tecum lúgeam. Fac, ut árdeat cor meum in amándo Christum Deum ut sibi compláceam. Sancta Mater, istud agas, crucifíxi fige plagas cordi meo válide. Tui Nati vulneráti, tam dignáti pro me pati, pœnas mecum dívide. Fac me tecum pie flere, crucifíxo condolére, donec ego víxero. Juxta Crucem tecum stare, et me tibi sociáre in planctu desídero. Vi...

O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. 1. 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. Hail Mary… 2. 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. Hail Mary… 3. 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. Ha...