How To Pray The Seven Sorrows Rosary
It is not often that we take the time to think about the many sorrows the Mother of God felt as her Son suffered and was put to death on a cross. When we spend time entering into the heart of Mary during Lent, we are able to better comprehend the incredible sacrifice that was made for our salvation.
How To Pray The 7 Sorrows Rosary
- Begin with the Sign of the Cross
- Pray the Act of Contrition
- Pray three Hail Marys
- Pray “Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
- The First Sorrow - The Prophecy of Simeon (Luke 2:25-35)
- Pray one Our Father, seven Hail Marys, and “Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
- The Second Sorrow - The Flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-15)
- Pray one Our Father, seven Hail Marys, and “Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
- The Third Sorrow - The Child Jesus Lost in the Temple (Luke 2: 41-50)
- Pray one Our Father, seven Hail Marys, and “Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
- The Fourth Sorrow- Mary Meets Jesus Carrying the Cross (Luke 23: 27-29)
- Pray one Our Father, seven Hail Marys, and Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.
- The Fifth Sorrow - Mary at the Foot of the Cross (John 19: 25-30)
- Pray one Our Father, seven Hail Marys, and “Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
- The Sixth Sorrow - Mary Receives the Body of Jesus (Psalm 130)
- Pray one Our Father, seven Hail Marys, and “Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
- The Seventh Sorrow - Mary Witnesses the Burial of Jesus (Luke 23: 50-56)
- Pray one Our Father, seven Hail Marys, and “Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
- 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 Three Times - “Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us.”
- Close with the Sign of the Cross
Mary herself encouraged and demonstrated how to pray the Seven Sorrows Rosary when she appeared to a group of school children in Kibeho, Rwanda during the 1980s.
“One must meditate on the Passion of Jesus, and on the deep sorrows of His Mother. One must recite the Rosary every day, and also the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, to obtain the favor of repentance.”
- Our Lady of Kibeho’s instructions to seer Marie-Clare Mukangango
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