NOVENA IN HONOR OF THE SEVEN SORROWS OF MARY
PREPARATORY PRAYER
Bid me bear, O Mother blessed,
On
my heart the wounds impressed
Suffered by the Crucified!
Indulgence. 300 days, once a day. A plenary indulgence, on any one day,
in each month, to those who shall have practised this devotion for a month,
saying besides seven Hail Marys, followed each time by the above invocation.
Conditions: Confession, communion, and prayer for the intentions of the Pope.
(Pius IX, June 18, 1876.)
MEDITATION
From the dolorous way of Our Lord's passion
Holy Church selected fourteen incidents to place before us for consideration,
which are called the Stations of the Cross. In the same manner the pious
devotion of the faithful selected seven events in the life of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, and gives itself to their religious contemplation. They are: (1)
Simeon's prophecy in the Temple; (2) the flight into Egypt with the divine
Child; (3) the loss of the divine Child at Jerusalem; (4) Mary's meeting with
her Son bearing the cross; (5) Mary beneath the cross; (6) Mary receives the
body of her Son from the cross; (7) the placing of Jesus' body in the tomb.
PRACTICE
"Forget not the sorrows of thy
mother" (Ecclus. vii. 29). According to this exhortation of Holy Scripture
it is our duty to remember and meditate often on the sorrows of the Blessed
Virgin Mary. We ought never to forget that our sins were the cause of the
sufferings and death of Jesus, and therefore also of the sorrows of Mary.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ,
that the most blessed Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, may intercede for us before the
throne of Thy mercy, now and at the hour of our death, through whose most holy
soul, in the hour of Thine own passion, the sword of sorrow passed. Through
Thee, Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, who livest and reignest with the
Father and the Holy Ghost, for ever and ever. Amen.
Litany of Loreto
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world, have mercy
on us.
God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
Holy Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray for us.
Mother of Christ, pray for us.
Mother of divine grace, pray for us.
Mother most pure, pray for us.
Mother most chaste, pray for us.
Mother inviolate, pray for us.
Mother undefiled, pray for us.
Mother most amiable, pray for us.
Mother most admirable, pray for us.
Mother of good counsel, pray for us.
Mother of our Creator, pray for us.
Mother of our Redeemer, pray for us.
Virgin most prudent, pray for us.
Virgin most venerable, pray for us.
Virgin most renowned, pray for us.
Virgin most powerful, pray for us.
Virgin most merciful, pray for us.
Virgin most faithful, pray for us.
Mirror of justice, pray for us.
Seat of wisdom, pray for us.
Cause of our joy, pray for us.
Spiritual vessel, pray for us.
Vessel of honor, pray for us.
Singular vessel of devotion, pray for us.
Mystical rose, pray for us.
Tower of David, pray for us.
Tower of ivory, pray for us.
House of gold, pray for us.
Ark of the covenant, pray for us.
Gate of heaven, pray for us.
Morning star, pray for us.
Health of the sick, pray for us.
Refuge of sinners, pray for us.
Comforter of the afflicted, pray for us.
Help of Christians, pray for us.
Queen of angels, pray for us.
Queen of patriarchs, pray for us.
Queen of prophets, pray for us.
Queen of apostles, pray for us.
Queen of martyrs, pray for us.
Queen of confessors, pray for us.
Queen of virgins, pray for us.
Queen of all saints, pray for us.
Queen conceived without original sin, pray for
us.
Queen of the most holy rosary, pray for us.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the
world: Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the
world: Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the
world: Have mercy on us, O Lord.
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God:
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises
of Christ.
Let us pray
Pour forth, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy grace
into our hearts, that we, to whom the incarnation of Christ Thy Son was made
known by the message of an angel, may by His passion and cross be brought to
the glory of His resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
V.
Pray for us, O holy Mother of God.
R.
That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Prayer
Ever glorious Blessed Virgin Mary, queen of
martyrs, mother of mercy, hope, and comfort of dejected and desolate souls,
through the sorrows that pierced thy tender heart I beseech thee take pity on
my poverty and necessities, have compassion on my anxieties and miseries. I ask
it through the mercy of thy divine Son; I ask it through His immaculate life,
bitter passion, and ignominious death on the cross. As I am persuaded that He
honors thee as His beloved Mother, to whom He refuses nothing, let me
experience the efficacy of thy powerful intercession, according to the
tenderness of thy maternal affection, now and at the hour of my death. Amen.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with
thee, Blessed art thou among 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.
Mother of Sorrows, queen of martyrs, pray for
us!
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