NOVENA IN HONOR OF OUR LADY'S
SEVEN SORROWS
SEVEN SORROWS
(September 6 – September 14)
Devotion to 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 practiced
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.
Holy Church celebrates two feasts in honor of the
sorrows of Mary; she approved of the Rosary and of many other devotions in
honor of the Seven Dolors, and enriched them with numerous indulgences. Let us
practise these devotions to enkindle in our hearts a true and ardent love for
our sorrowful Mother.
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 the Blessed Virgin Mary
(Litany of Loreto)
(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
Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God,
that we thy servants may enjoy perpetual health of mind and body, and by the
glorious intercession of blessed Mary, ever Virgin, may we be freed from
present sorrow, and rejoice in eternal happiness. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Indulgence. (1) 300 days, every time. (2) A
plenary indulgence on the following five feasts of the Blessed Virgin:
Immaculate Conception, Nativity, Purification, Annunciation, and Assumption;
under the usual conditions, to all who shall have said it daily during the
year. (Pius VII, September 30, 1817.) These indulgences are granted for the
litany alone; hence the prayers following it may be omitted.
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.
Ejaculation
Mother of Sorrows, queen of martyrs, pray for us!
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