| THE SEVEN PROMISES that God grants to those who honor The Blessed Virgin Mother daily by saying seven Hail Mary's while contemplating her tears and sorrows during her life. This devotion was passed on to us by St. Bridget. 1. "I will grant Peace to their families.
2. "They will be enlightened about the Divine Mysteries."
3. "I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work."
4. "I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of my Divine Son or the sanctification of their souls."
5. "I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives."
6. "I will visibly help them at the moment of their death, they will see the face of their mother."
7. "I have obtained (This Grace) from my Divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to my tears and dolors, will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness since all their sins will be forgiven and my Son will be their eternal consolation and joy."
Novena Prayer in Honor of the Sorrows of
The Blessed Virgin Mary
'Most holy and afflicted Virgin, Queen of Martyrs, you stood beneath the cross, witnessing the agony of your dying Son. Look with a mother's tenderness and pity on me, who kneel before you.
I venerate your sorrows and I place my requests with filial confidence in the sanctuary of your wounded heart.
Present them, I beseech you, on my behalf to Jesus Christ, through the merits of His own most sacred passion and death, together with your sufferings at the foot of the cross. Through the united efficacy of both,
obtain the granting of my petition.
To whom shall I have recourse in my wants and miseries if not to you, Mother of Mercy? You have drunk so deeply of the chalice of your Son,
you can compassionate our sorrows.
Holy Mary, your soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow at the sight
of the passion of your Divine Son. Intercede for me and obtain for me from Jesus (mention request) if it be for His honor and glory and for my good. Amen.' |
Prayers Honoring the Seven Dolors of Mary
(Approved by Pope Pius VII in 1815)
V. O God, come to my assistance;
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
V. Glory be to the Father, etc.
R. As it was in the beginning, etc.
1. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in affliction of your tender heart at the prophecy of the holy and aged Simeon. O dearest Mother, by your heart so afflicted, implore 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. O dearest Mother, by your anxious 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 beloved Child Jesus. O dearest Mother, by your exceedingly troubled heart implore for me the virtue of chastity and the Gift of Knowledge. Hail Mary...
4. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, on account of the horror with which your mother-heart was stricken when meeting Jesus bearing the Cross. O dearest Mother, by your exceedingly oppressed heart implore for me the virtue of patience and the Gift of Fortitude. Hail Mary...
5. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, on account of that martyrdom which tortured your generous heart at the death-agony of Jesus. O dearest Mother, through this thy martyred heart, implore for me the virtue of temperance and the Gift of Counsel. Hail Mary...
6. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the wounding of your tender heart, by the thrust of the lance that opened the side of Jesus and pierced His most adorable Heart. O dearest Mother, by this vicarious transfixion of thy own heart, implore for me the virtue of brotherly love and the Gift of Understanding. Hail Mary...
7. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, on account of that agony which racked your most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. O dearest Mother, through this extreme torment that filled thy burdened heart, obtain for me the virtue of zeal and the Gift of Wisdom.
Hail Mary...
V. Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let Us Pray:
'Let intercession be made for us, we beseech You, O Lord Jesus Christ, now and at the hour of our death, before the throne of Your mercy, by the Blessed Virgin Mary, Your Mother, whose most holy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the hour of Your bitter Passion. Through You, O Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost lives and reigns world without end. Amen.'
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 How to Pray the Chaplet of the Seven DolorsEach medallion portrays one of Our Lady's Sorrows with seven sections of seven beads. Originated in the 13th Century
The Hail Mary is prayed on each of the beads, with one Our Father before every seven Hail Mary's. At the end of the chaplet three Aves are offered in honor of the Sorrowful Tears of Our Lady.
Our Father, and seven Hail Mary's,
1) The Prophesy of Simeon over the Tender Infant Jesus.
Our Father, seven Hail Mary's
2) The Desperate Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt
Our Father, seven Hail Mary's
3) The Loss of the Child Jesus for Three Days.
Our Father, seven Hail Mary's
4) The Sorrowful Meeting of Jesus & Mary Along the Way of The Cross.
Our Father, seven Hail Mary's
5) Mary Watches Her Divine Son Suffer and Die upon the Cross.
Our Father, seven Hail Mary's
6) Jesus is Struck by the Lance of a soldier, Taken Down from the Cross and Placed in His Poor Mother's Arms.
Our Father, seven Hail Mary's
7) Mary Watches as the Body of Her Divine Son is Buried in a Tomb.
End with 3 Hail Mary's in honor of Our Lady's Tears.
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How to pray the Servite Rosary of the Seven Sorrows
Begin with An Act of Contrition: O, my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, behold me before your divine presence, all in confusion at the thought of the many grievous injuries I have done you. I ask pardon for them with my whole heart, repenting of them for love of you, hating them above every other evil and ready to lose my life rather than offend you again. And do you, most tender Virgin, mother of mercy and refuge of sinners, obtain for me the pardon of all my sins by virtue of your bitter pains and help me to so pray as to gain the indulgences attached to this, your most holy Rosary.
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and enkindle in them the fire of you divine love. Send forth you spirit and they shall be created and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Enlighten our minds , we beseech you, O Lord, with the light of your brightness, that we might see what we ought to do and be able to do what is right, through Christ, Our Lord.
Announce the First Sorrow; then say the Our Father. Pray seven Hail Mary's while meditating on the Sorrow. Continue through all seven Sorrows. End with three Hail Mary's in honor of the Tears of Our Sorrowful Mother.
Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father, for the intention of the Pope.
Say "Virgin most Sorrowful, pray for us" three times.
The First Sorrow: The Blessed Virgin presented her only son in the temple, laid him in the arms of holy Simeon, and heard the prophetic words, "This one shall be a sword of sorrow to pierce your own heart."
The Second Sorrow:
Mary flees into Egypt with Jesus and Joseph. Forced to endure the hardships of a long journey, and becoming a foreigner in a strange land, Mary and her family flee to protect the child Jesus from those who would destroy him.
The Third Sorrow: Mary seeks Jesus lost in Jerusalem. Jesus disappeared for three days in Jerusalem at the age of twelve, causing his parents, especially Mary, agonizing sorrow.
The Fourth Sorrow: Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary. As Jesus makes his way to Calvary, condemned to crucifixion, He meets His mother, Mary. He is bruised, derided, cursed and defiled and her sorrow is absolute as Jesus drags His own cross up the hill of His crucifixion.
The Fifth Sorrow: Mary stands near the cross of her Son. Mary stands near her dying Son unable to minister to him as he cries "I thirst". She hears him promise heaven to a thief and forgive his enemies. His last words, "Behold your mother," charge us to look on Mary as our mother.
The Sixth Sorrow: Mary received the body of Jesus taken down from the cross.
The passion and death are over but for his mother, grief continues. She holds His body in her arms.
The Seventh Sorrow: Mary places the body of Jesus in the tomb, awaiting the resurrection. The most tragic day in history ends, Mary alone in sorrow, as she lays the body of her Son, in the tomb.
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