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Our Lady Of
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History:
The devotion to
Our Lady of Sorrows and the Seven Sorrows of Mary
goes back to the apostolic times. St. John the
Evangelist can be consider as one of the first
devotees of the Mother of Sorrows. He witnessed
first-hand and then recorded in his Gospel that
Mary stood by the Cross of her Son (Jn 19:25).
The Blessed Mother suffered with grief at seeing
her Son, who is also her God, die an agonizing
death by crucifixion at Calvary. |
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Simeon prophesied at
the Presentation of the Jesus at the Temple, that Mary’s
soul would be pierced by a sword so that the thoughts of
many hearts would be revealed (Lk 2:35). Mary, as the
first and greatest disciple
of her Son,
participated in a most deep and profound way in
the redemptive work of Our Lord. |
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The Seven
Sorrows had been honored by the Church since the
14th century. These came to be known as the
seven dolors (sorrows) of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. The seven swords symbolize the seven
sorrows of Our Lady’s life. Devotion to the
Sorrows of Mary gave rise to the figure in
Christian art of the Pietà, the sorrowing Mother
holding the dead Body of her Son who has been
taken down from the Cross. These are: |
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The Prophecy
of Simeon
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The Flight
into Egypt
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The Loss of
the Holy Child at Jerusalem
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Mary meets Jesus Carrying the Cross
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Mary
witnesses the
Crucifixion and Death of Jesus
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Mary Receives the Dead Body of Her Son
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The Burial of Her Son and Closing of the Tomb.
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Litany
of Our Lady Of Seven Sorrows
By Pope Pius VII
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Leader |
Response |
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Lord, have mercy on us. |
Christ, have mercy on us. |
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Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us. |
Christ, graciously hear us. |
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God, the Father of
heaven,
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Have
mercy on us. |
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God the Son, Redeemer of
the world,
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Have
mercy on us. |
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God the Holy Spirit,
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Have
mercy on us. |
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Holy Mary, Mother of God,
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Pray
for us. |
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Holy Virgin of virgins,
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Pray
for us. |
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Mother of the Crucified,
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Pray
for us. |
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Sorrowful Mother |
Pray
for us. |
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Mournful Mother |
Pray
for us. |
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Sighing Mother |
Pray
for us. |
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Afflicted Mother |
Pray
for us. |
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Foresaken Mother |
Pray
for us. |
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Desolate Mother |
Pray
for us. |
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Mother most sad |
Pray
for us. |
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Mother set around with
anguish |
Pray
for us. |
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Mother overwhelmed by
grief |
Pray
for us. |
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Mother transfixed by a
sword |
Pray
for us. |
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Mother crucified in thy
heart |
Pray
for us. |
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Mother bereaved of thy
Son |
Pray
for us. |
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Sighing Dove |
Pray
for us. |
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Mother of Dolors |
Pray
for us. |
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Fount of tears |
Pray
for us. |
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Sea of bitterness |
Pray
for us. |
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Field of tribulation |
Pray
for us. |
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Mass of suffering |
Pray
for us. |
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Mirror of patience |
Pray
for us. |
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Rock of constancy |
Pray
for us. |
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Remedy in perplexity |
Pray
for us. |
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Joy of the afflicted |
Pray
for us. |
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Ark of the desolate |
Pray
for us. |
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Refuge of the abandoned |
Pray
for us. |
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Shield of the oppressed |
Pray
for us. |
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Conqueror of the
incredulous |
Pray
for us. |
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Solace of the wretched |
Pray
for us. |
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Medicine of the sick |
Pray
for us. |
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Help of the faint |
Pray
for us. |
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Strength of the weak |
Pray
for us. |
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Protectress of those who
fight |
Pray
for us. |
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Haven of the shipwrecked |
Pray
for us. |
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Calmer of tempests |
Pray
for us. |
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Companion of the
sorrowful |
Pray
for us. |
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Retreat of those who
groan |
Pray
for us. |
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Terror of the treacherous |
Pray
for us. |
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Standard-bearer of the
Martyrs |
Pray
for us. |
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Treasure of the Faithful |
Pray
for us. |
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Light of Confessors |
Pray
for us. |
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Pearl of Virgins |
Pray
for us. |
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Comfort of Widows |
Pray
for us. |
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Joy of all Saints |
Pray
for us. |
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Queen of thy Servants |
Pray
for us. |
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Holy Mary, who alone art
unexampled |
Pray
for us. |
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Pray for us, most
Sorrowful Virgin, |
That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ. |
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Let us pray. |
O God, in
whose Passion,
According to the prophecy of Simeon,
A sword of grief pierced through
The most sweet soul
Of Thy glorious Blessed Virgin Mother Mary:
Grant that we, who celebrate
The memory of her Seven Sorrows,
May obtain the happy effect of Thy Passion,
Who lives and reigns world without end.
Amen.
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Prayer
to Our Lady Of Sorrows
(Feast
– September 15)
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MOST HOLY and afflicted Virgin,
Queen of Martyrs,
You stood beneath the Cross,
Witnessing the agony of your dying Son.
Look down with a mother’s tenderness
And have pity on me,
Who kneels before you to venerate your
Sufferings
and to place my request
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;
And through the united efficacy of both,
Obtain the grant of my present petition.
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To whom shall I have recourse
In my wants and miseries
If not to you, O Mother of Mercy,
Who, having so deeply drunk
Of the chalice of your Son,
An
console with the sorrows
Of those who still sigh in the land of exile?
O Holy Mary,
Whose 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 the request)
If it be for His Honor and Glory
And the good of my soul.
Amen. |
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Consecration
of Our Lady Of Sorrows |
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Most holy Virgin
And Queen of Martyrs, Mary,
Would that I could be in Heaven,
There to contemplate
The honors rendered to thee
By the Most Holy Trinity
And by the whole Heavenly Court!
But since I am still
A pilgrim in this vale of tears,
Receive from me,
Thy unworthy servant and a poor sinner,
The most sincere homage
And the most perfect act of vassalage
A human creature can offer thee.
In thy Immaculate Heart,
Pierced with so many swords of sorrow,
I place today my poor soul forever;
Receive me as a partaker in thy dolors,
And never suffer that I should depart
From that Cross on which
Thy only begotten Son expired for me.
With thee, O Mary, I
will endure
All the sufferings, contradictions, infirmities,
With which it will please thy Divine Son
To visit me in this life. |
All of them I offer to thee,
In memory of the
Dolors
Which thou didst suffer during thy life,
That every thought of my mind,
Every beating of my heart
May henceforward be an act
Of compassion to thy Sorrows,
And of complacency for the glory
Thou now enjoyest in Heaven.
Since then, O Dear Mother,
I now compassionate thy Dolors,
And rejoice in seeing thee glorified.
Do thou also have compassion on me,
And reconcile me to thy Son Jesus,
That I may become
Thy true and loyal son (daughter)
Come on my last day
And assist me in my last agony.
Even as thou wert present
At the Agony of thy Divine Son Jesus,
That from this painful exile
I may go to Heaven,
There to be made partaker of thy glory.
Amen. |
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