Seven Sorrows Rosary
Pray with Mary through her seven sorrows, with one Our Father and seven Hail Marys for each sorrow.
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Opening prayers
Begin with the Sign of the Cross.
Introductory prayer
My God, I offer You this Rosary for Your glory, so I can honor your Holy Mother, the Blessed Virgin, so I can share and meditate upon her suffering. I humbly beg you to give me true repentance for all my sins. Give me wisdom and humility, so that I may receive all the indulgences contained in this prayer.
Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend You, my God, You Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.
Pray the Hail Mary three times.
Most Merciful Mother
Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.
Repeat this invocation after each sorrow.
The prophecy of Simeon
Luke 2:34–35
Mary brings Jesus to the Temple. Simeon foretells the opposition her Son will face and the sword that will pierce her own soul.
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The flight into Egypt
Matthew 2:13–15
Joseph takes Mary and Jesus to Egypt to escape Herod. Their journey brings before us families forced to leave their homes in search of safety.
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The loss of Jesus in the Temple
Luke 2:46–51
Mary and Joseph search for Jesus for three days. Mary speaks of their anguish when they find him in the Temple.
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Mary meets Jesus on the way to Calvary
Luke 23:26–27
Contemplate Mary meeting her Son as he carries the cross. She accompanies him on the road of suffering.
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Jesus dies on the cross
John 19:25–30
Mary stands near the cross of Jesus. In the midst of his Passion, he entrusts her to the beloved disciple.
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Mary receives the body of Jesus
John 19:38–40
Contemplate the body of Jesus taken down from the cross and placed in his Mother’s arms. Her grief brings us close to those mourning a child.
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Jesus is laid in the tomb
John 19:41–42
The body of Jesus is laid in the tomb. Mary’s mourning is held within the hope of the Resurrection.
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Queen of Martyrs
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.
Repeat this invocation three times.
Mary, conceived without sin
Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us.
Finish with the Sign of the Cross.
About this devotion
The Seven Sorrows Rosary contemplates Mary’s suffering in the life and Passion of Jesus. It belongs to the Servite tradition of devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows. The form followed here is associated with Our Lady of Kibeho and includes a prayer before each sorrow.