Sorrowful Mysteries

The Sor­row­ful mys­ter­ies are prayed on Tues­days and Fri­days. Dur­ing the Sor­row­ful Mys­ter­ies, we enter the mys­ter­ies of Christ’s suf­fer­ing and death which he had to under­go for our sal­va­tion. There are five sor­row­ful mys­ter­ies: the Agony of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Gar­den, the Scourg­ing of our Lord Jesus at the Pil­lar, the Crown­ing of our Lord Jesus with Thorns, Our Lord Jesus Car­ries the Cross to Cal­vary and the Death of our Lord.

Open­ing Prayers                                          Click for Video Ver­sion
(1) Make the Sign of the Cross while say­ing: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spir­it. Amen. Make your inten­tions.

(2) While hold­ing on to the cru­ci­fix, say the “Apos­tles’ Creed”:
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Cre­ator of heav­en and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was con­ceived by the Holy Spir­it, born of the Vir­gin Mary, suf­fered under Pon­tius Pilate, was cru­ci­fied, died and was buried. He descend­ed to the dead. On the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascend­ed into heav­en, and is seat­ed at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence, He shall come to judge the liv­ing and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spir­it, the Holy Catholic Church, the com­mu­nion of Saints, the for­give­ness of sins, the res­ur­rec­tion of the body, and life ever­last­ing. Amen.

(3) Say the “Our Prayer”:
Our Father, Who art in heav­en, hal­lowed be Thy name; Thy king­dom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heav­en. Give us this day our dai­ly bread; and for­give us our tres­pass­es as we for­give those who tres­pass against us; and lead us not into temp­ta­tion, but deliv­er us from evil. Amen.

(4) Say “Hail Mary” (3 times):
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.

(5) Say the “Glo­ry Be”:
Glo­ry be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir­it. As it was in the begin­ning, is now, and ever shall be, world with­out end. Amen.

Announce the First Sorrowful Mystery

First Sor­row­ful Mys­tery                                               
The Agony of our Lord Jesus in the Gar­den
Jesus took Peter, James and John with him to Geth­se­mane to pray. Dis­tress and anguish came over him and he prayed His Father that He might not have to go through His time of suf­fer­ing. He found His dis­ci­ples asleep and said to them “Keep watch, and pray that you will not fall into temp­ta­tion. The spir­it is will­ing, but the flesh is weak.” Mark 14:32–38

 

6) Say the “Our Father” on the large bead:
Our Father, Who art in heav­en, hal­lowed be Thy name; Thy king­dom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heav­en. Give us this day our dai­ly bread; and for­give us our tres­pass­es as we for­give those who tres­pass against us; and lead us not into temp­ta­tion, but deliv­er us from evil. Amen.

(7) Say 10 “Hail Marys” (called a decade) on each of the small beads, while med­i­tat­ing on the mys­tery:
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.

(8) Say the “Glo­ry Be”:
Glo­ry be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spir­it. As it was in the begin­ning, is now, and ever shall be, world with­out end. Amen.

(9) Say the “Fati­ma Prayer”:
“O my Jesus, for­give us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heav­en, espe­cial­ly those who have most need of your mer­cy.

Announce the Sec­ond Sor­row­ful Mys­tery

Sec­ond Sor­row­ful Mys­tery
The Scourg­ing of Our Lord Jesus at the Pil­lar
The gen­tle Son of God is mocked, ridiculed and bru­tal­ly tor­tured by being whipped. Let us learn that sal­va­tion does not come from great­ness but from humil­i­ty and suf­fer­ing.
John 19:1.

 

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Announce the Third Sor­row­ful Mys­tery

Third Sorrowful Mystery
The Crowning of our Lord Jesus with Thorn
The soldiers made a crown out of thorny branches, and put it on Jesus’ head. They beat Him over the head with stick, spat Him, fell on their knees, and bowed down to Him.  Mark 15:17–19

 

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Announce the Fourth Sor­row­ful Mys­tery

Fourth Sorrowful Mystery
Our Lord Jesus Carries the Cross to Calvary
Jesus went out, carrying his cross and came to “The Place of the Skull”: Golgotha … there they crucified Him. Jesus took his sufferings like the poor and the oppressed. John 19:18.

 

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Announce the Fifth Sor­row­ful Mys­tery

Fifth Sorrowful Mystery
The Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
At three o’clock Jesus Christ cried out with a loud shout, “My God, My God, why did you abandon me?” With a loud cry, Jesus died. The army officer who was standing there in front of the cross saw how Jesus had died. “This man was really the Son of God!” he said.  Mark 15: 33–38

 

Then say Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, Glo­ry Be and O My Jesus.

Con­clud­ing Prayers
Hail, Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen, Moth­er of Mer­cy, our life, our sweet­ness, and our hope, to thee do we cry, poor ban­ished chil­dren of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourn­ing and weep­ing in this val­ley of tears; turn, then, most gra­cious Advo­cate, thine eyes of mer­cy towards us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O lov­ing, O sweet Vir­gin Mary!
Pray for us, O Holy Moth­er of God, that we may be made wor­thy of the promis­es of Christ.
Let us Pray!
O God, Whose, only-begot­ten Son, by His Life, Death and Res­ur­rec­tion, has pur­chased for us the rewards of eter­nal life; grant, we beseech thee, that, med­i­tat­ing on the mys­ter­ies of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Vir­gin Mary, we may imi­tate what they con­tain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

St. Michael Prayer
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of Bat­tle; Be our safe­guard against the wicked­ness and snares of the Dev­il. May God rebuke Him, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heav­en­ly Host, by the pow­er of God, cast into Hell, Satan and all the oth­er evil spir­its, who prowl through the world, seek­ing the ruin of souls. Amen.

Our Lady of Fati­ma Prayers
The Par­don Prayer:
O my God, I believe, I adore, I trust, and I love Thee. I ask par­don for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust, and do not love Thee.

The Angel’s Prayer:
Most Holy Trin­i­ty, Father, Son, and Holy Spir­it, I adore Thee pro­found­ly. I offer Thee the most pre­cious Body, Blood, Soul and Divin­i­ty of Jesus Christ, present in all the taber­na­cles of the world, in repa­ra­tion for the out­rages, sac­ri­leges, and indif­fer­ence by which He is offend­ed. And through the infi­nite mer­its of His Most Sacred Heart and the Immac­u­late Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the con­ver­sion of poor sin­ners.

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mer­cy on us.

Immac­u­late Heart of Mary, pray for us.

Optional Concluding Prayers
O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
Amen. (3 times)