Septenary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary

Day 1

10 min

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Septenary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary

Opening prayer:

O sorrowful Mother of God, who stood faithfully beside your Son through every wound of His Passion, turn your eyes of mercy upon me. By the seven swords that pierced your heart, obtain for me a true sorrow for sin and a share in your unfailing love. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

First Sorrow: The prophecy of Simeon

When Mary presented the Infant Jesus in the Temple, the aged Simeon, taking the Child in his arms, foretold that He was set for the fall and rising of many and that a sword would pierce her own soul. From that joyful day Mary carried in her heart the shadow of all that her Son would suffer, treasuring it in faith and pondering it in silence. She teaches us to receive even the hardest words of God with a trusting and surrendered heart.

O sorrowful Mother, whose heart Simeon pierced with the prophecy of the sword, obtain for us the grace to accept the sorrows God permits in our lives. Teach us to treasure His will even when it wounds, and to ponder in faith what we cannot yet understand. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the grace to accept the sorrows God permits in our lives.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

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.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst 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.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

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.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

Our Lady of Sorrows, who became Mother of us all at the foot of the Cross, keep me close to your wounded heart. Teach me to stand with you in the sufferings of this life, that I may also stand with you in the joy of the Resurrection. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.