Mary in her suffering leads us to
her son who gave his all for love of us. Below is an excerpt from my book “Divine
Mercy Hikes”.
This trail will take you by the devils kitchen
(sinkhole) and the seven sacred pools which are great geological features to
reflect on the grace of purgatory and the seven sacraments. While at the seven sacred pools:: Notice that
the water must flow from the first pool fill it and then in succession the
second pool is filled. Similarly grace fills our life where one virtue will
complete us enough to overflow to the next. With this concept in mind we will
review the seven sorrows of the Mother of God and emulate the virtue she had in
them; seeing that we must be filled with grace from one pool to the other in
secession.
O God, come to my
assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world
without end. Amen.
While meditating on the first pool ask our Lady to pray
to her son to fill us with the grace of Humility.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the
affliction of your tender heart at the prophecy of the holy and aged Simeon.
Dear Mother, by your heart so afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of humility
and the gift of the holy fear of God. Hail Mary…
After we have filled our spirit with the grace of
humility now let us ask our Lady to pray that her son fill us with the grace of
Generosity.
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. Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of
generosity, especially toward the poor, and the gift of piety. Hail Mary…
Moving to the third pool let us ask our Lady to ask her
son to fill us with the grace of the Gift of Chastity.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in those
anxieties which tried your troubled heart at the loss of your dear Jesus. Dear
Mother, by your heart so full of anguish, obtain for me the virtue of chastity
and the gift of knowledge. Hail Mary…
Moving to the fourth pool let us ask our Lady to ask her
son to fill us with the grace of Patience.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the
consternation of your heart at meeting Jesus as He carried His Cross. Dear
Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of patience
and the gift of fortitude. Hail Mary…
Moving to the fifth pool let us ask our Lady to ask her
son to fill us with the grace of Temperance.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the
martyrdom which your generous heart endured in standing near Jesus in His
agony. Dear Mother, by your afflicted heart obtain for me the virtue of
temperance and the gift of counsel. Hail Mary…
Moving to the sixth pool let us ask our Lady to ask her
son to fill us with the grace of Understanding and Love.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the wounding
of your compassionate heart, when the side of Jesus was struck by the lance
before His Body was removed from the Cross. Dear Mother, by your heart thus
transfixed, obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift
of understanding. Hail Mary…
Moving to the seventh pool let us ask our Lady to ask
her son to fill us with the grace of Wisdom.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, for the pangs
that wrenched your most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. Dear Mother, by
your heart sunk in the bitterness of desolation, obtain for me the virtue of
diligence and the gift of wisdom. Hail Mary…
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, Savior of the world, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit
lives and reigns world without end. Amen.
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