Pope
Pius VII[1]
approved another series of prayers in honor of the Seven Sorrows for daily
meditation in 1815:
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.
1.
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…
2. 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…
3. 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…
4. 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…
5. 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…
6. 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…
7. 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.
Daily meditate upon the Seven Sorrows. Please the Sacred Heart of
the Redeemer by pondering the Sorrowful Heart of the Co-redemptrix. Receive the
remarkably generous graces which come from uniting our hearts each day to the
Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of the Mother.
St.
Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373), Our Lady directly revealed the amazing graces
granted by her Son for all those who daily and pray seven Hail Mary’s while
meditating on her seven dolors and tears:
2. “They will be enlightened about
the Divine Mysteries.”
3. “I will console them in their
pains and I will accompany them in their work.”
4. “I will give them as much as
they ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of my Divine Son
or the sanctification of their souls.”
5. “I will defend them in their
spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every
instant of their lives.”
6. “I will visibly help them at the
moment of their death—they will see the face of their mother.”
7. “I have obtained this grace from
my divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to my tears and dolors
will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness, since all
their sins will be forgiven, and my Son will be their eternal consolation and
joy.”[2]
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