The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows

7 Graces for this Devotion

The Blessed Virgin Mary revealed to St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373) that seven graces are granted to the souls who honor her daily by saying seven Hail Mary's and meditating on her tears and dolors. Below are the graces:

  1. I will grant peace to your families.
  2. You will be enlightened about the divine mysteries.
  3. I will console you in your pains and I will accompany you in their work.
  4. I will give you as much as you ask for as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of my divine Son or the sanctification of your soul.
  5. I will defend you in your spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect you at every instant of your life.
  6. I will visibly help you at the moment of your death; you will see the face of your Mother.
  7. I have obtained (This Grace) from my divine Son, that you who propagate this devotion to my tears and dolors, will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness since all your sins will be forgiven and my Son and I will be your eternal consolation and joy.

Introductory Prayer
My God, I offer You this rosary for Your glory, so I may 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 3 Hail Marys for the Tears of Mary

Before Each
Sorrow Pray		 Sorrows of Mary After Each
Sorrow Pray
Most merciful mother,
remind us always
of the sorrows
of your son, Jesus
 The First Sorrowful Mystery:
The Prophecy of Simeon (Lk 2:22-35)		 Pray One Our Father
Pray 7 Hail Marys.
The Second Sorrowful Mystery:
The Flight into Egypt (Mt 2:13-15)
The Third Sorrowful Mystery:
The Loss of Jesus in the Temple (Lk 2:41-52)
The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery:
Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary (Lk 23:27-31)
The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery:
Mary Stands at the Foot of the Cross (Jn 19:25-27)
The Sixth Sorrowful Mystery:
Mary Receives the Dead Body of Jesus in Her Arms
(Jn 19:38-40)
The Seventh Sorrowful Mystery:
Jesus Is Placed in the Tomb (Jn 19:41-42)

For the Poor Souls in Purgatory, Pray 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and 1 Glory Be.

 

Concluding Prayer:
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.

Three times pray:
Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us.