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LITANY OF THE SORROWFUL HEART OF MARY
alternation of 3 different litanies LITANY # 1
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us. Holy Mary, conceived without sin, Pray for us. Holy Mother of God, Pray for us. Mother of Christ, Pray for us. Mother of Our Saviour Crucified, Pray for us. Mother most Sorrowful, Pray for us. Mother most tearful, Pray for us. Mother most afflicted, Pray for us. Mother most lonely, Pray for us. Mother most desolate, Pray for us. Mother pierced by the sword of sorrow, Pray for us. Queen of martyrs, Pray for us. Comfort of the sorrowful, Pray for us. Help of the needy, Pray for us. Protectress of the forsaken, Pray for us. Support of widows and orphans, Pray for us. Health of the sick, Pray for us. Hope of the troubled, Pray for us. Haven of the ship-wrecked, Pray for us. Refuge of sinners, Pray for us. Hope of the despairing, Pray for us. Mother of mercy, Pray for us. Through thy poverty in the stable of Bethlehem, Have mercy on us. Through thy sorrow at the prophecy of Simeon, Have mercy on us. Through thy sad flight into Egypt, Have mercy on us. Through thy anxiety when seeking thy lost Child, Have mercy on us. Through thy grief when seeing thy divine Son persecuted, Have mercy on us. Through thy fear and anxiety when Jesus was apprehended, Have mercy on us. Through thy pain caused by the treason of Judas and the denial of Peter, Have mercy on us. Through thy sad meeting with Jesus on the way of the Cross, Have mercy on us. Through the tortures of thy loving Heart at the Crucifixion of Jesus, Have mercy on us. Through thy agony at the death of Jesus, Have mercy on us. Through the sword of sorrow that pierced thy heart when the side of Jesus was transfixed by the lance, Have mercy on us. Through thy lamentations over the dead Body of thy divine Son lying on thy bosom, Have mercy on us. Through thy deep mourning at His tomb, Have mercy on us. Through thy desolation after the burial of Jesus, Have mercy on us. Through the tears thou didst shed for thy beloved Son, Have mercy on us. Through thy wonderful resignation to the will of God in all thy sufferings, Have mercy on us. O Queen of peace, Have mercy on us. In all our tribulations, Have mercy on us. In our illnesses and pains, Have mercy on us. In our sorrows and afflictions, Have mercy on us. In our need and destitution, Have mercy on us. In our fears and dangers, Have mercy on us. In the hour of our death, Have mercy on us. On the Day of Judgment, Have mercy on us. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us, O Lord. V. Pray for us, O Sorrowful Virgin R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ Let us pray: We beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, let Thy Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose holy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow at the hour of Thy Passion, implore Thy mercy for us, both now and at the hour of our death, Who livest and reignest, world without end. R. Amen. |
TODAY'S PRAYERS, READING & MEDITATION
(Tuesday, September 1st) Pierced by the Sword of a Word! "Jesus wishes to make use of you to make me known and loved. He wants to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. To whoever embraces this devotion I promise salvation" (Our Lady of Fatima, June 13th, 1917) Opening Prayer to the Sorrowful Heart of Mary
composed by the St. Bridget O Blessed Virgin Mary, Immaculate Mother of God, who didst endure a martyrdom of love and grief, beholding the sufferings and sorrows of Jesus! Thou didst cooperate in the benefit of my redemption by thy innumerable afflictions and by offering to the Eternal Father His only-begotten Son as a holocaust and victim of propitiation for my sins. I thank thee for the unspeakable love which led thee to deprive thyself of the Fruit of thy womb, Jesus, true God and true Man, to save me, a sinner. Oh! make use of the unfailing intercession of thy sorrows with the Father and the Son, that I may steadfastly amend my life and never again crucify my loving Redeemer by new sins; and that, persevering till death in His grace, I may obtain eternal life through the merits of His Cross and Passion. Amen. Mother of love, of sorrow, and of mercy, pray for us. Spiritual Reading on the Seven Sorrows of Mary
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The spiritual reading is being currently written. Please check back later. Final Prayer to the Sorrowful Heart of Mary
O Sorrowful and Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most compassionate Mother, we present ourselves in thy sight in all humility, and with full confidence we implore thee for thy maternal patronage. Thou hast been proclaimed by Holy Church the Comforter of the Afflicted, and to thee constant recourse is had by the sorrowful in their afflictions, the sick in their maladies, the dying in their agony, the poor in their straitened circumstances, those who stand in all manner of need in both public and private calamities; and from thee they all receive consolation and strength. Our dearest Mother, turn upon us also, wretched sinners that we are, thy merciful eyes, and graciously accept our humble and confident prayers. Aid us in all our spiritual and temporal necessities, deliver us from all evil and especially from sin, which is the greatest evil, and from all danger of falling into it; obtain for us from thy Son Jesus every blessing of which thou seest we stand in need both in soul and body, and especially the greatest blessing of all, which is Divine grace. Comfort our spirits, troubled and afflicted in the midst of the many dangers that threaten us, and the countless miseries and misfortunes that beset us on every side. This we ask through that immense joy which filled thy pure soul in the glorious Resurrection of thy Divine Son. Obtain tranquillity for Holy Church, help and comfort for her visible Head, the Sovereign Pontiff, peace for Christian princes, refreshment in their pains for the Holy Souls in Purgatory; for sinners, the forgiveness of their sins, and for the just, perseverance in well-doing. Receive us all, our most tender Mother, under thy loving and mighty protection, that we may be enabled to live virtuously, die holily and attain to everlasting happiness in Heaven. Amen. O Most Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us!
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