DAY TWO: MEDITATING ON THE SORROWS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY DURING PASSIONTIDE
O God, come to my assistance
O Lord, make haste to help me
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.
The Fourth Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary
Pray 1 Our Father
In the end, Pilate handed Jesus over to be crucified.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Carrying the Cross by Himself, He went out to what is called the Place of the Skull.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
A great crowd of people, followed Him, including women who beat their breasts and lamented over Him.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me. Weep for yourselves and for your children.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
On their way out they met a Cyrenian named Simon. This man they pressed into service to carry the Cross.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
“If a man wishes to come after Me, he must deny his very self, take up his cross, and begin to follow in My foot steps.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
“Take My yoke upon your shoulders and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble of heart.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Mary, full of Mercy, remind our hearts of the suffering of Jesus during His Passion.
The Fifth Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
Mary Stands at the Foot of the Cross
Pray 1 Our Father
They gave Him a drink of wine flavored with gall, which He tasted but refused to drink.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
When they had crucified Him, they divided His clothes among them by casting lots.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Above His head they had put the charge against Him in writing: “THIS IS JESUS, KING OF THE JEWS.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
People going by kept insulting Him, tossing their heads and saying, “So You are the One Who was going to destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days! Save Yourself, why don’t You.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
The chief priests, the scribes, and the elders also joined in the jeering, “He saved others but He cannot save Himself.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
The insurgents who had been crucified with Him kept taunting Him in the same way.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, they do not know what they are doing.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Mary, full of Mercy, remind our hearts of the suffering of Jesus during His Passion.
O desolate Mother Mary, consumed with grief and filled with anguish, your soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow at the sight of the passion of your Divine Son, ask Him to have mercy on us and on the whole world. Please pray for us and hear my intentions which I now present to you. (Mention your intentions now and especially ask for an abundance of grace to be bestowed upon Cardinal Burke) AMEN.
Source: The Scriptural Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Our Blessed Lady
