DAY THREE: 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 Sixth Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
Mary Receives the Body of Jesus in Her Arms
Pray 1 Our Father
Seeing the mother there with the disciple whom He loved, Jesus said to His mother. “Woman, there is your son.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
In turn, He said to the disciple, “There is your mother.” From that hour onward, the disciple took her into his care.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Jesus uttered a loud cry and said, “Father, into Your Hands I commend My Spirit.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
One of the soldiers thrust a lance into His side and immediately Blood and Water flowed out.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Suddenly the curtain of the sanctuary was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, boulders split, tombs opened.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
When the crowd which had assembled for this spectacle saw what had happened, they went home beating their breasts.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Then, having brought a linen shroud, Joseph took Him down.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Mary, full of Mercy, remind our hearts of the suffering of Jesus during His Passion.
The Seventh Sorrow of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
Mary Accompanies the Body of Jesus to the Tomb
Pray 1 Our Father
Joseph of Arimathea had gone to request the Body of Jesus. Thereupon Pilate issued an order for its release.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Taking the Body, Joseph wrapped it in fresh linen and laid it in his own tomb which had been hewn from a formation of rock.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
But Mary Magdalene and the other Mary remained sitting there, facing the tomb.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
The next day, the one following the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and and the Pharisees called at Pilate’s residence.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
“Sir,” they said, “we have recalled that, the imposter, while He was alive, made the claim, ‘After three days I will rise.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
“You should issue and order having the tomb kept under surveillance until the third day. Otherwise His disciples may go and steal Him.”
Pray 1 Hail Mary
So, they went and kept it under the surveillance of the guard, after fixing a seal to the stone.
Pray 1 Hail Mary
Mary, full of Mercy, remind our hearts of the suffering of Jesus during His Passion.
O MARY, sorrowful Virgin and Mother of all Christians, pray for us and hear my intentions which I now present to you. (Mention your intentions now and especially ask for the restoration of good health to Cardinal Burke)
Source: The Scriptural Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Our Blessed Lady
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
