Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows

HOW TO PRAY:
Begin with the Act of Contrition and 3 Hail Marys.
For each Sorrow, read the Scripture, pause to meditate, then pray 7 Hail Marys.
Close with 3 Hail Marys and the closing prayer.

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OPENING — Act of Contrition
O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee,
and I detest all my sins,
because of Thy just punishments,
but most of all because they offend Thee, my God,
who art all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace,
to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin.
Amen.

Hail Mary... (3 times)

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THE FIRST SORROW — The Prophecy of Simeon
(Luke 2:34–35)
"Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against — and a sword will pierce through your own soul also."

Hail Mary... (7 times)

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THE SECOND SORROW — The Flight into Egypt
(Matthew 2:13)
"Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him."

Hail Mary... (7 times)

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THE THIRD SORROW — The Loss of Jesus in the Temple
(Luke 2:44–45)
"Supposing him to be in the group, they went a day's journey, and they sought him among their relatives and acquaintances; and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking him."

Hail Mary... (7 times)

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THE FOURTH SORROW — Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary
(Luke 23:27–28)
"There followed him a great multitude of the people and of women who were mourning and lamenting him. But Jesus, turning to them, said: 'Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.'"

Hail Mary... (7 times)

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THE FIFTH SORROW — Mary Stands at the Foot of the Cross
(John 19:25–27)
"Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother... When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother: 'Woman, behold your son!' Then he said to the disciple: 'Behold, your mother!'"

Hail Mary... (7 times)

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THE SIXTH SORROW — Mary Receives the Body of Jesus
(Luke 23:53)
"Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid."

Hail Mary... (7 times)

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THE SEVENTH SORROW — Mary Witnesses the Burial of Jesus
(John 19:41–42)
"Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid. So because of the Jewish day of Preparation, since the tomb was close at hand, they laid Jesus there."

Hail Mary... (7 times)

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CLOSING
Hail Mary... (3 times)

Let us pray:
O Virgin most sorrowful, intercede for us before the throne of your Son Jesus Christ, that we who meditate upon your sorrows may obtain the fruit of His Passion and the grace of a holy death. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.