Exercise in Honor of Our Lady of Sorrows

V. God come to my assistance.

R. O Lord, make haste to help.

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.

I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, in the affliction of your tender heart when the holy old man Simeon prophesied to you. Dear Mother, by your heart then so afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of humility and the gift of holy fear of God.

Hail Mary

I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, in the anxiety which your sensitive heart underwent in the flight to and sojourn in Egypt. Dear Mother, by your heart which was then made so anxious, obtain for me the virtue of liberality, especially towards the poor, and the gift of piety.

Hail Mary

I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, in the trouble of your careful heart when you did lose your dear Son Jesus. Dear Mother, by your heart then so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of holy chastity and the gift of knowledge.

Hail Mary

I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, in the shock your maternal heart underwent when Jesus met you as He carried His cross. Dear Mother, by your loving heart then so overwhelmed, obtain for me the virtue of patience and the gift of fortitude.

Hail Mary

I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, in the martyrdom your generous heart bore so nobly while you did stand by Jesus in His agony. Dear Mother, by your heart then so martyred, obtain for me the virtue of temperance and the gift of counsel.

Hail Mary

I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, in the wound of your tender heart when the sacred Side of Jesus was pierced with the lance. Dear Mother, by your heart then so transfixed, obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding.

Hail Mary

I compassionate you, sorrowing Mary, in the pang felt by your loving heart when the Body of Jesus was buried in the grave. Dear Mother, by all the bitterness of desolation you did then experience, obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the gift of wisdom.

Hail Mary

V. Pray for us, Virgin most sorrowful.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

Grant, we beseech You, O Lord Jesus Christ, that the most blessed Virgin Mary, Your Mother, may intercede for us before the throne of Your mercy, now and at the hour of our death, whose most holy soul was transfixed with the sword of sorrow in the hour of Your own Passion. Through You, Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Ghost for ever and ever. Amen.