Novena to Mother of Seven Sorrows

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    For the nine days between September 7 (the vigil of the feast of the Birth of Mary)and September 15 (the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows), we pray for the intercessionof Mary, the Mother of our Life, our Faith and our Hope.

    Petitions to the Sorrowful Heart of Mary

    The Seven Dolors of the Mother of God

    V. Incline unto my aid, O God!R. O Lord, make haste to help me!

    Glory be to the Father

    1. I compassionate thee, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of that grief suffered by thy tender heart at

    the prophecy of the aged Holy Simeon. O dearest Mother, through this thy afflicted heart, implore for me

    the virtue of humility and the Gift of the Fear of God. One Hail Mary.

    2. I compassionate thee, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of those distressing fears which thyaffectionate heart endured on the flight to Egypt and during thy sojourn there. O dearest Mother, through

    this thy anxious heart implore for me the virtue of generosity, particularly for the poor, and the Gift ofPiety. One Hail Mary.

    3. I compassionate thee, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of that anxiety which thy worried heartendured in the loss of thy beloved Child Jesus. O dearest Mother, through this thy exceedingly troubled

    heart, implore for me the virtue of chastity and the Gift of Knowledge. One Hail Mary.

    4. I compassionate thee, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of that horror with which thy mother's heart

    was stricken when meeting Jesus, bearing the Cross. O dearest Mother, through this thy exceedingly

    oppressed heart, implore for me the virtue of patience and the Gift of Fortitude. One Hail Mary.

    5. I compassionate thee, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of that martyrdom which tortured thy

    magnanimous heart at the death-agony of Jesus. O dearest Mother, through this thy martyred heart, implore

    for me the virtue of temperance and the Gift of Counsel. One Hail Mary.

    6. I compassionate thee, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of the anguish inflicted upon thy tender

    heart by the thrust of the lance that opened the side of Jesus and pierced His Most Adorable Heart. Odearest Mother, through this vicarious transfixion of thy own heart, implore for me the virtue of brotherly

    love and the Gift of Understanding. One Hail Mary.

    7. I compassionate thee, O sorrowful Mother Mary, on account of that agony of soul which racked thy mostloving heart at the burial of Jesus. O dearest Mother, through this extreme torment that filled thy burdened

    heart, implore for me the virtue of zeal and the Gift of Wisdom. One Hail Mary.

    V. Pray for us, O Virgin Most Sorrowful!

    R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ

    Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ, we beseech thee that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, whose soul was

    pierced by the Sword of Sorrow in the hour of Thy Passion, may be our advocate at the throne of ThyMercy, now, and at the hour of our death. Through Thee, Jesus Christ, Redeemer of the World, Who livest

    and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, world without end.Amen.

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    Novena Prayers

    Here are seven graces the Blessed Virgin Mary grants to souls who honor Her daily by saying seven HailMarys and meditating on Her tears and Dolors. The devotion was passed to us by Saint Bridget.

    1. I will grant peace to their families.

    2. They will be enlightened about the divine mysteries.3. I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work.4. I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose the Adorable Will of my

    Divine Son or the sanctification of their souls.

    5. I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at everyinstant of their lives.

    6. I will visibly help them at the moment of their death, they will see the face of their mother.

    7. I have obtained (this grace) from my Divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to my tearsand sorrows, will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness since all their sins will

    be forgiven and my Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.

    The Seven Sorrows of Mary

    1. The prophecy of Simeon.2. The flight into Egypt.

    3. The loss of the Child Jesus in the temple.

    4. The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross.5. The Crucifixion.

    6. The taking down of the Body of Jesus from the Cross.

    7. The burial of Jesus.