Sorrowful Mysteries

THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES (Tuesdays and Fridays)

1. THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN
Reflection Jesus prayed with great intensity and anguish over His impending death. His agony, perhaps, was an inner one; a distress and sadness that the death He was about to undergo, would be suffered in vain for many. Like Jesus, we also face crucial decisions, stress and difficulty, and pain in our daily lives. In our trials and misery, will we be loyal? If we can kneel with Jesus in His agony, He will be there in ours.

Prayer Intention Let us pray for all those who suffer, physically, and emotionally; all those who are spiritually ill. Let us pray that their agony can be united with that of Jesus, and not lost through despair or resentment. We pray that Mary; The Comforter of the Afflicted, might assist in laying the needs of the suffering before her Son.

1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer
All: May the Grace of this Mystery Come down into My (our) soul(s)
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2. THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR
Reflection Pilate, disturbed at the meek majesty of his prisoner, had him scourged at the pillar; though he could not find any fault in him. Perhaps he simply resented the fact that
Jesus had no use for this world, Pilate's world, and spoke so overwhelmingly for the next world. Which way do we view this world? Are we willing to give all, only for this life? Or can we offer and accept our suffering as a sacrifice to God, as Jesus offered His life for us?

Prayer Intention Let us offer this decade in thanksgiving for the sacrifices made by Our Lord for the love of us. Pray also, in reparation for all the sins of the world inflicted upon the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the indifference to His Mother.

1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer
All: May the Grace of this Mystery Come down into My (our) soul(s)
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3. THE CROWNING OF JESUS WITH THORNS
Reflections The coronation, offered to Jesus by the world, was a crown of thorns. How do we crown Him now? Do we deny Him, or simply show indifference? Do we truly seek Him out? The mockery of this pain inflicting crowning, asks us how we crown Our Saviour.

Prayer Intention Let us offer this decade for all people who suffer under oppression and persecution. Those who suffer humiliation and rejection. And we pray in reparation to God for the sins of the world, the thorns of the crown.

1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer
All: May the Grace of this Mystery Come down into My (our) soul(s)
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4. CARRYING OF THE CROSS BY JESUS TO MOUNT CALVARY
Reflection The Son of God carries the instrument of His death to the hill of Calvary. Jesus' carrying of the cross was fulfillment of His earlier words, Let all who would believe in me, take up their cross and follow me. A cross he didn't have to carry. Neither do we, unless we choose Jesus over Satan and sin. Mary, His Mother states that through the cross, God is being glorified in every person Do not be afraid to carry it. My Son is with you and he will help you. Let us find, through the steps to Calvary; the roadway of our own lives.

Prayer Intention Let us pray for the suffering, the lonely, the homeless. Let us ask Jesus to give special meaning to the crosses they carry.

1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer
All: May the Grace of this Mystery Come down into My (our) soul(s)
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5. THE CRUCIFIXION
Reflection Jesus died on the cross. With it came our redemption, our salvation. Before His final breath, He gave the world His Mother, and gave her a role in the salvation of all mankind by making us all, her children. Just as she was there, at the foot of the cross, she asks us to pray at the foot of the cross. Our forgiveness is there. Great graces are there. Love the cross. In this meditation, is our salvation.

Prayer Intention Let us pray for forgiveness and as Jesus forgave on the cross, let us pray for the grace to forgive others. Let us give all our past pain to Jesus. It is why He is on the cross.

1 Our Father, 10 Hail Marys, 1 Glory Be and the Fatima Prayer
All: May the Grace of this Mystery Come down into My (our) soul(s)

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