Litany of the Seven Sorrows 1
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only.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
Have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
Have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, One God,
Have mercy on us.
Holy Mary,
Pray for us.
Holy Mother of God,
Pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, etc.
Mother crucified,
Mother sorrowful,
Mother tearful,
Mother afflicted,
Mother forsaken,
Mother desolate,
Mother bereft of thy Child,
Mother transfixed with the sword,
Mother consumed with grief,
Mother filled with anguish,
Mother crucified in heart,
Mother most sad,
Fountain of tears,
Abyss of suffering,
Mirror of patience,
Rock of constancy,
Anchor of confidence,
Refuge of the forsaken,
Shield of the oppressed,
Subduer of the unbelieving,
Comfort of the afflicted,
Medicine of the sick,
Strength of the weak,
Harbor of the wrecked,
Allayer of tempests,
Resource of mourners,
Terror of the treacherous,
Treasure of the faithful,
Eye of the Prophets,
Staff of the Apostles,
Crown of Martyrs,
Light of confessors,
Pearl of virgins,
Consolation of widows,
Joy of all Saints,
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the
world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the
world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the
world,
Have mercy on us.
Look down upon us, deliver us, and save us
from
all trouble,
in the power of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Let Us Pray.
Imprint, O Lady, thy wounds upon my heart, that
I may read therein sorrow and love
------ sorrow
to endure every sorrow for thee, love to despise every love for thee.
Amen.
Conclude with the Apostles
Creed, Hail
Holy Queen, and three Hail
Marys,
in honor of the Most Holy Heart of Mary.
The Apostle's
Creed
I believe
in God the Father Almighty,
Creator
of Heaven and earth,
and
in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord
Who
was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born
of the Virgin Mary,
suffered
under Pontius Pilate,
was
crucified, died, and was buried.
He
descended into Hell; the third day He
arose
again from the dead; He ascended into
Heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God
the
Father Almighty, from thence He shall come
to
judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the
Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints,
the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body,
and
life everlasting. Amen.
HAIL HOLY QUEEN [Salve,
Regina]
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of mercy;
hail our life, our sweetness and our hope.
To thee do we cry, poor banished
children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs,
mourning and weeping in this valley
of tears. Turn then, most gracious Advocate,
thine eyes of mercy toward us.
And after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit
of thy womb, Jesus. O clement,
O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us,
O holy Mother of God, that we may
be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Partial Indulgence.
HAIL
MARY
Hail
Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed
art thou among women, and blessed is
the
fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners,
now,
and at the hour of our death. Amen.
This litany was originally written
in Latin by Pope Pius VII in 1809 during his captivity
under Napoleon
Bonaparte.
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