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Why Devotion to the Heart of Our Mother in Her Sorrows?

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2. Because Our Lady also wants it!

Our Lady lamented to St. Bridget that very few consoled Her by
meditating on Her Sorrows, and “that the greater part of the world
lived in forgetfulness of them:

I look around at all who are on earth,
to see if by chance there are any who pity Me, and meditate upon My
Sorrows; and I find that there are very few. Therefore, My daughter,
though I am forgotten by many, at least do you not forget Me; consider
My anguish, and imitate, as far as you can, My grief.’
”

“For this purpose the Blessed Virgin Herself appeared in the year
1239 to the founder of the Order of the Servites, or servants of Mary,
to ask them to institute a religious order in remembrance of Her
sorrows.”

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Graces and promises attached to the practice of the devotion in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sorrowing:

According to St. Alphonsus de Liguori (The Glories of Mary) it was
revealed to Saint Elizabeth that at the request of Our Lady, Our Lord
promised four principal graces to those devoted to Her Sorrows:

1. That those who before death invoke the divine Mother in the
name of Her Sorrows will obtain true repentance of all their sins;

2. That He will protect all who have this devotion in their tribulations,
and will protect them especially at the hour of death;

3. That He will impress on their minds the remembrance of His
Passion;

4. That He will place such devout servants in Mother Mary’s hands
to do with them as She wishes and to obtain for them all the
graces She desires.

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Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows (from the Raccolta).
May be said as a nine day novena and/or as a companion to the daily
recitation of 7 Hail Marys offered in honor of Our Lady’s Sorrows.





Each day begin with:

V.O God, come to my assistance;

R.O Lord, make haste to help me.

V.Glory be, etc.

R. As it was, etc.




Then:


Day I.

I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the affliction of
Thy tender heart at the prophecy of the holy and aged Simeon.
Dear Mother, by Thy heart so afflicted, obtain for me the virtue
of humility and the Gift of the holy Fear of God.
Pray one HailMary



Day II.

I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the anguish
of Thy most affectionate heart during the flight into Egypt and
Thy sojourn there. Dear Mother, by Thy heart so troubled,
obtain for me the virtue of generosity, especially towards the
poor, and the Gift of Piety.

Pray one Hail Mary



Day III.

I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in those anxieties
which tried Thy troubled heart at the loss of Thy dear Jesus. Dear
Mother, by Thy heart so full of anguish, obtain for me the virtue
of chastity and the Gift of Knowledge.
Pray one Hail Mary

Day IV.

I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the consternation
of Thy heart at meeting Jesus as He carried His Cross. Dear
Mother, by Thy heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of
patience and the Gift of Fortitude.
Prayone Hail Mary


Day V.

I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the
martyrdom which Thy generous heart endured in standing
near Jesus in His agony. Dear Mother, by Thy heart afflicted in
such wise, obtain for me the virtue of temperance and the Gift
of Counsel.
Prayone Hail Mary


Day VI.

I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the
wounding of Thy compassionate heart, when the side of Jesus
was struck by the lance and His Heart was pierced. Dear
Mother, by Thy heart thus transfixed, obtain for me the virtue
of fraternal charity and the Gift of Understanding.
Pray one Hail Mary



Day VII.

I grieve for Thee, O Mary most sorrowful, for the pangs
that wrenched Thy most loving heart at the burial of Jesus.
Dear Mother, by Thy heart sunk in the bitterness of desolation,
obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the Gift of Wisdom.
Pray 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.

Let intercession be made for us, we beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus
Christ, now and at the hour of our death, before the throne of Thy
mercy, by the Blessed Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, whose most holy
soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the hour of Thy bitter
Passion. We ask this through Thee, Jesus Christ, Saviour of the
world, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest
world without end. Amen.

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Invocations

Holy Mother, pierce me through; In my heart each wound renew,
Of my Saviour crucified.

An indulgence of 500 days. A plenary indulgence under the usual conditions, if prayed
devoutly every day for a month (S.P. Ap., Aug. 1, 1934).

Mary most sorrowful, Mother of Christians, pray for us.

An indulgence of 300 days. (Pius X, Audience, June 4, 1906)

Virgin most sorrowful, pray for us.
Virgo dolorosissima, ora pro nobis

An indulgence of 300 days. An indulgence of 5 years, if, in honor of the B.V.M.
Sorrowing, the Hail Mary is devoutly recited 7 times followed by the above invocation
once (S.P. Ap., Nov. 22, 1934).

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