Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows by Pope Pius XII
Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, 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, …
God the Holy Ghost, …
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Virgin of virgins, …
Mother of the Crucified, …
Sorrowful Mother, …
Mournful Mother, …
Sighing Mother, …
Afflicted Mother, …
Foresaken Mother, …
Desolate Mother, …
Mother most sad, …
Mother set around with anguish, …
Mother overwhelmed by grief, …
Mother transfixed by a sword, …
Mother crucified in thy heart, …
Mother bereaved of thy Son, …
Sighing Dove, …
Mother of Dolors, …
Fount of tears, …
Sea of bitterness, …
Field of tribulation, …
Mass of suffering, …
Mirror of patience, …
Rock of constancy, …
Remedy in perplexity, …
Joy of the afflicted, …
Ark of the desolate, …
Refuge of the abandoned, …
Shield of the oppressed, …
Conqueror of the incredulous, …
Solace of the wretched, …
Medicine of the sick, …
Help of the faint, …
Strength of the weak, …
Protectress of those who fight, …
Haven of the shipwrecked, …
Calmer of tempests, …
Companion of the sorrowful, …
Retreat of those who groan, …
Terror of the treacherous, …
Standard-bearer of the Martyrs, …
Treasure of the Faithful, …
Light of Confessors, …
Pearl of Virgins, …
Comfort of Widows, …
.Joy of all Saints, …
Queen of thy Servants, …
Holy Mary, who alone art unexampled, …
Pray for us, most Sorrowful Virgin, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray,
O God, in whose Passion, according to the prophecy of Simeon, a sword of grief pierced through the most sweet soul of Thy glorious Blessed Virgin Mother Mary: grant that we, who celebrate the memory of her Seven Sorrows, may obtain the happy effect of Thy Passion, Who lives and reigns world without end, Amen.
The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady
- The Prophecy of Simeon
- The Flight into Egypt
- The Loss of Jesus in the Temple
- Mary meets Jesus Carrying the Cross
- The Crucifixion
- Mary Receives the Dead Body of Her Son
- The Burial of Her Son and Closing of the Tomb
Consecration to Our Lady of Sorrows
Most holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, Mary, would that I could be in Heaven, there to contemplate the honors rendered to thee by the Most Holy Trinity and by the whole Heavenly Court! But since I am still a pilgrim in this vale of tears, receive from me, thy unworthy servant and a poor sinner, the most sincere homage and the most perfect act of vassalage a human creature can offer thee. In thy Immaculate Heart, pierced with so many swords of sorrow, I place today my poor soul forever; receive me as a partaker in thy Dolors, and never suffer that I should depart from that Cross on which thy only begotten Son expired for me. With thee, O Mary, I will endure all the sufferings, contradictions, infirmities, with which it will please thy Divine Son to visit me in this life. All of them I offer to thee, in memory of the Dolors which thou didst suffer during thy life, that every thought of my mind, every beating of my heart may henceforward be an act of compassion to thy Sorrows, and of complacency for the glory thou now enjoyest in Heaven. Since then, O Dear Mother, I now compassionate thy Dolors, and rejoice in seeing thee glorified, do thou also have compassion on me, and reconcile me to thy Son Jesus, that I may become thy true and loyal son (daughter); come on my last day and assist me in my last agony, even as thou wert present at the Agony of thy Divine Son Jesus, that from this painful exile I may go to Heaven, there to be made partaker of thy glory. Amen.
