sorrowful mysteries meditations

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. Look at Him as He hangs upon this Cross, with His head tortured with thorns, as He hangs upon the three iron nails, and is supported by His Own Wounds! Responde mihi! [2 Timothy 1: 12] Thus the Apostle wrote, while he was in prison, suffering for Jesus Christ, into Whose hands he committed the deposit of his sufferings and of all his hopes, knowing how grateful and faithful He is to those who suffer for his love. 11 Jesus therefore said to Peter: Put up thy sword into the scabbard. When we meditate on the agony and suffering of Our Lord, our hearts open up to empathy. pierce me through, Ver. The Sorrowful Mysteries . St. John Chrysostom writes that love always makes us look more closely at the object of our love. Mark 14:32 And they came to a farm called Gethsemani. O my dying Jesus, I kiss devoutly the Cross on which Thou didst die for love of me. 41 Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not into temptation. Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” Mini Meditations on the Joyful Mysteries . 40 And there were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joseph, and Salome. Get up and pray that you may not undergo the test.”. Jesus “expresses the horror that death represented for his human nature” (Catechism, 612). Prayer O Jesus, O Mary, I am the cause of the great and manifold pains which pierce your loving hearts! For sinners also do this. fac, ut animae donetur For those of you unfamiliar with the Rosary, a wonderful, powerful prayer, we have some background information here and here (along with a meditation from scripture on the Sorrowful Mysteries “Our sins and misdeeds were the heavy burden which oppressed Him: the cross was to Him light and sweet, but our sins were galling and insupportable.”, Of all the wounds in His Body, it is the one of. On which the Saint remarks that Jesus then intended to repeat the prayer that He had before offered: O holy Father, keep them in Thy name, that they may be one, as We are one. Reply. As they drive the crown more deeply into His scalp, His Blood flows down His face. Subscribe below to our weekly newsletter. Never miss a post! I desire to gain all the indulgences granted for this holy exercise for myself and for the Poor Souls in Purgatory. I repent of having offended Thee. In a loud voice Jesus announces the beginning of the Messianic Psalm about Him, “My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?” – “They have pierced my hands and my feet…” “They parted my garments among them…”, His words, “I thirst” mystically represent His thirst for the salvation of souls. 44 And it was almost the sixth hour; and there was darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 52 But he, casting off the linen cloth, fled from them naked. 25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen. 50 And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. The Blessed Mother of Jesus was close when her son was suffering. per te, Virgo, sim defensus John 19:2 And the soldiers platting a crown of thorns, put it upon his head; and they put on him a purple garment. Christ above in torment hangs, 19 They parted my garments amongst them; and upon my vesture they cast lots. This deprivation of the sensible consciousness of the Divine presence was also endured by Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemani; but that which He suffered on the Cross was greater and more bitter. He says, ‘In the ark of Noah a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water. A gallery encircled the inner court of the guard-house where our Lord was crowned with thorns, and the doors were open. Jesus leads His disciples to Gethsemani and enters the garden. But Jesus said to them: Weep not for Me, but for your children. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Jesus Christ, ill dying, had so great a desire to save all men, that He made even those enemies who shed His Blood with torments partakers of that Blood." Pope Eugenius III, at the earnest request of St. Bernard, has granted three thousand years Indulgence to all who with a contrite heart, recite the Lord's Prayer and Hail Mary 3 times, in honor of the Wound on the Shoulder of Our Blessed Redeemer. In the scourging, the interior grace of hope is his only help. Sorrowful Mysteries Meditations Holy Rosary: Agony in the Garden, Scourging at the Pillar, Crowning with Thorns, Carrying of the Cross, The Crucifixion dolentem cum Filio? [Ibid.] Sooner or later we find our own Gethsemane. Far be it from me to glory in anything, save in the cross of my Lord and Redeemer. Mark 15:24 And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. We deserve not this pardon, but Jesus Christ has merited it, Who by His death has more than abundantly satisfied for our sins. Thou hast died for love of me; I will die for love of Thee, and to please Thee. 29 Now there was a vessel set there full of vinegar. Depart from me, deceitful world, with thy vanities! He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. Image credit: Pixabay.com (2016), CC0/PD[/caption] While praying the Rosary it is important to meditate on the mystery of the decade. Similarly, baptism will in like manner save you" [1 Peter 3:20-21]. 18 Where they crucified him, and with him two others, one on each side, and Jesus in the midst. but you yielded only bitterness: . Similarly, baptism will in like manner save you" [1 Peter 3:20-21]. 44 And leaving them, he went again: and he prayed the third time, saying the selfsame word. Isaiah 53:2 And he shall grow up as a tender plant before him, and as a root out of a thirsty ground: there is no beauty in him, nor comeliness: and we have seen him, and there was no sightliness, that we should be desirous of him: 3 Despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with infirmity: and his look was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we esteemed him not. Endure the cross for the joy that is offered Thee, as the future author and perfector of the faith of very many. "Peter himself, showing and vindicating the unity, has commanded and warned us that we cannot be saved except by the one only baptism of the one Church. 43 And Jesus said to him: Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise. 27 And there followed him a great multitude of people, and of women, who bewailed and lamented him. Happy wert thou, O holy thief, who hadst the fortune to unite thy death to the death of thy Savior. I beseech Thee, by the merits of this sorrowful journey, to assist my soul in its journey towards eternity. Christ withdrew there—(1) for retirement and prayer, and to be free from distraction; (2) to show that He did not fly from death, but rather sought for it, for the place was well known to the traitor; and (3) to show that He suffered out of pure love and compassion for men. Objection 3. Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; O my Jesus, I cannot be Thy friend and follower, if I refuse to carry the cross. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. And Thou, O my Jesus, Thou dost know that I am poor and sick, and lost through my sins; but Thou hast come from Heaven on purpose to heal the sick, and to save the lost, when they repent of having offended Thee. THIS WEBPAGE IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PODCAST HERE. Fronde, flore, germine. Sleepless, scourged, crowned with thorns and carrying a heavy cross, he kept getting back up. Henceforth i will follow the Way of the Cross traced out for me by my Redeemer, and journey onward to my heavenly home, there to dwell forever and ever. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. Thus also a learned author, who wrote the life of Jesus Christ, says, "There were His friends, who watched Him from afar; but the Holy Virgin, the Magdalen, and another Mary stood close to the Cross, with John; wherefore Jesus, seeing His mother and John, spoke to them the words above mentioned. I wrote these Meditations on the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary. O my Jesus! 2: "My people....", 1: I raised you to the height of majesty, The Jews take Him before Pontius Pilate who questions Him and then tells the Jews he can find no fault in Him. Some other mothers fly when they see their children dying; their love does not suffer them to be present at their death without the power of relieving them; but the holy mother, the nearer her Son approached to death, the nearer she drew to His Cross.". Because I brought thee out of the land of Egypt: thou hast prepared a cross for thy Saviour. I can expect the same sometimes. They begin in the garden of Gethsemani and end in the garden of the Tomb. Quis est homo qui non fleret, Christe, cum sit hinc exire, Naturally was Mary the enemy of the serpent, because Lucifer was haughty, ungrateful, and disobedient, while she was humble, grateful, and obedient. by Thy Cross my victory; While my body here decays, When he fed the multitudes, they wanted to make him king. 34 And if you lend to them of whom you hope to receive, what thanks are to you? 12 Then the band and the tribune, and the servants of the Jews, took Jesus, and bound him. 2. Scripture: Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go yonder and pray.” And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorro wful and troubled. me sentire vim doloris O My people, what have I done to thee? Therefore, when, through inward passions, or the temptations of the devil, or the persecutions of men, we feel ourselves disturbed and excited to lose our patience, and to abandon ourselves to displeasing God, let ut cast our eyes on Jesus crucified, Who poured forth all His Blood for our salvation, and let us reflect that we have not yet poured forth one drop of blood for love of Him: Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. Why did He thus utter them? “Still, not my will but yours” – But I should remember that sometimes God wants me to accept suffering for a greater purpose. Is there one who would not weep, that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? It is consummated. Quia eduxi te de terra Aegypti: parasti Crucem Salvatori tuo. Jesus was despoiled of His garments that He might die possessed of nothing; how happy will I also die after laying aside my former self with all evil desires and sinful inclinations! Do this through the merits of those pains which Thou didst suffer in Thy abandonment, by which Thou hast merited for us that we should not be abandoned by the Divine grace, as we have deserved through our sins. My beloved Jesus, it is not the weight of the Cross, but my sins, which have made Thee suffer so much pain. St. Athanasius adds that Jesus Christ, in thus recommending Himself to the Father, recommended at the same time all the faithful, who through Him would obtain salvation, since the head with the members form one single body. Jesus comes with his disciples to Gethsemane: "Stay here, while I go yonder and pray." I have merited by my sins to die a miserable death; but Thy death is my hope. The Angel Gabriel said to Mary: “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you. O thou Mother! Consider how those women wept with compassion at seeing Jesus in such a pitiable state, streaming with blood, as He walked along. But as we ponder these mysteries of the Rosary, we learn that we are never alone. The other two are the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary and the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. 27 After that, he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. 40 And he cometh to his disciples, and findeth them asleep, and he saith to Peter: What? They then seized the reed, and struck his head so violently that his eyes were filled with blood; they knelt before him, derided him, spat in his face, and buffeted him, saying at the same time, ‘Hail, King of the Jews!’ Then they threw down his stool, pulled him up again from the ground on which he had fallen, and reseated him with the greatest possible brutality. 48 And Jesus answering, said to them: Are you come out as to a robber, with swords and staves to apprehend me? Now charity makes men will what God wills; hence the Philosopher says (Ethic. If therefore you seek me, let these go their way. and you pierced your Savior with a lance. Jesus sees the sins of all mankind, whose guilt He has taken upon Himself. What unspeakable pangs her most tender heart experienced! [8] St Alphonsus Liguori, The Way of the Cross. By it the world shall be crucified to me and I to the world, that I may be Thine forever. 32 Let Christ the king of Israel come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. 44 And he that betrayed him, had given them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he; lay hold on him, and lead him away carefully. Jesus knows torture and death lie ahead and he prays that the cup will pass. He says, “If it be possible,” because flesh and blood shrink from these things, and it is hard for human bodies not to sink beneath their infliction. That there was something special about Christ was obvious to many at a glance. whelmed in miseries so deep, 42 Rise up, let us go. [17] St Alphonsus Liguori, The Way of the Cross. No, my God, I would not be obstinate like the Jews; I repent, O my Father, with all my heart, for having offended Thee, and through the merits of Jesus Christ I ask for pardon. The Carrying of the Cross – Jesus struggles up Calvary with his own cross on his shoulders. It was somewhat more than half an (Italian) mile from the cśnaculum (upper chamber). I will, therefore, meditate on Thy sufferings, and visit the stations of Thy Passion in company with Thy sorrowful Mother and my guardian angel, with the intention of promoting Thy honor and saving my soul. Thus Thou wilt cause SS. Forgoing TV? Honor this Wound with thy devotion and I will grant thee whatsoever thou dost ask through Its virtue and merit. The Roman scourge, also called the flagellum, made of leather and sharp bones, is a greatly feared punishment designed to quickly remove the flesh from the body of the victim. The conformity of the human will to the Divine regards the will of reason: according to which the wills even of friends agree, inasmuch as reason considers something willed in its relation to the will of a friend. F. Lucas, and others, think with more reason, that the angel only appeared once, at the third and last prayer, and comforted Him when He prayed more earnestly, and sweated blood, to show that we ought to persevere in prayer, and that the fruit of such perseverance is the comfort of God, and the vision of angels. On the contrary, Augustine says (Contra Maxim. 374-379] (Willis, The Teachings of the Church Fathers, p. 60). aut in quo contristavi te? “You and I cannot speak,” St. Josemaria Escriva wrote, in his meditation on the second sorrowful mystery. I know that Thou, O Lord, hast no need of any strengthening of mine, who am myself strengthened by Thee both to be and to live; but, that this my ministry which I execute as a steward at the command of God Thy Father may be acceptable to Thee, I pray again and again.”, The Second Sorrowful Mystery: The Scourging at the Pillar 15 He is grievous unto us, even to behold: for his life is not like other men's, and his ways are very different. Christ’s dear Mother to behold? But why were they not all converted? Sometimes this is a challenge. Compassionate your Savior thus cruelly treated, and say to Him: My innocent Jesus, by the merits of the torment Thou hast felt, help me to strip myself of all affection to things of earth, in order that I may place all my love in Thee, who art so worthy of my love. Meditations of the Rosary Meditations of the Rosary On the entire Rosary; Joyful Mysteries; Luminous Mysteries; Sorrowful Mysteries; Glorious Mysteries; Novenas; Documents Documents Homilies Homilies The Rosary; The Joyful Mysteries The Joyful Mysteries Annunciation; Visitation; Birth of Christ; Presentation; Finding Jesus in the Temple And he said to them, “Behold, the man!” When the chief priests and the guards saw him they cried out, “Crucify him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and crucify him. O Jesus, receive me into Thy wounded Heart: I belong entirely to Thee; for Thee alone do I desire to live and to die. If, then, in that baptism of the world thus expiated and purified, he who was not in the ark of Noah could be saved by water, he who is not in the Church to which alone baptism is granted, can also now be quickened [made alive] by baptism. And then He added, Father, I will that those whom Thou hast given Me should be where I am, and that they should be with Me. The everyday obedience of Jesus to Joseph and Mary both announced and anticipated the obedience of Holy Thursday (Catechism, 532). Quae moerebat et dolebat, And he saith to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Having looked at the events in the life of Jesus, which are recalled in the first part of the Rosary, we now pass on to the second part, the five Sorrowful Mysteries. 1st sorrowful mystery- The Agony of Jesus in the garden Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. How Christ's Sacred Heart aches as He sees your sins and mine, flashing like the glint of the rising sun off the metal ends of the cat o' nine tails. Jesus Christ, crucified, have mercy on us! His flesh was torn by the scourges, His head crowned with thorns, and He had lost a great quantity of blood. Prayer Look, says St. Augustine, at thy God upon His Cross; see how He prays for them that crucify Him; and then deny pardon to thy brother who has offended thee! “No man cometh to the Father, but by Me.”, “It is consummated.” – In this He encourages, “he that shall persevere unto the end, he shall be saved.”. The crucifix teaches us about God’s mercy – but also about his anger at sin. 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. Enkindle in me an earnest desire of amendment; let me never again relapse, but vouchsafe me the grace to persevere in penance to the end of my life. Hence in His human will Christ wills nothing else than does the Divine will. Jesus comes with his disciples to Gethsemane: "Stay here, while I go yonder and pray." 5 The Agony and death of … My Lord Jesus Christ, Thou hast made this journey to die for me with love unutterable, and I have so many times unworthily abandoned Thee; but now I love Thee with my whole heart, and because I love Thee, I repent sincerely for ever having offended Thee. Meditation 14 And Pilate saith to them: Why, what evil hath he done? Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” If the damned could thus in their pains unite themselves to the Divine will, Hell would be no longer Hell to them. Primum Mysterium Dolorosum: Cruciatus in Horto. 14 He is become a censurer of our thoughts. When I give in to angry or vengeful thoughts and make cutting remarks or judgmental gossip, I behave like the soliders. You are urged to say these prayers daily and to promulgate this prayer on a continuous basis, so that others may share in this blessing. It is the frequent repetition of our sins which oppress Jesus. [To Damasus, a. in planctu desidero. Listen to my fond request: Meditation is a deeper and more efficacious form of prayer than vocal, and according to various Saints and Doctors of the Church such as St Alphonsus Liguori and St Theresa of Avila, meditative prayer is necessary for one’s spiritual life and even eternal salvation. The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary. 1st sorrowful mystery- The Agony of Jesus in the garden Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. No other prayer has been so frequently praised, commended, and St Louis de Montfort among many other Saints recommend praying slowly and intently for a tremendous spiritual benefit. xii. My most beloved Jesus, Thy face was beautiful before, but in this journey it has lost all its beauty, and wounds and blood have disfigured it. St. Cyprian writes, "Even he who sheds the Blood of Christ is made to live by the blood of Christ." You will resemble Him, if your enemies resemble His in their calumnies.” – Fr Ignatius, School of Jesus Christ Crucified. My adorable Jesus, it was not Pilate, no, it was my sins that condemned Thee to die. in tanto supplicio? juxta Crucem lacrimosa, When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.”q And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit. 31 For if in the green wood they do these things, what shall be done in the dry? Deus misereatur nostri, et benedicat nobis: illuminet vultum suum super nos, et misereatur nostri. 35 And after they had crucified him, they divided his garments, casting lots; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying: They divided my garments among them; and upon my vesture they cast lots. On this St. Laurence Justinian writes: "This thirst came from the fount of love.". O Holy God. As I wrote, I tried to look at these mysteries through Mary’s eyes. Each set contains its own meditations, links to the Scriptures, as well as the Latin names for the Mysteries to be announced along with English translations. 2: "My people....", 1: I bore you up with manna in the desert, donec ego vixero. They have dug my hands and feet. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we praise Thee, because by Thy holy cross, Thou hast redeemed the world. ii, 20): "When Christ says 'Not what I will, but what Thou wilt' He shows Himself to have willed something else than did His Father; and this could only have been by His human heart, since He did not transfigure our weakness into His Divine but into His human will.". Most merciful Jesus, I return Thee infinite tanks for not permitting me to continue in sin and to fall, as I have so often deserved, into the depths of Hell. 49 And forthwith coming to Jesus, he said: Hail, Rabbi. After this, say the Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be, five times, in honor of the Passion of Jesus Christ, to gain other indulgences granted those who recite them. Sorrow builds a bridge to the world beyond. ), (Prayers Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be that are referenced below may be found in Latin with pronunciations and English translations here). dum pendebat Filius. And bowing their knees, they adored him. At the ends were spiky pieces of bone or lead. 41 And he cometh the third time, and saith to them: Sleep ye now, and take your rest. Amen. Sister Lucia’s Rosary Meditations: The Sorrowful Mysteries. Thus is confirmed what God said by Ezechiel, that, when the sinner heartily repents of his sins, God pardons him in the same way as if He had forgotten all the sins he had committed. This Yes of Christ reverses the No of our first parents in the Garden of Eden (Rosarium, 22). through the merits of Thy patience, make me patient and resigned in the sicknesses and crosses which befall me; make me like Thyself before I die. The holy abbot says also in another place: "O wonderful thing! 40 And when he was come to the place, he said to them: Pray, lest ye enter into temptation. He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? But Peter followed afar off. That He says, “Not as I will, but as thou wilt,” He would fain indeed that they should not suffer, lest their faith should fail in their sufferings, if indeed we might attain to the glory of our joint inheritance with Him without the hardship of sharing in His Passion. Now it was said above (III:13:3 ad 1; III:14:1 ad 2) that by a certain dispensation the Son of God before His Passion "allowed His flesh to do and suffer what belonged to it." 48 And he that betrayed him, gave them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he, hold him fast. And they took Jesus, and led him forth. At the same time, Jesus was not abandoned by the Divinity, nor deprived of the glory which had been communicated to His blessed soul from the first moment of His creation; but He was deprived of all that sensible relief by which God is wont to comfort His faithful servants in their sufferings; and He was left in darkness, fear, and bitterness, pangs which were deserved by us. “She is also called universal, because all who desire eternal salvation must cling to and embrace her, like those who entered the ark to escape perishing in the flood. We’d like to open this first blog entry for Our Catholic Prayers with a special Rosary meditation on Christ’s Passion, given by our Lord Himself! In this prayer Jesus Christ further included all sinners; so that we all may say to God: O Eternal Father, hear the prayer of Thy beloved Son, Who prayed to Thee to pardon us. In the stories of Simon and Veronica, we see that Christ accepted the assistance of others as he redeemed the world. 49 And the others said: Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to deliver him. 19 Let us examine him by outrages and tortures, that we may know his meekness, and try his patience. He also prays God’s will be done. For he is kind to the unthankful and to the evil. I love Thee, Jesus my love; I repent of having offended Thee. [Ibid.] The side of Jesus is pierced with a lance from which flow both Blood and Water, representing the sacraments of baptism and the Eucharist. For crucifixion cause of the Lord is with you, what have done... 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