O beloved Mother, by thy pierced heart obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding. Hail Mary.
7. O most sorrowful Mary, I compassionate the convulsion which thy most loving heart experienced at the burial of Jesus. O beloved Mother, by this extreme grief of thy sacred heart obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the gift of wisdom. Hail Mary.
V. Pray for us, O most sorrowful Virgin.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
Grant, We beseech thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, that the Blessed Virgin Mary, thy Mother, may intercede for us With thy clemency, now and at the hour of our death, who at the hour of thy passion was pierced in her most holy soul by the sword of sorrow; grant this, O Jesus Christ, Saviour of the world, who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, liveth and reigneth, world without end. Amen.
A perpetual indulgence of 300 days, applicable to the dead, to all Christians every time they shall recite the above exercise in honour of the sorrowful heart of the most blessed Virgin.
Rosary or Chaplet of the Seven Dolours.
Way of Saying the Chaplet.
Act of Contrition.
O my Lord, thou who alone art most worthy of my love, behold me standing before thy divine presence utterly overwhelmed by the thought of the many grievous injuries I have done thee. I ask thy pardon for them, with my whole heart, repenting of them purely for love to thee, and at the thought of thy great goodness hating and loathing them above every other evil of this life. As I would rather have died a thousand times than have offended thee, so now I am most firmly resolved to lose my life rather than offend thee again. My crucified Jesus, I firmly purpose to cleanse my soul as soon as possible by thy most precious blood in the Sacrament of Penance.
