3- The Sorrowful Mysteries (Tues. & Friday)
Option - 1st Petition
a. The Agony of Jesus in the Garden (Matthew 26:36-46)
36 [u]Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane,[v] and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took along Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,[w] and began to feel sorrow and distress. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is sorrowful even to death.[x] Remain here and keep watch with me.” 39 He advanced a little and fell prostrate in prayer, saying, “My Father,[y] if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; yet, not as I will, but as you will.” 40 When he returned to his disciples he found them asleep. He said to Peter, “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour? 41 Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test.[z] The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” 42 [aa]Withdrawing a second time, he prayed again, “My Father, if it is not possible that this cup pass without my drinking it, your will be done!” 43 Then he returned once more and found them asleep, for they could not keep their eyes open. 44 He left them and withdrew again and prayed a third time, saying the same thing again. 45 Then he returned to his disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Behold, the hour is at hand when the Son of Man is to be handed over to sinners. 46 Get up, let us go. Look, my betrayer is at hand.”
This are the following Rosary step (Medallion):
- Our Father... (Entry)
- Mary, Mother of Grace,
Mother of Mercy.
In life and in death,
protect us, O Mother.
- Hail Mary,
full of grace,
the Lord is with thee,
blessed are thou among women
& blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now & at the hour of our death. Amen. (10)
- Glory be to The Father,
to The Son,
& to The Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now
& ever shall be
world without end.
Amen.
- Oh my Jesus,
forgive us our sins,
save us from the fires of hell,
& lead all souls to Heaven,
especially those in most need of Your Mercy. Amen.
- The Rosary of Mary
will free us from all evil,
let us praise
& go with Queen Mary in The Gates of Heaven
from night & day. Amen
Option - 2nd Petition
b. The Flagging of the Lord's Back (John 18:38b-19:1)
When he (Pilate) had said this, he again went out to the Jews and said to them, “I find no guilt in him. 39 But you have a custom that I release one prisoner to you at Passover.[q] Do you want me to release to you the King of the Jews?” 40 They cried out again, “Not this one but Barabbas!”[r] Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.
Chapter 19
1 [a]Then Pilate took Jesus and had him scourged.
This are following of the 1st Rosary bead:
- Our Father... (Entry)
- Mary, Mother of Grace...
- Hail Mary (10)
- Glory be...
- Oh my Jesus...
- The Rosary of Mary...
Option - 3rd Petition
c. The Crowning with Thorns (Matthew 27:27-30)
27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus inside the praetorium[o] and gathered the whole cohort around him. 28 They stripped off his clothes and threw a scarlet military cloak[p] about him. 29 Weaving a crown out of thorns,[q] they placed it on his head, and a reed in his right hand. And kneeling before him, they mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 They spat upon him[r] and took the reed and kept striking him on the head.
This are following of the 2nd Rosary bead:
- Our Father... (Entry)
- Mary, Mother of Grace...
- Hail Mary (10)
- Glory be...
- Oh my Jesus...
- The Rosary of Mary...
Option - 4th Petition
d. Jesus with The Cross on His Back (Matthew 27:31-33)
31 And when they had mocked him, they stripped him of the cloak, dressed him in his own clothes, and led him off to crucify him.
The Way of the Cross.
[s] 32 As they were going out, they met a Cyrenian named Simon; this man they pressed into service to carry his cross.
The Crucifixion.
33 And when they came to a place called Golgotha (which means Place of the Skull),... .
This are following of the 3rd Rosary bead:
- Our Father... (Entry)
- Mary, Mother of Grace...
- Hail Mary (10)
- Glory be...
- Oh my Jesus...
- The Rosary of Mary...
Option - 5th & Last Petition
e. Jesus Crucifixion & Death (John 19:16b-22, 25-37)
So they took Jesus, 17 and carrying the cross himself[g] he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. 18 There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. 19 [h]Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, “Jesus the Nazorean, the King of the Jews.” 20 Now many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. 21 So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write ‘The King of the Jews,’ but that he said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’” 22 Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
... .
25 [j]Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. 26 When Jesus saw his mother[k] and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
28 After this, aware that everything was now finished, in order that the scripture might be fulfilled,[l] Jesus said, “I thirst.” 29 There was a vessel filled with common wine.[m] So they put a sponge soaked in wine on a sprig of hyssop and put it up to his mouth. 30 [n]When Jesus had taken the wine, he said, “It is finished.” And bowing his head, he handed over the spirit.
The Blood and Water.
31 Now since it was preparation day, in order that the bodies might not remain on the cross on the sabbath, for the sabbath day of that week was a solemn one, the Jews asked Pilate that their legs be broken and they be taken down. 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first and then of the other one who was crucified with Jesus. 33 But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs, 34 [o]but one soldier thrust his lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out. 35 An eyewitness has testified, and his testimony is true; he knows[p] that he is speaking the truth, so that you also may [come to] believe. 36 For this happened so that the scripture passage might be fulfilled:
“Not a bone of it will be broken.”
37 And again another passage says:
“They will look upon him whom they have pierced.”
This are following of the 4th Rosary bead:
- Our Father... (Entry)
- Mary, Mother of Grace...
- Hail Mary (10)
- Glory be...
- Oh my Jesus...
- The Rosary of Mary...
(Then go see The Litanies of the Holy Rosary)
