Novena of the Seven Dolours
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Manual of Devotions in Honour of the Seven Dolours of the Blessed Virgin Mary, 1868Source and notes
A NOVENA IN HONOUR OF THE SEVEN DOLOURS
Source
| Printed in | Manual of Devotions in Honour of the Seven Dolours of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
|---|---|
| Imprint | London, Denis Lane, Printer and Publisher, 310, Strand, 1868 |
| Pages | pp. 208–213 |
| Scan | leaf 210, leaf 211, leaf 212, leaf 213, leaf 214, leaf 215 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
- Prayers for
- comfort in sorrow
Day 1
From the Spanish.
Hail, O Sorrowful
Mother of Sorrows;
Mother of Sorrows,
Hail! Hail! Hail!
FIRST SORROW.
The Prophecy of Simeon.
Hail, fair Judith,
Who hast come to the temple
To receive the sword
Which is to pierce thee!
Hail, O Sorrowful, &c.
PRAYER.
O most desolate of Mothers, seven most terrible swords of sorrow have penetrated thy soul! Each blow which Jesus received in this Passion reached thee; all His agonies depressed thy heart, but the last adieu He addressed to thee from the cross, reopened all thy former wounds and caused in thee greater suffering than all God’s creatures have ever felt in dying. O Mother of grief and of love, I come to intreat thy intercession, convinced of my own unworthiness to obtain thy favours, and beseeching thee in the name of Jesus and through thy love for His Sacred Heart in the Divine Sacrament, to obtain for me the intentions of this Novena. Remember, most holy Queen of Martyrs, that thy honour is concerned therein, and that St. Bernard, says, “that no one ever asked thee in vain.” Hail, Mary, &c.
O Mary, Mother of Dolours, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.
SECOND SORROW.
The Flight into Egypt.
Hail, beautiful Sara,
Who camest to Egypt,
Fleeing from Herod,
And there didst take shelter.
Hail, O Sorrowful, &c.
Prayer, Hail Mary, &c.
THIRD SORROW.
The Child Lost.
Hail, turtle-dove;
Three days wandering
Thou seekest, lamenting,
Thy tender Infant!
Hail, O Sorrowful, &c.
Prayer, Hail Mary, &c.
FOURTH SORROW.
The Bearing of the Cross.
Hail, weeping Hagar,
Thou runnest along the valley,
The roads and the squares
To the street of Bitterness!
Hail, O Sorrowful, &c.
Prayer, Hail Mary, &c.
FIFTH SORROW.
Jesus Christ is Crucified.
Hail, Sea of Bitterness,
Rock impenetrable
To the nail and the hammer,
The lance and the cross so dear!
Hail, O Sorrowful, &c.
Prayer, Hail Mary, &c.
SIXTH SORROW.
The Anguish.
Hail, O moon, full
Of anguish and ills,
Torments and pains,
And exceeding outrages!
Hail, O Sorrowful, &c.
Prayer, Hail Mary, &c.
SEVENTH SORROW.
The Loneliness.
Hail, lonely Queen
Of troubles;
Noemi, the most lonely
That ever lived.
Hail, O Sorrowful, &c.
Prayer, Hail Mary, &c.
Hail, Mother of the Machabees,
Seven times martyr,
May thy seven sorrows
Protect and defend us.
Hail, O Sorrowful, &c.
Blessed and praised be
The most Holy Trinity
And the Most Holy Sacrament
Of the Altar.
Incarnate without injury
To that virginal womb
Of Mary, conceived
Without original sin,
From the very first moment
Of her existence. Amen, Jesu!
“Vouchsafe, O Mother of Sorrows, conceived without sin, to imprint all the wounds of thy Crucified Son and all thy Dolours deeply on my heart.”
By reciting seven Hail Marys, and the above aspiration after each, with a contrite heart, Pope Pius VII. granted 300 day’s Indulgence, and a Plenary Indulgence once a month if said daily for a month, by approaching the Sacraments, and praying for the intentions of the Church.
NOTE.—Confession to be made, and the Most Holy Communion approached once during the nine days, and both to be offered for the intentions of the Novena.