Rosary of Seven Sorrows recorded by Fr Paul Yi

Devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Mary goes back to the Middle Ages. It has been promoted by the Servite Order. The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows consists of forty-nine Hail Marys, divided into seven groups of seven. Each group of seven is begun with an Our Father, as in the regular Rosary. Some people start the Rosary with an Act of Contrition, since the devotion has a penitential character. Also like the regular Rosary, the groups of seven Hail Marys are an occasion for meditation on "Mysteries"; in this case, the Seven Sorrows of Mary, listed below.

First Sorrow: The Presentation

Second Sorrow: The Flight Into Egypt

Third Sorrow: The Loss of Jesus in Jerusalem

Fourth Sorrow: Mary Meets Jesus on the Via Dolorosa

Fifth Sorrow: Mary at the Foot of the Cross

Sixth Sorrow: Mary Receives Jesus' Body

Seventh Sorrow: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb

"This devotion to the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of My Mother will restore faith and hope to broken hearts and to ruined families; it will help to repair the destruction; it will sweeten sorrow. It will be a new strength for My Church, bringing souls, not only to confidence in My Heart, but also to abandonment to the Sorrowful Heart of My Mother." - Our Lord to Berthe Petit (http://www.7dolors.com/apparitions.html)