Pray the Holy Rosary through the Sorrowful Mysteries with a quiet heart, staying close to Jesus and Mother Mary in this faithful Catholic devotion.
This Catholic Rosary section follows the Sorrowful Mysteries in a simple, steady rhythm of prayer. It keeps the familiar order of the Holy Rosary so the heart can return again and again to the suffering, love, and mercy of Christ.
As you remain with Blessed Mary through these mysteries, this Catholic devotion helps anchor daily prayer in trust, repentance, patience, and love. The Sorrowful Mysteries draw the soul into the Passion of Our Lord with reverence and hope.
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Reflection
The Sorrowful Mysteries lead us into the suffering of Jesus with simplicity and reverence. In this movement of the Holy Rosary, we stay near the agony, the scourging, the crowning with thorns, the carrying of the cross, and the Crucifixion.
The transcript’s prayerful focus is one of surrender, repentance, patience, and acceptance of the cross. With Mother Mary beside us, this Catholic Rosary becomes a steady Catholic devotion that teaches the soul to remain faithful in suffering.
These mysteries also teach us to trust that grace is present even in sorrow. As we pray with Blessed Mary, the heart is drawn toward humility, mercy, and a deeper love of her Son.
Rosary Prayer
Opening Prayers
Sign of the Cross
Sign of the Cross
Apostles’ Creed
Apostles’ Creed
Our Father
Our Father
For an Increase of Faith
Hail Mary
For an Increase of Hope
Hail Mary
For an Increase of Charity
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Glory Be
1st Sorrowful Mystery – Agony in Garden
In the forsaking prayer to the Father, Jesus found strength, trust, and an angel was sent to comfort him.
So Jesus will be our comforting angel. Let us ask to forsake ourselves to God, to always do His will.
Decade Prayers
Our Father
Hail Mary ×10
Glory Be
Fatima Prayer
O My Jesus
Prayer After the Mystery
May the grace of this mystery come down into our souls.
2nd Sorrowful Mystery – Scourging of Jesus
How many pains, how many torments, and how many wounds on the body of Jesus? How much blood falls to the ground while his tormentors laugh, insult him, and gather their strength to hit the innocent body of Jesus again.
Let us ask to accept every insult for the love of our Lord, and also a true regret for our sins.
Decade Prayers
Our Father
Hail Mary ×10
Glory Be
Fatima Prayer
O My Jesus
Prayer After the Mystery
May the grace of this mystery come down into our souls.
3rd Sorrowful Mystery – Crowning with Thorns
Think of the indignity, outrage, pain, and humiliation that Jesus suffered.
They stripped him of every dignity. He was treated as the guilt of our worst sins. Let us ask the gift of patience to accept all humiliations.
Decade Prayers
Our Father
Hail Mary ×10
Glory Be
Fatima Prayer
O My Jesus
Prayer After the Mystery
May the grace of this mystery come down into our souls.
4th Sorrowful Mystery – Way of the Cross
Along the road to Calvary, Jesus sees Mary, his mother. Can we imagine the moment when their eyes met?
Let us pray to Mary for the grace to always accept our cross, so that she and Jesus may bear it.
Decade Prayers
Our Father
Hail Mary ×10
Glory Be
Fatima Prayer
O My Jesus
Prayer After the Mystery
May the grace of this mystery come down into our souls.
5th Sorrowful Mystery – Crucifixion of Jesus
Jesus wishes to see us close to his mother. He asks that we accept Our Lady as our true mother, who will ignite in us a fervent love of her Son.
Mary, we trust in you. Take us and put us in the refuge of your Immaculate Heart. Heal with your humility our pride. That so often takes us far from God.
Decade Prayers
Our Father
Hail Mary ×10
Glory Be
Fatima Prayer
O My Jesus
Prayer After the Mystery
May the grace of this mystery come down into our souls.
Closing Prayers
Hail Holy Queen
Hail, Holy Queen
Prayer for the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
Closing Rosary Prayer
O God, whose only begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life
Sign of the Cross
Sign of the Cross
Continue in Prayer
May this Holy Rosary remain a faithful path of grace, keeping your heart close to Jesus through the Sorrowful Mysteries and close to Mother Mary in peace.
In this quiet Catholic devotion, may the rhythm of prayer continue to bear fruit in trust, humility, and mercy.
Continue to your Catholic Morning & Evening Prayers:
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