“There is no sinner in the world, however much at enmity with God, who cannot recover God’s grace by recourse to Mary, and by asking her assistance.” St. Bridget of Sweden
Suggested Prayer: The Seven Sorrows of Mary
as given to St. Bridget
- 1st Sorrow: Simeon’s prophecy that a sword will pierce Mary’s soul. Hail Mary…
- 2nd Sorrow: The flight into Egypt. Hail Mary…
- 3rd Sorrow: The loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem. Hail Mary…
- 4th Sorrow: The meeting of Jesus and Mary on the Way of the Cross. Hail Mary…
- 5th Sorrow: Mary witnesses the Crucifixion and the death of Jesus on the Cross. Hail Mary…
- 6th Sorrow: The dead body of Jesus is taken down and laid in the arms of His Holy Mother. Hail Mary…
- 7th Sorrow: The Burial of Jesus, with Mary’s tears and loneliness. Hail Mary…
