Have you ever prayed the Seven Sorrows Rosary? It is so powerful!
The prayer dates back to the Middle Ages, but Our Lady of Kibeho reintroduced the Seven Sorrows Rosary to visionary Marie-Claire Mukangango in Kibeho, Rwanda in the 1980s.
Our Lady’s messages to Marie-Claire focused on an “urgent call to repentance”: “Repent, repent, repent! Convert while there is still time.”
Many graces result from praying this devotion, however, it should not replace the traditional rosary. Our Lady requests the faithful to pray the Seven Sorrows Rosary on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Here's a list of Our Lady's Seven Sorrows:
Here’s how to pray the Seven Sorrows Rosary:
Sign of the Cross: In the name of The Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Amen.
Introductory Prayer: My God, I offer You this Rosary for Your glory, so I can honor your Holy Mother, the Blessed Virgin, so I can share and meditate upon her suffering. I humbly beg you to give me true repentance for all my sins. Give me wisdom and humility, so that I may receive all the indulgences contained in this prayer.
Act of Contrition: “O My God, I am heartily sorry…”
3 Hail Marys in Honor of Our Lady’s Tears
“Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
1. The First Sword of Sorrow: The Prophesy of Simeon (Luke 2: 22-35)
Pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys.
“Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
2. The Second Sword of Sorrow: The Flight Into Egypt (Matt. 2: 13-15)
Pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys.
“Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
3. The Third Sword of Sorrow: The Loss of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2: 41-52)
Pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys.
“Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
4. The Fourth Sword of Sorrow: Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary (Luke 23: 27-31)
Pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys.
“Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
5. The Fifth Sword of Sorrow: Mary Stands at the Foot of the Cross (Jn. 19: 25-27)
Pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys.
“Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
6. The Sixth Sword of Sorrow: Mary Receives the Dead Body of Jesus in Her Arms (Jn. 19: 38-40)
Pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys.
“Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
7. The Seventh Sword of Sorrow: The Body of Jesus is Placed in the Tomb (Jn. 19: 41-42)
Pray 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys.
“Most Merciful Mother, remind us always about the Sorrows of your Son, Jesus.”
Concluding Prayer: Queen of Martyrs, your heart suffered so much. I beg you, by the merits of the tears you shed in these terrible and sorrowful times, to obtain for me and all the sinners of the world the grace of complete sincerity and repentance. Amen.
Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us.
Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us.
Mary, who was conceived without sin and who suffered for us, pray for us.
Sign of the Cross: In the name of The Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit. Amen.
Marie-Claire’s version also includes meditations.
Here’s a video with the meditations:
Our Lady’s promises to those who pray the Seven Sorrows Rosary, according to Marie Claire’s visions:
1. With the recitation of the Seven Sorrows Rosary, the hardest hearts shall change, if you pray it for yourself or for others.
2. By the recitation of the Seven Sorrows Rosary, you shall be freed from obsessions and addiction.
3. This rosary when said from the heart, it will win us true repentance of our sins and free our souls from guilt and remorse.
4. Those who say it often, especially as recommended by Our Lady to Marie Claire, on Tuesdays and Fridays, shall obtain clear understanding of their weaknesses and flaws causing them to sin and those things we don’t like about ourselves and thought were a part of our character, shall change.
5. You shall obtain whatever you ask for through this rosary, praying this rosary from the heart.
6. More than ever, the world needs the Seven Sorrows Rosary.