The Litany of Loreto The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord John 19:17-30
Our Father
Our Lady of Sorrows, Mater Dolorosa, pray for us.
Hail Mary one
John 1:5
And the light shines in the darkness; and the darkness grasped it not.
Hail Mary two
Morning Star
The morning star in the sky is Venus. I saw Venus tonight, bright and bold. It glows most fiercely just before dawn. Venus reflects the sun's rays, raising the minds and hearts of all who see this planet. Mary radiated the Light which is her Son, Christ. On Calvary, Christ's Light was momentarily eclipsed by the night of evil, the darkness in each one of us, in the world, in satan. Mary is the Beacon of Hop for us even on Calvary. She is the star in the dim days of our lives.
Hail Mary three
Morning Star, direct our attention to the True Light, when we are lost in the darkness of sin and death. When we are in the Dark Night, intercede for us for courage and faith.
Hail Mary four
John 7: 37-38
Now on the last, the great day of the festivity, Jesus stood and cried out, saying: "If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink. He that believeth in me, as the scripture saith, Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water."
Hail Mary five
Health of the sick
She who could not stop the blood and water from flowing out of the side of Jesus her Son is now called Health of the Sick. The word "health" originates from the Anglo-Saxon word, "haelth", meaning "whole" or "hale". Health is not merely freedom from disease, but the well-being of mind, soul and body. In heath is integrity. The Virgin leads us to Calvary where we and the entire human race are healed. Christ gives us, from His side, the Living Water which is given to us in baptism, making us whole, taking away Original Sin.
Mary, conceived without Original Sin, is the only human worthy of bringing us to Christ.
Hail Mary six
Health of the sick, have mercy on us. Make us holy, through your wholeness, through the sufferings of Jesus on Calvary.
Hail Mary seven
John 19:26-27
When Jesus, therefore, saw His mother and the disciple standing by, whom He loved, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold, they son." Then He said to the disciple, "Behold, they mother." And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.
Hail Mary nine
Refuge of sinners.
Given to all of us by the dying Christ, Mary is the shelter, the secure place, the secret garden, the refuge, the protection for all the children of Eve. She is the new Garden of Eden. She is our Mother, taking care of us, as she did John in his house.
Hail Mary ten
Refuge of sinners, pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Be our refuge against temptation and sin.
Glory be
Fatima Prayer
to be continued.....
