The Seventh Sword of Sorrow

Mary helps place the body of Jesus in the tomb

O Mother of Sorrows, who could express the
cruel anguish of this moment? The same Child
that you once wrapped in swaddling clothes
amidst unspeakable joy, you now wrap silently in
His burial shroud. Your tears mingle with the
blood and dirt that covers His broken body. But
even in this moment your trust in His promise did
not die. Your mourning was not without hope,
for you knew that He would rise again from this
grave just as He promised. Through this bitter
sword of sorrow obtain for us the grace to believe
with unshakable hope in the victory of our Lord
even in the darkest moments of life.

Say,

• 1 Our Father
• 7 Hail Mary’s