THE SECOND PART OF THE MOST HOLY ROSARY
The Five Sorrowful Mysteries
1. The Prayer and Bloody Sweat of our Blessed Saviour in the Garden
MEDITATION: Let us contemplate in this mystery how our Lord Jesus was so afflicted for us in the Garden of Gethsemane, that His body was bathed in a bloody sweat, which ran trickling down in great drops upon the ground. Ask that we may sincerely Iament our sins which caused this great agony. Our Father, etc.
2. The Scourging of Jesus at the Pillar
MEDITATION: Let us contemplate in this mystery how our Lord Jesus Christ was most cruelly scourged in Pilate’s house for our sins, and let us beg the grace to do penance and mortify our senses and unruly passions. Our Father, etc.
3. The Crowning of Jesus with Thorns
MEDITATION: Let us contemplate in this mystery how those cruel ministers of Satan crowned our Lord with sharp thorns, and saluted Him in derision as King of the Jews. Let us fly the flatteries and vanities of this world and seek only the approval of God. Our Father, etc.
