OUR LADY’S SEVEN SORROWS
1 St. Simeon’s Prophecy (Luke 2:34,35).
2 Flight of Jesus into Egypt (Matt. 2:13, 14).
3 The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:43-45).
4 The Meeting of Mary with Jesus on the Way of the Cross.
5 The Death of Jesus (John 19:25-30).
6 The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent from the Cross (John 19:34).
7 The burial of Jesus (John 19:40-42).

PRAYER
O God, in Whose Passion, according to the prophecy of Simeon, a sword of sorrow pierced through the most sweet soul of the glorious Virgin Mother Mary, mercifully grant that we, who call to mind with veneration Her Sorrows, may obtain the blessed fruit of Thy Passion. We ask this of Thee Who livest and reignest, in unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

Spiritual Thought for the Week
Prayer
The sole aim of whoever gives himself to prayer must be to prepare himself to the best of his ability to conform his will to that of God. In this consists the greatest perfection that can be acquired in the spiritual life. St. Teresa of Avila Spiritual Diary, Pages 191-192