Want to pick up a devotion that Our Blessed Mother specifically asked for at Kibeho? For a limited time, you can purchase both a copy of the devotional and a Seven Sorrows Rosary handmade by Morning Glory Beads at a special Lenten price. Click here to purchase. The Rosary of Our Lady's Seven Sorrows is prayed very similarly to the regular rosary in that if you know how to pray your Our Father and Hail Mary, you're pretty much good to go! Traditionally, the Seven Sorrows Rosary is started with an Act of Contrition to acknowledge the fact that our sins add to the sorrows of Our Mother. After that, it is prayed just like the rosary only there are seven septets instead of decades (seven Hail Marys). Instead of the Mysteries of the Rosary, you meditate on each Sorrow. They are ordered chronologically throughout Mary’s life. Just as the mystery is announced before beginning a new decade, the sorrow should be announced before beginning a new septet. After the final septet (The Burial of Jesus), it is customary to pray three more Hail Marys in honor of Our Lady’s tears. So, physically, you'd begin this devotion on the centerpiece with an Act of Contrition, Announcement of the First Sorrow, and Our Father, then continue around all seven septets, and then finish with the three hanging beads outside the circle. Easy Peasy, Right? Now, if you are like me and you are just about getting in your daily rosary (after years of saying I Will Do This), please don't replace the regular rosary with this devotion (though perhaps for Lent, it might be appropriate to use in replacement of the Joyful, Glorious, and Luminous Mysteries on their days). There are seven Sorrows and seven days of the week. Pray. Your. Rosary. and then take time each day to reflect on a Sorrow and pray the septet. By the end of the week, you will have prayed an entire Rosary of the Seven Sorrows and Our Blessed Mother will surely appreciate your efforts! Interested in adding a devotion to Our Lady's Seven Sorrows to your prayer life? For a limited time, you can purchase both a copy of the devotional and a handmade Seven Sorrows Rosary at a special Lenten price. Click here to purchase.
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