A Rosary for Priests : The Sorrowful Mysteries (Tuesdays & Fridays)

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I. The Agony in the Garden

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo 「La Oración en el Huerto」

We pray that all priests who follow the footsteps of Christ to Calvary may be comforted by His presence; that those who have compromised the faith may repent and return to grace and truth. We pray for those who suffer from one kind of addiction or another, that they may be liberated and set free to follow the Lord faithfully.

II. The Scourging at the Pillar

William Adolphe Bouguereau 「Flagellation de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ」

We pray for priests who are persecuted or under religious oppression, those who are physically or verbally abused, those who are imprisoned or prevented from offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass or Holy Communion to the people. May Christ grant them courage, strength and perseverance to endure their sufferings.

III. The Crowning With Thorns

Matthias Stom 「Christ Crowned With Thorns」

We pray for priests who suffer for defending authentic Catholic doctrine. We pray that all bishops will uphold the true teachings of the Catholic Church and resist temptations to compromise doctrine in the face of cultural and social pressures. We pray that all priests may live only to do the Father's will, as Jesus always did.

IV. The Carrying of the Cross

Raphael 「Lo Spasimo/Il Spasimo di Sicilia」

We pray for all priests who carry heavy crosses, for those who are weak or lonely, and those that have fallen from God's grace in some way. We pray for the Holy Father, who perhaps has the heaviest cross : defending and upholding the faith amidst the widespread persecution and abandonment of the Church from within and without.

V. The Crucifixion

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez 「Cristo Crucificado」

We pray for all priests who are in their last agony and for those who will die this day. We pray for priests who thirst for the salvation of souls. We pray that the daily immolation of their wills accomplish God's design for the redemption of the whole world.

Sorrowful Mysteries (English)

Sorrowful Mysteries (Latin)

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