The Sorrowful Mysteries


The First Sorrowful Mystery - The Agony in the Garden
(True Repentance)
Jesus prayed: " Abba, Father, all things are possible to You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will."

Mark 14:36


The Second Sorrowful Mystery - The Scourging
(Mortification)
Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.

Mark 15:15


The Third Sorrowful Mystery - The Crowning with Thorns
(Moral Courage)
The soldiers clothed Him in a purple cloak, and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on Him. And they began to salute Him, "Hail, King of the Jews!"

Mark 15:17-18


The Fourth Sorrowful Mystery - The Carrying of the Cross
(Patience)
They took Jesus, and He went out, bearing His own cross, to the place called the place of the skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha.

John 19:17


The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery - The Crucifixion
(Final Perserverance)
Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit!" And having said this He breathed His last.

Luke 23:46


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