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A journey through the Holy Rosary, guided by the meditations of the saints and doctors of the Church, to illuminate the mysteries of Christ.

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Today is Tuesday — The Sorrowful Mysteries

Tuesday's Devotion

The Sorrowful Mysteries

Meditate on Our Lord's passion and suffering, offered for the redemption of mankind.

  1. I. The Agony in the Garden
  2. II. The Scourging at the Pillar
  3. III. The Crowning with Thorns
  4. IV. The Carrying of the Cross
  5. V. The Crucifixion

Fruits of these mysteries: Contrition, mortification, patience, and conformity to the will of God.

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One Rosary, Many Ways

The Mysteries Through Many Lights

Meditate on the same sacred mysteries through different spiritual perspectives—the treasury of the saints, alongside contemplations crafted for specific vocations, virtues, and seasons of life.

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Traditional Wisdom

Meditations drawn from the saints and doctors of the Church, faithful to centuries of contemplative tradition.

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Themed Perspectives

View the mysteries through virtues, vocations, and life circumstances—as a father, through humility, in suffering.

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A Living Library

Curated meditation sets that grow over time, so the same decade never grows stale.

A Devotion of Compassion

The Seven Sorrows of Mary

Our Lady of Sorrows

Walk with the Blessed Virgin Mary through her seven sorrows, sharing in her maternal suffering at the foot of the Cross.

  • I. The Prophecy of Simeon
  • II. The Flight into Egypt
  • III. The Loss of Jesus in the Temple
  • IV. Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary
  • V. Jesus Dies on the Cross
  • VI. Mary Receives the Dead Body of Jesus in Her Arms
  • VII. Jesus is Placed in the Tomb
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"O most holy Virgin, Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ: by the overwhelming grief you experienced when you witnessed the martyrdom, the crucifixion, and death of your divine Son, look upon me with eyes of compassion, and awaken in my heart a tender commiseration for those sufferings, as well as a sincere detestation of my sins."

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The Sorrowful Mysteries

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