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The Sorrowful Mysteries

SIXTH DECADE: We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this sixth decade in honor of Thy mortal Agony in
the Garden of Olives and we ask of Thee, through this mystery and through the intercession of
Thy Blessed Mother, perfect sorrow for our sins and the virtue of perfect obedience to
Thy Holy Will.
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Grace of Our Lord's Agony, come down into my soul and
make me truly contrite and perfectly obedient to Thy Will.
Seventh Decade: We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this seventh
decade in honor of Thy Bloody Scourging and we ask of
Thee, through this mystery and through the intercession of Thy Blessed Mother, the grace
to mortify our senses perfectly.
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Grace of Our Lord's Scourging, come down into my soul and make me truly mortified.

Eighth Decade: We offer thee, O Lord Jesus, this eighth
decade in honor of Thy cruel crowning with thorns, and we
ask of Thee, through this mystery and through the intercession 
of Thy Blessed Mother, a great contempt of the world.
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Grace of the mystery of Our Lord's crowning with Thorns, come down into my soul and make me despise
the world..
Ninth Decade: We offer Thee, O Lord Jesus, this ninth decade in honor of Thy carrying Thy cross and
we ask of Thee, through this mystery and through the intercession of Thy Blessed Mother, to give us
great patience in carrying our cross in Thy footsteps every day of our life.
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