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Fourth Sorrowful Mystery
The Carrying of the Cross. Virtue: Patience. Reading: John 19: 16-22. Holy Name: Jesus carrying His cross.

Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory Be
Invocation Fatima Prayer or other.
Hymn (Optional)

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Scripture Reading, John 19: 16-22
So they took Jesus, and carrying the cross himself he went out to what is called the Place of the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus in the middle. Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, "Jesus the Nazorean, the King of the Jews." Now many of the Jews read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, "Do not write, 'The King of the Jews,' but that he said 'I am the King of the Jews.' " Pilate answered, "What I have written, I have written."


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Virtue: Patience. If you wish, concentrate on the virtue associated with this Mystery and ask God's grace to achieve it.

Holy Name: Jesus carrying His cross. If you wish, add the Holy Name phrase after the name of Jesus in each Hail Mary of the decade, to remember the theme of the Mystery.

Our Father (The Lord's Prayer)
V. Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
R. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Hail Mary
V. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
R. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Glory Be
V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Invocation: The Mexican Rosary finishes each decade with the invocation of your choice. See examples in Quick Guide to the Rosary: Mexico. The U.S. Rosary omits the invocation or uses the "Fatima Prayer."

Fatima Prayer
V. O my Jesus, forgive us our sins.
R. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.

Hymn: In Mexico it is customary to sing two or three verses of a hymn after each decade. See Quick Guide to the Rosary: Mexico. In general the U.S. Rosary does not include hymns.


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CREDITS

Illustration
of the "Fourth Sorrowful Mystery" combines public domain image available from The Gallery, <www.geocities.com/molveno/> with "Column Arch and Stairs" design by E. M. Mulhare.

Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible with Revised New Testament and Revised Psalms © 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used with permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

Texts of prayers in this work are traditional devotions of the Roman Catholic Church and pertain to the public domain.

All other content, including graphics and artwork, Copyright ©1999-2002 by E. M. Mulhare, Hamilton, NY 13346 USA, except where otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved. Published electronically as part of Rosary Companion: Illustrated Online Rosary. Original created 10-Oct-2000.
This page last modified 13-Jul-2003.


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