Blue Army Sorrowful

Pray the Rosary · Path 1 · Sorrowful Mysteries
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Blue Army Sorrowful Rosary

Blue Army Sorrowful Rosary is prayed within the Rosary Garden at the Blue Army Shrine in New Jersey, traditionally on Tuesday and Friday. Here we enter into prayerful meditation on the Sorrowful Mysteries, uniting our hearts with Christ's Passion and Mary's sorrowful love.

Offer this Rosary for those who are suffering, for the strength to carry your own cross, and for the conversion of hearts.

The Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Introductory Prayers
The Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

Our Father

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 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.

3 Hail Marys

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. (Pray three times.)

Jesus praying in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, the first Sorrowful Mystery

The Agony in the Garden

Virtue: Fervor in Prayer

In Gethsemane, Jesus felt the weight of the world's sins, yet He prayed even more fervently. We ask for the grace to turn to prayer first in our moments of anxiety, surrendering our will to the Father just as Christ did under the olive trees.

1 Our Father · 10 Hail Marys · 1 Glory Be
Our Father

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 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

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Fatima Prayer

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of Your mercy. Amen.

Jesus bound and scourged at the pillar, the second Sorrowful Mystery

The Scourging at the Pillar

Virtue: Mortification

Every stripe Jesus bore was a testament to His love for us. We pray for the spirit of mortification — the ability to deny our own selfish impulses so that we may live more purely for God and for the service of others.

1 Our Father · 10 Hail Marys · 1 Glory Be
Our Father

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 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

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Fatima Prayer

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of Your mercy. Amen.

Jesus crowned with thorns and mocked as king, the third Sorrowful Mystery

The Crowning of Thorns

Virtue: Courage & Fortitude

The King of Kings accepted a crown of mockery. We pray for moral courage — that we may stand up for our faith and for the truth, even when it leads to ridicule or social discomfort, trusting in God's eternal crown.

1 Our Father · 10 Hail Marys · 1 Glory Be
Our Father

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 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

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Fatima Prayer

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of Your mercy. Amen.

Jesus carrying the Cross to Calvary, the fourth Sorrowful Mystery

The Carrying of the Cross

Virtue: Perseverance

Jesus fell three times but always got back up to complete His mission. We ask for the gift of perseverance. When our burdens feel too heavy and we stumble, may we find the strength to rise again and keep walking toward Calvary.

1 Our Father · 10 Hail Marys · 1 Glory Be
Our Father

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 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

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Fatima Prayer

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of Your mercy. Amen.

Jesus dying on the Cross at Calvary, the fifth Sorrowful Mystery, the Crucifixion

The Crucifixion

Virtue: Forgiveness

"Father, forgive them." From the Cross, Jesus gave us the ultimate example of mercy. We pray for the grace to forgive those who have hurt us, releasing our resentment into His wounds so that we may find true peace.

1 Our Father · 10 Hail Marys · 1 Glory Be
Our Father

Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. 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

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

Fatima Prayer

O my Jesus, forgive us our sins. Save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of Your mercy. Amen.

Closing Sorrowful Prayers
The grounds of the Blue Army Shrine Rosary Garden in New Jersey

Hail Holy Queen

Hail, Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope.

To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears.

Turn, then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this, our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.

V. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God.
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

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Prayer After the Rosary

O God, whose only-begotten Son, by His life, death and resurrection, has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life; grant, we beseech Thee, that by meditating upon these mysteries of the most holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

V. May the divine assistance remain always with us. R. Amen.
V. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. R. Amen.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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