Mary receives Jesus into her arms (Pietà)

O Mother of Sorrows, your heart was drowned in grief as you embraced the lifeless corpse of your Son. He who was your very life was now dead. Your light in this life was extinguished. Yet you accepted this sorrow with love knowing that it was all part of the Father’s plan of salvation. Through this bitter sword of sorrow obtain for us the grace to accept with patience and love the sorrows that befall us in this vale of tears, firmly believing that God works all things to the good for those who love Him.

Our Father & Seven Hail Mary’s

Holy Mother hear my prayers, and renew in my heart each wound of Jesus my Savior.

Credit: Pietà (1498–1499), by Michaelangelo. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City. Detail of photo by Stanislav Traykov - Edited version of (cloned object out of background). Attribution CC BY 4.0.