The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary with Scripture focus on the biblical accounts of the arrest, persecution, torture, and crucifixion of Christ. The Sorrowful Mysteries are generally prayed on Tuesdays & Fridays; although they can be prayed on any day in accordance with one’s private devotion.
Prayer Video – Rosary with Scripture: Sorrowful Mysteries
Sorrowful Mysteries
(Tuesdays & Fridays)
The Agony in the Garden
1. Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane. And he began to be sorrowful and troubled. (Mt 26:36-37)
2. Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” (Mt 26:38)
3. And he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed. (Lk 22:41)
4. “Father, if you are willing, remove this chalice from me; nevertheless not my will, but yours, be done.” (Lk 22:42)
5. And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. (Lk 22:43)
6. And being in agony he prayed more earnestly. (Lk 22:44)
7. And his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down upon the ground. (Lk 22:44)
8. And he came back to his disciples and found them sleeping; and he said to Peter, “So, could you not watch with me one hour?” (Mt 26:40)
9. “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” (Mt 26:41)
10. “The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Mt 26:41)
The Scourging at the Pillar
1. And as soon as it was morning the chief priests, with the elders and scribes, and the whole council held a consultation; and they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” (Mk 15:1-2)
2. Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingship were of this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be handed over to the Jews; but my kingship is not from the world.” (Jn 18:36)
3. Pilate said to him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears my voice.” (Jn 18:37)
4. Pilate said to him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went out to the Jews again and told them, “I find no crime in him.” (Jn 18:38)
5. “I will therefore chastise him and release him.” Then Pilate took Jesus and scourged him. (Lk 23:16, Jn 19:1)
6. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Is 53:3)
7. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. (Is 53:7)
8. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. (Is 53:5)
9. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Yet we esteemed him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. (Is 53:4)
10. Upon him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with his stripes we are healed. (Is 53:5)
The Crowning With Thorns
1. And the soldiers led him away [to the Praetorium]. And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe upon him. (Mk 15:16-17, Mt 27:28)
2. And plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head, and put a reed in his righthand. (Mt 27:29)
3. And kneeling before him they mocked him, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” (Mt 27:29)
4. And they spat upon him and took the reed and struck him on the head. (Mt 27:30)
5. Then Pilate took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this righteous man’s blood; see to it yourselves.” (Mt 27:24)
6. So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. (Jn 19:5)
7. Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!” They cried out, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” (Jn 19:15)
8. And Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they shouted all the more, “Crucify him.” (Mk15:14)
9. “Shall I crucify your king?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.” (Jn 19:15)
10. So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas; and having scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. (Mk 15:15)
The Carrying of the Cross
1. “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself.” (Lk 9:23)
2. “And take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Lk 9:23)
3. So they took Jesus, and he went out, carrying his own cross. (Jn 19:17)
4. And as the led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. (Lk 23:26)
5. “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me.” (Mt 11:29)
6. “For I am gentle and lowly in heart.” (Mt 11:29)
7. “And you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” (Mt 11:29-30)
8. And there followed him a great multitude of the people, and of women who bewailed and lamented him. (Lk 23:27)
9. But Jesus turning to them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.” (Lk 23:28)
10. “For if they do this when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?” (Lk 23:31)
The Crucifixion of Jesus
1. And when they came to the place which is called The Skull, there they crucified him. (Lk 23:33)
2. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” (Lk 23:34)
3. One of the criminals who were crucified with him said, “Jesus, remember me when you come in your kingly power.” (Lk 23:39, 42; Mk 15:32)
4. “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Lk 23:43)
5. But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother … and the disciple whom he loved. (Jn 19:25-26)
6. Jesus said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” (Jn 19:26-27)
7. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. (Jn 19:27)
8. And there was darkness over the whole land. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth shook. (Lk 23:44; Mt 27:51)
9. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” (Lk 23:46)
10. And he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (Jn 19:30)