Contemplating
with Mary
the Face of the Suffering Christ
Using the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary
| (For
many victims of abuse, especially sexual abuse, a feminine figure may
seem more able to identify with their pain. Mary offers an image of one
who has seen her beloved child suffer and die and may be seen to offer a
pure maternal concern for one who has been abused) The suggestion is to light a candle – a sign of the light being stronger even than the darkness of Vigil or at the foot of the Cross when all hope seemed to be failing. It is, however, optional. If not used, substitute: “We contemplate … an agony” |
| Reader | We
will light a light in the name of Sorrow: The light and life of God confronting all the forces of darkness and despair. |
| ALL
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AND
JESUS SAID, "LET THIS CUP PASS FROM ME; YET NOT MY WILL BUT YOURS BE DONE." |
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Pause
for silence or gentle chant of lament or sorrow |
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| Reader | We light a light for an agony: |
| ALL | PRAYERS
FROM THE HEART SEEMING TO GO UNANSWERED. |
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One
decade of the Rosary |
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| Reader | We light a light for a scourging: |
| ALL | A
VICTIM AT THE MERCY OF THE CRUELTY OF OTHERS. |
| One
decade of the Rosary |
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| Reader | We light a light for crowning - with thorns: |
| ALL | THE
PAIN - THE TORMENT OF PUBLIC HUMILIATION. |
| One
decade of the Rosary |
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| Reader | We light a light for a carrying |
| ALL | BEARING
BURDENS OF SILENCE -
BELIEVING THE SIN OF ANOTHER TO BE SIN COMMITTED BY ONESELF. |
| One
decade of the Rosary |
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| Reader | We light a light for a dying |
| ALL | THE ULTIMATE LOSS |
| THE PROMISE OF ULTIMATE GAIN | |
| One
decade of the Rosary
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