Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows

"To her, I entrust all my sufferings, for she has wept them before me." — St. Alphonsus Liguori

Prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows

Public Domain: Our Lady of Sorrows (Nuestra Señora de los Dolores) by Pedro Antonio Fresquis via Barnes Foundation.

About This Prayer

This powerful prayer to Our Lady of Sorrows invites Mary to intercede for those enduring pain, loss, or emotional suffering. Rooted in deep Catholic tradition, it honors Mary in her role as a mother who suffered with Christ during His Passion. Catholics pray this to seek comfort, healing, and strength during life’s most difficult moments.

The Prayer

O Most Sorrowful Mother Mary, who stood by your Son as He suffered on the Cross, I come before you with a heavy heart. You know pain and sorrow as no other human does, and you offer your motherly comfort to all who are burdened. I bring you my sufferings, my fears, and my wounds. Wrap me in your mantle of compassion and lead me ever closer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Help me to carry my own cross with faith, hope, and love, and to unite my sufferings with His. Our Lady of Sorrows, be with me in times of grief, in trials, and in moments of despair. Pray for me, that I may grow stronger through suffering and become more deeply united to Christ. Amen.

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When To Pray

Pray this devotion during times of personal suffering, after the death of a loved one, when enduring trials, or in solidarity with Christ’s Passion. It’s especially meaningful on September 15, the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.