Lord Jesus, in the Garden You asked Your friends to stay awake with You, and they fell asleep. You know what it is to feel alone. So I come to You with my loneliness, and I ask You to stay with me…

Loving Father, You formed our child in the secret of the womb and knew this little one before we did. Our hearts are broken. We had hoped and planned and loved, and now our arms are empty. We bring You our sorrow, our questions, and even our anger, for You are close to the brokenhearted…

Lord Jesus Christ, You wept at the tomb of Your friend Lazarus, and You know the sorrow of losing someone we love. Look upon me now in my grief for N., whom You have called from this life…

O holy Virgin, more than martyr, by that ardent prayer which our beloved Saviour poured forth to His Heavenly Father, vouchsafe to intercede for us, that, our passions being subjected to the obedience of reason, we may always, and in all things, conform and subject ourselves to the holy will of God…

Lord Jesus Christ, from the Cross You gave Your Mother into the care of the beloved disciple, and from that hour he took her into his own home. Look with mercy on me as I care for my mother (or father) in these later years…

Let nothing disturb thee, Nothing affright thee; All things are passing; God never changeth; Patient endurance Attaineth to all things; Who God possesseth In nothing is wanting; Alone God sufficeth.

St. Dymphna, virgin and martyr, patroness of those who suffer in mind and spirit, pray for us. Obtain for us, and for all who are troubled by anxiety, fear, and sadness, peace of heart and the healing that God wills for us…

"My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?" O Jesus, in all desolation keep me faithful. Let me never despair of Thy mercy. Amen.

O Jesus, I offer Thee all the crosses of this day: my weariness, my disappointments, my pains of body and mind. Unite them to Thy Passion, and make them meritorious for my salvation and for the souls in Purgatory. Amen.

O my God, I ask of Thee the grace of patience in all the trials of this life. Teach me to bear my cross with Jesus, to forgive as I have been forgiven, and to wait in hope for Thy holy will. Amen.

The Prophecy of Simeon. The Flight into Egypt. The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple. Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary. Jesus Dies on the Cross. Mary Receives the Body of Jesus in Her Arms. Jesus Is Placed in the Tomb. Pray for us, O most sorrowful Virgin…

Ever glorious and blessed Mary, Queen of Virgins, Mother of Mercy, hope and comfort of dejected and desolate souls: through that sword of sorrow which pierced thy tender heart whilst thine only Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, suffered death and ignominy on the Cross…

O powerful St. Rita, rightly called Saint of the Impossible, I come to thee with confidence in my great need. Thou knowest well my trials, for thou thyself wast many times burdened with the same. To thee I have recourse, to thee I consign my petition…