First
Sorrowful Mystery - The Agony of Jesus in the
Garden
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane,
and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while
I go and pray yonder. And he took with him Peter
and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful
and very heavy. Then saith he unto them: "My
soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry
ye here, and watch with me". And he went a little
farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying: "O
my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from
me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt". (Mat
26,36-39). And being in an agony he prayed more
earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops
of blood falling down to the ground. (Luk 22,44)
Second Sorrowful Mystery
- The Scourging of Jesus at the Pillar
When the morning was come, all the chief priests
and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus
to put him to death. And when they had bound him,
they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate
the governor. And Jesus stood before the governor:
and the governor asked him, saying: "Art thou
the King of the Jews?" And Jesus said unto him: "Thou
sayest". And when he was accused of the chief
priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then said
Pilate unto him:" Hearest thou not how many
things they witness against thee?" And he answered
him to never a word Pilate saith unto them: "What
shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?" They
all say unto him: "Let him be crucified!" And
the governor said:" Why, what evil hath he done?" But
they cried out the more, saying: "Let him be
crucified!" (Mat 27). And so Pilate,
willing to content the people, released Barabbas
unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged
him, to be crucified. (Mar 15,15) ss
Third Sorrowful Mystery - The Crowning with Thorns
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into
the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole
band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put
on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted
a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and
a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee
before him, and mocked him, saying:" Hail, King
of the Jews!" And they spit upon him, and took
the reed, and smote him on the head. And after that
they had mocked him, they took the robe off from
him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him
away to crucify him. (Mat 27,27-31)
Fourth Sorrowful Mystery
- The Carrying of the Cross
And as they led him away, they
laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming
out of the country, and on him they laid
the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.
And there followed him a great company of
people, and of women, which also bewailed
and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto
them said: "Daughters of Jerusalem,
weep not for me, but weep for yourselves,
and for your children. For, behold, the days
are coming, in the which they shall say,
Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that
never bare, and the paps which never gave
suck". ... And there were also two other,
malefactors, led with him to be put to death..
(Luk 23,26-32)
Fifth Sorrowful Mystery
- The Crucifixion of Jesus
Now there stood
by the cross of Jesus his mother, and
his mother's sister, Mary the wife of
Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus
therefore saw his mother, and the disciple
standing by, whom he loved, he saith
unto his mother:" Woman, behold
thy son!" Then saith he to the disciple: "Behold
thy mother!" And from that hour
that disciple took her unto his own home. (
Joh 19,25-27)
