The Sorrowful Mysteries - Biblical Meditations - Version 2

The Agony in the Garden

Then Jesus came with the disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.(Mt 26:36-37)

The Scourging at the Pillar

He was despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief. He was oppressed and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter.(Is 53:3, 7)

The Crowning with Thorns

And twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head and put a reed in His right hand. And kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying, ”Hail, King of the Jews!”(Mt 27:29)

The Carrying of the Cross

Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart.(Mt 11:29)

The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus

Darkness came over the whole land; the earth shook, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, ”Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.”(Lk 23:46)