1. THE MYSTERIES OF SORROW The Gospels give great prominence to the sorrowful mysteries of Christ. From the beginning Christian piety, especially during the Lenten devotion of the Way of the Cross, has focused on the individual moments of the Passion, realizing that here is found the culmination of the revelation of God's love and the source of our salvation. The Rosary selects certain moments from the Passion, inviting the faithful to contemplate them in their hearts and to relive them. The sequence of meditations begins with Gethsemane, where Christ experiences a moment of great anguish before the will of the Father, against which the weakness of the flesh would be tempted to rebel. This "Yes" of Christ reverses the "No" of our first parents in the Garden of Eden. And the cost of this faithfulness to the Father's will is made clear in the following mysteries. By his scourging, his crowning with thorns, his carrying the Cross and his death on the Cross, the Lord is cast into the most abject suffering: Ecce homo! The sorrowful mysteries help the believer to relive the death of Jesus, to stand at the foot of the Cross beside Mary, to enter with her into the depths of God's love for man and to experience all its life-giving power
2. THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN And His sweat became as drops of blood running down upon the ground. Arising from prayer he came to the disciples and found them sleeping Luke: 44-45
3. Garden of Gethsemane THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN Jesus left the city and went, as he usually did, to the Mount of Olives, and His disciples went with him. When He arrived at the place he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” Luke 22:39-40
4. Garden of Gethsemane THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN Jesus left the city and went, as he usually did, to the Mount of Olives, and His disciples went with him. When He arrived at the place he said to them, “Pray that you will not fall into temptation.” Luke 22:39-40
5. Garden of Gethsemane THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN Then He went off from them about the distance of a stone’s throw and knelt down and prayed, “Father, if you will, take this cup of suffering away from me. Not my will, however, but your will be done.” Luke 22:41-42
6. Church of All Nations next to the Garden of Gethsemane THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN
7. Church of All Nations next to the Garden of Gethsemane THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN
8. Inside The Church of All Nations next to the Garden of Gethsemane THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN
9. Inside Church of All Nations next to the Garden of Gethsemane THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN
10. Church of All Nations - Picture of Jesus being arrested. THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN Jesus was still speaking when a crowd arrived, led by Judas, one of the twelve disciples. He came up to Jesus to kiss Him. But Jesus said, “Judas, is it with a kiss that you betray the Son of Man”. Luke 22: 47-48
11. Church of Gallicantu – Where Peter Deny Jesus THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN They arrested Jesus and took Him away into the house of the High Priest Luke 22:54-57
12. Church of Gallicantu – Where Peter Deny Jesus THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN They arrested Jesus and took Him away into the house of the High Priest Luke 22:54-57
13. Church of Gallicantu – Where Peter Deny Jesus THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN They arrested Jesus and took Him away into the house of the High Priest; and Peter followed at a distance. A fire had been lit in the center of the courtyard, and Peter joined those who were sitting around it. When one of the servant girls saw him sitting there t the fire, she looked straight at him and said, “This man too was with Jesus!” But Peter denied it, “Woman, I don’t even know Him!” Luke 22:54-57
14. Church of Gallicantu – Steps going down to Jerusalem THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN They arrested Jesus and took Him away into the house of the High Priest Luke 22:54-57
15. Church of Gallicantu – Where Peter Deny Jesus THE FIRST SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN They arrested Jesus and took Him away into the house of the High Priest Luke 22:54-57
16. THE SECOND SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR Pilate then took Jesus and had Him scourged. John 19:1
17. Via Delorosa - Church of Condemnation, I Station Jesus is condemned to death THE SECOND SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR
18. Via Delorosa - Church of The Flagellation - II Station - Scourging At The Pillar THE SECOND SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR
19. Via Delorosa - Church of The Flagellation, - II Station - Scourging At The Pillar THE SECOND SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE SCOURGING AT THE PILLAR
20. THE THIRD SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CROWNING WITH THORNS And they stripped him and put on Him a scarlet cloak; and plaiting a crown of thorns they put it on His head, and a reed into His right hand. Matthew 27: 28-29
21. Via Delorosa - Church of The Flagellation - II Station – Crowning With Thorns THE THIRD SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CROWNING WITH THORNS
22. Via Delorosa - Church of The Flagellation - II Station – Crowning With Thorns THE THIRD SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CROWNING WITH THORNS
23. THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS And bearing the cross for Himself, He went forth to the place called the Skull, in Hebrew, Golgotha. John 19:17
24. Via Delorosa - Church of The Flagellation, II Station Jesus carry the Cross THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
25. Via Delorosa - III Station Jesus Falls The First Time THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
26. Via Delorosa - IV Station Jesus Meets His Mother THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
27. Via Delorosa - V Station: Simon The Cyrenaean Helps Jesus Carry The Cross THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
28. Via Delorosa - VI Station: Veronica Wipes The Face Of Jesus THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
29. Via Delorosa - VII Station: Jesus Falls The Second Time THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
30. Via Delorosa - VIII Station: Jesus Meets The Holy Women Of Jerusalem THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
31. Via Delorosa - VIII Station: Jesus Meets The Holy Women Of Jerusalem THE FOURTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS
32. THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION And Jesus cried out with a loud voice and said, “Father,into your hands I commend my spirit”. And having said this, He expired Luke: 23:46
33. Via Delorosa – Entrance To The Church Of Holy Sepulchre THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION
34. Via Delorosa – IX Station Jesus Falls The Third Time. Entrance To The Church Of Holy Sepulchre THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION
35. The Church Of Holy Sepulchre Is Built On The Site Of The Crucifixion Of Jesus THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION
36. The Church Of Holy Sepulchre Is Built On The Site Of The Crucifixion Of Jesus THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION
37. In The Church Of Holy Sepulchre – Stairs going Up to Calvary. THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION
38. In The Church Of Holy Sepulchre – XI Station: Altar On The Site Where Jesus Was Nailed To The Cross. THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION
39. In The Church Of Holy Sepulchre – XII Station: Jesus Dies On The Cross. THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION
40. In The Church Of Holy Sepulchre – XIII Station: Jesus Is Taken Down From The Cross, Laid On The Slab & Wrap THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION
41. In The Church Of Holy Sepulchre – XIII Station: Jesus Is Taken Down From The Cross, Laid On The Slab & Wrap THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION
42. In The Church Of Holy Sepulchre – Mass At The Franciscan Chapel THE FIFTH SORROWFUL MYSTERY THE CRUCIFIXION