Sorrowful Mysteries

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Catholic devotional practice set of Rosary mysteries

The Sorrowful Mysteries are a set of five meditations in the Catholic Rosary that focus on the suffering and Passion of Jesus Christ before his crucifixion.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic devotional practice → set of Rosary mysteries →
associatedWithPrayer	Apostles’ Creed → Fatima Prayer → Glory Be → Hail Mary → Our Father →
category	Christian prayer → Marian devotions →
centeredOnPerson	Jesus Christ →
devotionalPurpose	contemplation of Christ’s suffering → growth in compassion → union with Christ’s Passion →
emphasizesTheme	obedience of Christ → redemptive suffering → sacrifice →
fifthMystery	Crucifixion →
firstMystery	Agony in the Garden →
focusesOn	Passion of Jesus Christ → suffering of Jesus Christ →
fourthMystery	Carrying of the Cross →
language	various languages →
liturgicalDayAssociation	Friday → Tuesday →
liturgicalSeasonAssociation	Lent →
meditationSubject	Agony in the Garden → Carrying of the Cross → Crowning with Thorns → Crucifixion → Scourging at the Pillar →
numberOfMysteries	5 →
partOf	Rosary →
partOfSet	Glorious Mysteries → Joyful Mysteries → Luminous Mysteries →
promotedBy	Catholic Church → various saints and popes →
recitedWith	Rosary beads →
recommendedFrequency	weekly →
relatedDevotion	Stations of the Cross →
religiousTradition	Catholicism →
scripturalBasis	New Testament Passion narratives →
scripturalSource	Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John →
secondMystery	Scourging at the Pillar →
thirdMystery	Crowning with Thorns →
typicalTimeOfDay	any time →
usedBy	Catholic faithful → some other Christian denominations →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Joyful Mysteries →	contrastedWith
Glorious Mysteries →	follows
Rosary →	mysterySet