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The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary

The Agony in the Gardens  When he arrived at the place he said to them, “Pray that you may not undergo the test.”  After withdrawing about a stone’s throw from them ans kneeling, he prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, take this cup away from me; still, not my will but your be done.”  He was in such agony and he prayed so fervently that his sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground.  – Luke 22:40-42; 44

The Scourging at the Pillar  They began to salute him with, “Hail, King of the Jews!’ and kept striking his head with a reed and spitting upon him.  – Mark 15:19

The Crowning with Thorns  The soldiers led him away inside the palace, that is, the praetorium, and assembled the whole cohort.  They clothed him in purple and, weaving a crown of thorns, placed it on him.  – Mark 15:16-18

The Carrying of the Cross  As they led him away they took hold of a certain Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country; and after laying the cross on him, they made him carry it behind Jesus.  – Luke 23:26-28

The Crucifixion  When they came to the place called Skull, they crucified him and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left.  It was now about noon and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon because of an eclipse of the sun.  Then the veil of the temple was torn down the middle.  Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commend my spriit;” and when he had said this he breathed his last.  – Luke 23:33; 44-46