# Rosary for the Sick: Sorrowful Mysteries and the Chaplet of the Ten Virtues
*2021-07-16*

> Bill Young and John O'Rourke lead a prayerful rosary for the sick, reflecting on the Sorrowful Mysteries and reciting the Chaplet of the Ten Virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

## Opening and Intentions

Bill welcomes listeners to the episode and explains that today’s focus is a special rosary for the sick. He and John pray for those suffering from cancer, childhood illnesses, COVID‑19, and any other serious disease, asking God’s mercy to bring healing. They also remember Pope Francis, who is recovering from a serious intestinal surgery, and ask for his swift restoration.

## Prayer for the Sick

Bill leads a prayer invoking God’s everlasting salvation:

“Almighty God, source of all mercy, we place our trust in Your loving kindness. Grant health and healing to all who are ill, and may they experience the comfort of Your Holy Church through Christ our Lord. Amen.”

The brothers then recite the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, and a series of Hail Marys, each asking the Blessed Mother to intercede for sinners now and at the hour of death.

## The Sorrowful Mysteries

The episode moves to the Sorrowful Mysteries, beginning with the Agony in the Garden. Bill and John meditate on Christ’s suffering, repeatedly praying the Our Father and Hail Mary, invoking the virtues of the Virgin Mary—most pure, most prudent, most humble, most faithful, most devout, most obedient, most merciful, and most sorrowful—each time asking her to pray for sinners now and at the hour of death.

## Chaplet of the Ten Virtues of the Blessed Mother

The hosts then pray the Chaplet of the Ten Virtues, honoring the Blessed Virgin under each title:
1. Most Pure (Luke 1)
2. Most Prudent (Luke 2)
3. Most Humble (Luke 1)
4. Most Faithful (John 2)
5. Most Devout (Acts 1)
6. Most Obedient (Luke 1‑2)
7. Most Merciful (John 3)
8. Most Patient (James 5)
9. Most Poor in Spirit (Matthew 5)
10. Most Sorrowful (John 19)

For each virtue they say, “Holy Mary, Mother of God, most _____, pray for our sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.”

## Closing Prayer and Blessing

Bill concludes with a final prayer:

“Lord Jesus, who gave Your life for our salvation, grant us the grace to live in hope and to trust in Your mercy. Bless Pope Francis, all who are ill, and the whole Church. May the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary bring us peace. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.”

They finish with the traditional doxology: “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”

*May the prayers of the rosary and the virtues of Mary bring healing and hope to all who are suffering.*