This chaplet is divided into seven sevens, each one of which is composed of a Pater and seven Aves. At the end three Aves are added in honour of the tears shed by the Blessed Virgin during the Passion.

1^st An indulgence of two hundred days for each Pater and Ave, on the feast of the Compassion of the Blessed Virgin; on all Fridays throughout the year, and during Lent; and of one hundred days for every other day during the year; 2^dly a plenary indulgence once a month for those who recite it every day, and once a year for those who recite it, at least, four limes a year.

The chaplet which is used must be blessed by a priest, who has received powers to do so. In order to sustain the attention and nourish piety, it will be well to meditate upon the seven mysteries of the dolors of Mary, indicated in the first exercise. We give an abstract of them here.

1^st dolor. The old man Simeon predicts that a sword of sorrow shall pierce her soul.

2^d, dolor. She is forced to fly into Egypt with Jesus and Joseph.

3^rd dolor. She loses the infant Jesus and searches for him during three days.

4^th dolor. She meets Jesus ascending to Calvary.

5^th dolor. She sees him attached to the Cross and dying.

6^th dolor. She receives his body on its descent from the Cross.

7^th dolor. She accompanies him to the sepulcher.

At the conclusion, the verse and the prayer, which terminate the first exercise, are recited.