The Prophecy

O God, in whose Passion, according to the prophecy of Simeon, a sword of sorrow pierced the most sweet soul of the glorious Mary, Mother and Virgin;  grant in thy mercy that we who call to mind with veneration her transfixion and sufferings, by the glorious merits and prayers of the saints faithfully standing by the cross interceding for us, may obtain the happy effect of thy Passion.