The Chaplet of Tears

Reproducing a prayer is not endorsing the claim behind it. No judgment by Church authority on the Campinas apparitions has been located (the chronology page sets out, act by act, what was and was not judged), and nothing here says that these words were dictated to anyone. What the Portuguese below attests is narrower and checkable: it is the wording the devotion's own publishers print today. No copy of the 1932–1935 printings — the ones whose approval the chronology dates — was located, so where today's wording departs from theirs cannot be said. The meditations interleaved with the beads are a separate matter, and are marked wherever they appear: they are an original composition by this project's editor, not part of the chaplet as anyone transmits it.^{[26] [7] [27]}

How the chaplet is arranged

The beads

Forty-nine white beads in seven groups of seven, each group preceded by a larger bead of the same colour, and three further beads to close. The three sources cited here agree on that arrangement, and on counting it as a rosary is counted: the large bead where an Our Father would fall, the seven where the Hail Marys would. The words said on them are the chaplet's own, and are given below.

The medal

The chaplet ends in a medal bearing Our Lady of Tears on one face and Jesus Manietado — Jesus Bound — on the other. Those are the two apparitions the chronology records as reported, in November 1929 and in March and April 1930; the medal is also the object named in the imprimatur of 8 March 1932, alongside the chaplet itself.

How this page is laid out

Straight down, in the order it is prayed: the opening prayer, then the two invocations once with their sources, then the seven groups — each with a meditation and both invocations as they are said — then the three final beads, the final prayer and the closing invocations. Where the seven sorrows come from, and who wrote the meditations, is set out at the foot of the page.

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Opening prayer

Said at the start, holding the medal

Em nome do Pai, do Filho e do Espírito Santo. Amém.

Eis-nos aqui aos Vossos pés, ó dulcíssimo Jesus Crucificado, para Vos oferecermos as Lágrimas d'Aquela que, com tanto amor, Vos acompanhou no caminho doloroso do Calvário. Fazei, ó bom Mestre, que nós saibamos aproveitar da lição que elas nos dão, para que, na Terra, realizando a Vossa Santíssima Vontade, possamos um dia, no Céu, Vos louvar por toda a eternidade.

Working translation: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Here we are at your feet, most sweet crucified Jesus, to offer you the tears of her who followed you with such love along the sorrowful road of Calvary. Grant, good Master, that we may profit from the lesson those tears teach us, so that on earth, doing your most holy will, we may one day praise you in heaven for all eternity.

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The two invocations

These two sentences carry the whole chaplet. The first is said once at the head of each group of beads; the second on each of the seven beads that follow it, forty-nine times in all. They are given here once with their sources, and then repeated at every group below, as they are actually prayed.

On the large bead

Vêde, ó Jesus, que são as Lágrimas d'Aquela que mais Vos amou na Terra, e que mais Vos ama no Céu.

Working translation: Behold, O Jesus, these are the tears of her who loved you most on earth, and who loves you most in heaven.

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On each of the seven small beads

Meu Jesus, ouvi os nossos rogos, pelas Lágrimas de Vossa Mãe Santíssima.

Working translation: My Jesus, hear our prayers, through the tears of your most holy Mother.

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Publishers differ in spelling rather than in words. Coroa das Lágrimas Oficial prints the older Vêde and capitalises Lágrimas; the Canção Nova sanctuary page prints Vede and lágrimas. Nothing in the sense turns on either, and the reproduction above follows the first.^{[26] [7]}

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First group — the prophecy of Simeon

Meditation

No Templo, o justo Simeão profetiza que uma espada de dor traspassará a alma de Maria, revelando o sofrimento redentor que acompanhará a vida de seu Divino Filho.

Working translation: In the temple, the just Simeon prophesies that a sword of sorrow will pierce Mary's soul, revealing the redemptive suffering that will accompany the life of her divine Son.

On the large bead

Vêde, ó Jesus, que são as Lágrimas d'Aquela que mais Vos amou na Terra, e que mais Vos ama no Céu.

Working translation: Behold, O Jesus, these are the tears of her who loved you most on earth, and who loves you most in heaven.

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On each of the seven small beads

Meu Jesus, ouvi os nossos rogos, pelas Lágrimas de Vossa Mãe Santíssima.

Working translation: My Jesus, hear our prayers, through the tears of your most holy Mother.

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What this rests on: The meditation is an original composition by the project's editor, written for this devotion and printed as such — it is not transmitted text, it carries no imprimatur, and it is attributed to no one else. The chaplet's own sources assign no sorrow or mystery to any group; the pairing is this arrangement's.

Second group — the flight into Egypt

Meditation

Sob a ameaça de Herodes, Maria enfrenta o desterro e as provações do deserto para salvar e proteger a vida do Menino Jesus recém-nascido.

Working translation: Under threat from Herod, Mary faces exile and the trials of the desert to save and protect the life of the newborn child Jesus.

On the large bead

Vêde, ó Jesus, que são as Lágrimas d'Aquela que mais Vos amou na Terra, e que mais Vos ama no Céu.

Working translation: Behold, O Jesus, these are the tears of her who loved you most on earth, and who loves you most in heaven.

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On each of the seven small beads

Meu Jesus, ouvi os nossos rogos, pelas Lágrimas de Vossa Mãe Santíssima.

Working translation: My Jesus, hear our prayers, through the tears of your most holy Mother.

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Third group — the loss of the child Jesus in the temple

Meditation

Maria e José buscam em profunda aflição pelo Menino Jesus durante três dias por Jerusalém, até encontrá-Lo no Templo entre os doutores.

Working translation: Mary and Joseph search in deep distress for the child Jesus for three days through Jerusalem, until they find him in the temple among the teachers.

On the large bead

Vêde, ó Jesus, que são as Lágrimas d'Aquela que mais Vos amou na Terra, e que mais Vos ama no Céu.

Working translation: Behold, O Jesus, these are the tears of her who loved you most on earth, and who loves you most in heaven.

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On each of the seven small beads

Meu Jesus, ouvi os nossos rogos, pelas Lágrimas de Vossa Mãe Santíssima.

Working translation: My Jesus, hear our prayers, through the tears of your most holy Mother.

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Fourth group — the meeting on the road to Calvary

Meditation

Ao carregar a pesada Cruz, Jesus cruza o Seu olhar com o de Sua Mãe, unindo Seus corações no sacrifício doloroso pela salvação dos homens.

Working translation: Carrying the heavy cross, Jesus meets the gaze of his Mother, uniting their hearts in the sorrowful sacrifice for the salvation of mankind.

On the large bead

Vêde, ó Jesus, que são as Lágrimas d'Aquela que mais Vos amou na Terra, e que mais Vos ama no Céu.

Working translation: Behold, O Jesus, these are the tears of her who loved you most on earth, and who loves you most in heaven.

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On each of the seven small beads

Meu Jesus, ouvi os nossos rogos, pelas Lágrimas de Vossa Mãe Santíssima.

Working translation: My Jesus, hear our prayers, through the tears of your most holy Mother.

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Fifth group — the crucifixion and death of Jesus

Meditation

De pé junto à Cruz, a Virgem Maria testemunha a agonia extrema e a entrega da vida de Seu Filho amado pela remissão dos nossos pecados.

Working translation: Standing beside the cross, the Virgin Mary witnesses the extreme agony and the giving up of the life of her beloved Son for the remission of our sins.

On the large bead

Vêde, ó Jesus, que são as Lágrimas d'Aquela que mais Vos amou na Terra, e que mais Vos ama no Céu.

Working translation: Behold, O Jesus, these are the tears of her who loved you most on earth, and who loves you most in heaven.

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On each of the seven small beads

Meu Jesus, ouvi os nossos rogos, pelas Lágrimas de Vossa Mãe Santíssima.

Working translation: My Jesus, hear our prayers, through the tears of your most holy Mother.

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Sixth group — the descent from the cross

Meditation

O corpo inerte e ferido do Salvador é acolhido no colo de Maria Santíssima, que o banha em silêncio com Suas santas lágrimas.

Working translation: The lifeless and wounded body of the Saviour is received into the lap of Mary most holy, who bathes it in silence with her holy tears.

On the large bead

Vêde, ó Jesus, que são as Lágrimas d'Aquela que mais Vos amou na Terra, e que mais Vos ama no Céu.

Working translation: Behold, O Jesus, these are the tears of her who loved you most on earth, and who loves you most in heaven.

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On each of the seven small beads

Meu Jesus, ouvi os nossos rogos, pelas Lágrimas de Vossa Mãe Santíssima.

Working translation: My Jesus, hear our prayers, through the tears of your most holy Mother.

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Seventh group — the burial of Jesus and the solitude of Mary

Meditation

O corpo de Jesus é depositado no sepulcro, e Nossa Senhora permanece em profunda e silenciosa dor, guardando acesa a esperança da Ressurreição.

Working translation: The body of Jesus is laid in the tomb, and Our Lady remains in deep and silent sorrow, keeping alight the hope of the Resurrection.

On the large bead

Vêde, ó Jesus, que são as Lágrimas d'Aquela que mais Vos amou na Terra, e que mais Vos ama no Céu.

Working translation: Behold, O Jesus, these are the tears of her who loved you most on earth, and who loves you most in heaven.

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On each of the seven small beads

Meu Jesus, ouvi os nossos rogos, pelas Lágrimas de Vossa Mãe Santíssima.

Working translation: My Jesus, hear our prayers, through the tears of your most holy Mother.

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The three final beads

On the three beads that close the chaplet, the invocation of the large beads is said again, three times over. No new text belongs here.^{[26] [7]}

Three times, on the three final beads

Vêde, ó Jesus, que são as Lágrimas d'Aquela que mais Vos amou na Terra, e que mais Vos ama no Céu.

Working translation: Behold, O Jesus, these are the tears of her who loved you most on earth, and who loves you most in heaven.

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Final prayer

Virgem Santíssima e Mãe das Dores, nós Vos pedimos que junteis os Vossos rogos aos nossos, a fim de que Jesus, Vosso Divino Filho, a quem nos dirigimos em nome das Vossas Lágrimas de Mãe, ouça as nossas preces e nos conceda, com as graças que desejamos, a coroa eterna. Amém!

Working translation: Most holy Virgin and Mother of Sorrows, we ask you to join your prayers to ours, so that Jesus your divine Son, to whom we turn in the name of your tears as a mother, may hear our petitions and grant us, together with the graces we desire, the eternal crown. Amen.

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The last clause is printed two ways by the two sources cited here. Coroa das Lágrimas Oficial ends a coroa eterna, the eternal crown, and that is the reading reproduced above; the Canção Nova sanctuary page ends a coroa da vida eterna, the crown of eternal life. Neither carries an edition or a date, so neither can be shown to be the older, and the variant is recorded rather than resolved — as the dating disagreements in the chronology are.^{[26] [7]}

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Closing invocations

Said at the end, contemplating the medal

Por Vossa mansidão divina, ó Jesus Manietado, salvai o mundo do erro que o ameaça!

Ó Virgem Dolorosíssima, as Vossas Lágrimas derrubaram o império infernal!

Working translation: By your divine meekness, O Jesus Bound, save the world from the error that threatens it!

O most sorrowful Virgin, your tears brought down the infernal empire!

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Where the seven sorrows come from

The chaplet as its publishers transmit it prescribes no mysteries. Pairing one of the seven sorrows of Mary with each of the seven groups, as this page does, is an arrangement — and it is worth knowing which part of what you have just prayed is which.

What the sources say about meditation

They say it in general terms. The Portuguese Wikipedia article states that the chaplet is prayed at any hour of the day, sempre meditando na Paixão de Jesus, nas Dores e nas Lágrimas da Virgem Maria — always meditating on the Passion of Jesus, on the Sorrows and on the Tears of the Virgin Mary — and assigns nothing to any particular group. Canção Nova says the structure invites meditation on the Passion of Christ. The novena page cited here, which does set the chaplet inside a nine-day form, likewise assigns no meditation to a group.

Two devotions, kept apart

The same encyclopedia article describes this chaplet as similar to the Coroa das Dores de Maria, the Crown of the Sorrows of Mary, though of a different colour. Similar is not the same: the seven sorrows are an older Marian devotion with its own beads, and the seven groups of this one are not a count of them.

Who wrote the meditations

The seven meditations above are an original composition by this project's editor, written for this devotion. They are not attributed to Sister Amália, to her writings or to any publisher, they carry no imprimatur, and no source transmits them. They are printed with the beads because the page is laid out to be prayed, and every one of them carries that statement beneath it.

The traditional seven

The sorrows themselves are the traditional list, and they are the headings above: the prophecy of Simeon; the flight into Egypt; the loss of the child Jesus in the temple; the meeting on the road to Calvary; the crucifixion and death; receiving the body taken down from the cross; the burial. A nine-day arrangement built on the same list is on the other page of this site, and it too is this site's arrangement, not the devotion's.

What this rests on: The list of the seven sorrows is the traditional one. The pairing of one sorrow per group, and the meditations printed with them, are this site's and are not made by any source cited on this page. ^{[27] [7] [28]}

References

4 sources · 4 with an Internet Archive fallback. Sources span the spectrum of perspectives by design; contested claims are attributed to their authors.

Nossa Senhora das Lágrimas: Origem, história, aparições e como rezar a Coroa · 🗄 archived 2026-08-24 Santuário Canção Nova · web Devotional account by a major Brazilian Catholic media community — sympathetic perspective; cites no documents. Used for what the devotional tradition itself transmits.
Reze a Coroa das Lágrimas · 🗄 archived 2026-02-10 Coroa das Lágrimas Oficial · web Devotional site promoting the chaplet — sympathetic perspective, part of the derivative devotional chain. Cited for one thing only, and the one thing it is a good witness to: the wording the devotion's own publishers print today, bead by bead. It gives no edition, no date and no imprimatur for the text it prints, so it attests current usage and not the wording of the 1932–1935 editions, of which no copy was located. Consulted 18 August 2026.
Coroa de Nossa Senhora das Lágrimas · 🗄 archived 2026-05-21 Wikipédia (Portuguese) · encyclopedia Tertiary; follows the devotional literature and cites no documents. Used as a second witness to the arrangement of the beads and to the wording of the two invocations, both of which it gives as the devotional sites do. Its approvals section repeats the devotional 8 March 1931 rather than the 8 March 1932 an academic source dates, and lists Saint Paul–Minneapolis under Archbishop John Robert Roach among the 1935 approvals, which cannot be right: Roach held that see from 1975 to 1995. Consulted 18 August 2026.
Novena da Coroa das Lágrimas · 🗄 archived 2026-04-10 Rezando Novenas / Totus Mariae · web Devotional novena site — sympathetic perspective, no cited documents. Cited as an attestation that the nine-day form of this chaplet circulates and of the terms in which it circulates: it states that graces were received by those who "rezaram durante nove dias seguidos o terço de Nossa Senhora das Lágrimas, receberam os Sacramentos e fizeram obras de caridade", and attributes to Christ a promise about the conversion of sinners. It assigns no meditations to the seven groups. Consulted 18 August 2026.