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Dedications 4

Prayers to the Five Wounds of Our Lord 5

Prayer to Jesus Crucified 7

Spiritual Communion 7

The Seven Penitential Psalms 8

Prayers of St. Thérèse of Lisieux 16

Chaplets for Each Month

Chaplet of the Holy Name of Jesus – Jan. 18

Daily Prayer Before the Picture of the Holy 19

Family – Feb.

Chaplet of St. Joseph - March 19

Blessed Sacrament Beads - April 20

Chaplet of Conversion I – May 20

Chaplet of Conversion II – May 21

Beads of the Sacred Heart - June 22

Chaplet of the Precious Blood - July 23

Rosary of Mary’s Immaculate Heart –Aug 25

Rosary of the Seven Sorrows – Sept. 25

The Brigittine Rosary - October 26

Chaplet for the Dead - November 27

Chaplet of the Immaculate Conception -
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Since the 16th century Catholic piety has assigned entire months to special devotions.
Those given below are the more common ones, and the Holy See has enriched most of
these observations with indulgences. In the following list the starred (*) months are those
so distinguished. Those with a cross (+) are according to the custom of certain European
countries where this particular devotion is observed.




Days of the Week Dedication

Sunday The Holy Trinity

Monday The Holy Spirit
Tuesday The Holy Angels
Wednesday Saint Joseph
Thursday The Holy Eucharist
Friday The Sacred Passion
Saturday
The Blessed Virgin

Months of the Year Dedication

*January The Holy Name of Jesus

February The Holy Family
*March Saint Joseph
April The Blessed Sacrament
*May The Blessed Virgin
*June The Sacred Heart
*July The Precious Blood
*August Immaculate Heart of Mary
Our Lady of Sorrows or
*September
Guardian Angels +
*October The Holy Rosary
*November Holy Souls in Purgatory
*December Immaculate Conception










 
 



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To the Wounds of the Right Hand

O praise to Thee, O my Lord Jesus Christ, for the most

sacred wound of Thy right hand. By this adorable wound,
and by Thy most sacred Passion, pardon me all my sins. I
have committed against Thee in thought, word, and deed,
with my negligence in Thy service, and the sensuality of
which I have been guilty; whether in sleeping or watching.
Grant me a devout remembrance of Thy most merciful
death; and of Thy divine wounds. Grant me the grace to
mortify my body, and thus offer Thee a token of my
gratitude, Who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen.

Our Father.... Hail Mary....

To the Wound of the Left Hand

Praise and glory to Thee, O sweet Jesus Christ, for the most
sacred wound in Thy left hand. By this adorable wound have
mercy on me, and deign to root out of my heart everything
displeasing to Thee. Give me victory over Thy perverse
enemies, that with Thy grace I may be able to overcome
them. By the merits of Thy most merciful death, save me
from all dangers in the present and future life, and grant that
in heaven I may live gloriously with Thee, Who livest and
reignest forever and ever. Amen.

Our Father... Hail Mary....

To the Wound of the Right Foot

Praise and glory to Thee, O sweet Jesus Christ, for the most
sacred wound in Thy right foot. By this adorable wound grant
that I may be able to do penance for my sins. By Thy most
merciful death I devoutly supplicate Thee to keep Thy poor
servant, night and day, united to Thy holy will, averting all
disasters of body and soul. When the day of wrath shall
come, receive me in Thy mercy, and conduct me to eternal
blessedness; Thou, Who livest and reignest forever and
ever. Amen.
Our Father.... Hail Mary....

 
To the Wound of the Left Foot

Praise and glory to Thee, O sweet merciful Jesus Christ for

the adorable wound in Thy left foot. By this adorable wound
grant me the grace of a full indulgence, that with Thy help I
may deserve to avoid the sentence of eternal reprobation. I
pray Thee also, by Thy most holy death, O my merciful
Redeemer, that I may before death receive the Sacrament of
Thy body and blood, with the confession of my sins and
perfect penitence, and purity of body and mind. Grant that I
also receive the sacred unction for my eternal salvation, O
Lord! Who livest and reignest forever and ever. Amen

Our father.... Hail Mary....

To the Wound of the Sacred Side

Praise and glory to Thee, O most benign Jesus Christ, for

the most sacred wound in Thy side. By this adorable wound
and by Thy infinite mercy, shown in that opening of Thy side,
first to the soldier Longinus, and now to us all, I beseech
Thee that, having freed me by Baptism from original sin, so
now, by Thy precious blood, which is offered and received in
all parts of the world, Thou wilt deliver me from all evils, past,
present, and future. By Thy most bitter death, grant me a
lively faith, a firm hope, a perfect charity, that I may love
Thee with all my heart, with all my soul, and with all my
strength, Confirm me in doing good; grant me perseverance
in Thy service, by which I may ever please Thee. Amen.

Our Father.... Hail Mary....

V. We adore Thee, O Christ and bless Thee

R. Because by Thy death and thy blood Thou hast
redeemed the world.

Let Us Pray

Almighty, everlasting God, Who hast redeemed the world by

the five wounds of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, grant us,
Thy suppliants, that, daily venerating His holy wounds, we
may by His precious blood be delivered from a sudden and
eternal death. Amen

*Indulgence - 300 days once a day, Leo XIII, November 21, 1885
Ejaculation
Eternal Father! I offer Thee the precious blood of Jesus in satisfaction for
my sins, and for the wants of holy Church.
*Indulgence - 100 days every time, Pius VII, September 22, 1817


 
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Look down upon me, good and gentle Jesus, while before
Thy face I humbly kneel and with burning soul pray and
beseech Thee to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of
faith,, hope, and charity, true contrition for my sins, and a
firm purpose of amendment, the while I contemplate with
great love and tender pity Thy five wounds, pondering over
them within me, whilst I call to mind the words which David,
Thy prophet, said of Thee, my Jesus! "They have pierced My
hands and feet; they have numbered all My bones.
(Ps. xxi: 17,18)

*Plenary Indulgence after confession and Communion for saying this

prayer before an image or picture of our crucified Redeemer, and praying
at the same time for the Sovereign Pontiff. Pius IX, July 31, 1858

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O my Jesus! I believe that Thou art truly present in this Holy

Sacrament. I love Thee above all things, and I desire Thee
with my whole soul. But since I cannot now receive Thee
sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. -- I
embrace Thee as if Thou wert already come; I unite myself
wholly to Thee. Never suffer me to be separated from Thee.
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The following Psalms are taken from the Liturgy of the Hours
(Divine Office), the prayers of the Church. All those that pray the
Hours, pray in union with the whole Church. Please take note of
the 'Glory', it is a shortened version used when praying the Liturgy
of the Hours. The text used in this Prayer eBook are from the
Brievry that is used today, not the verses from the Douay-Rheims
Bible. The Antiphon should be recited at the beginning and after
the last Psalm.


Ant. Remember not, O Lord, our offenses, nor those of

our parents, and take not revenge on our sins.

Psalm vi Domine ne in furore.

Lord, do not reprove me in your anger:

punish me not in your rage.
Have mercy on me, Lord, I have no strength;
Lord, heal me, my body is racked;
my soul is racked with pain.

But you, O Lord,. . . how long?

Return, Lord, rescue my soul.
Save me in your merciful love,
for in death no one remembers you;
from the grave, who can give you praise?

I am exhausted with my groaning;

every night I drench my pillow with tears;
I bedew my bed with weeping.
My eye wastes away with grief;
I have grown old surrounded by my foes.

Leave me, all you who do evil;

for the Lord has heard my weeping.
The Lord has heard my plea;
the Lord has heard my prayer.
All my foes will retire in confusion,
foiled and suddenly confounded.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

 
 II.

psalm xxxi Beati quorum. Douay Rheims (Ps. 32 Brievry)

Happy the man whose offense is forgiven,

whose sin is remitted.
O happy the man to whom the Lord
imputes no guilt,
in whose spirit is no guile.

I kept it secret and my frame was wasted.

I groaned all the day long
for night and day your hand
was heavy upon me.
Indeed, my strength was dried up
as by the summer's heat.

But now I have acknowledged my sins;

my guilt I did not hide.
I said: "I will confess
my offense to the Lord."
And you, Lord, have forgiven
the guilt of my sin.

So let every good man pray to you

in the time of need.
The floods of water may reach high
but him they shall not reach.
You are my hiding place, O Lord;
you save me from distress.
You surround me with cries of deliverance.

I will instruct you and teach you

the way you should go;
I will give you counsel
with my eye upon you.

Be not like horse and mule, unintelligent,

needing bridle and bit,
else they will not approach you.
Many sorrows has the wicked
but he who trusts in the Lord,
loving mercy surrounds him.

Rejoice, rejoice in the Lord,

exult, you just!
O come, ring out your joy,
all you upright of heart.

 
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

III.

Ps. xxxvii , Domine ne in furore. Douay-Rheims (Brievry, Ps.

38)

Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger:

do not punish me in your rage.
Your arrows have sunk deep in me;
your hand has come down upon me.

Through your anger all my body is sick:

through my sin, there is no health in my limbs.
My guilt towers higher than my head;
it is a weight too heavy to bear.

My wounds are foul and festering,

the result of my own folly.
I am bowed and brought to my knees.
I go mourning all the day long.

All my frame burns with fever;

all my body is sick.
Spent and utterly crushed,
I cry aloud in anguish of heart.

O Lord, you know a;; my longing,

my groans are not hidden from you.
My heart throbs, my strength is spent;
the very light has gone from my eyes.

My friends avoid me like a leper;

those closest to me stand afar off.
Those who plot against my life lay snares;
those who seek my ruin speak of harm,
planning treachery all the day long.

But I am like the deaf who cannot hear,

like the dumb unable to speak.
I am like a man who hears nothing,
in whose mouth is no defense.

I count in you, O Lord:

it is you, Lord God, who will answer.
I pray: "Do not let them mock me,
those who triumph if my foot should slip."

 
For I am on the point of falling
and my pain is always before me.
I confess that I am guilty
and my sin fills me with dismay.

My wanton enemies are numberless

and my lying foes are many.
They repay me evil for good
and attack me for seeking what is right.

O Lord, do not forsake me!

My God, do not stay afar off!
Make haste and come to my help,
O Lord, my God, my savior!

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as
it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

iv.

Psalm 50: Miserere, Douay-Rheims (Ps.51 Brievry)

Have mercy on me, God in your kindness.

In your compassion blot out my offense.
Wash me more and more from my guilt
and cleanse me from my sin.

My offenses truly I know them;

my sin is always before me.
Against you , you alone, have I sinned;
what is evil in your sight I have done.

That you may be justified when you give sentence

and be without reproach when you judge.
O see, in guilt I was born,
a sinner was I conceived.

Indeed you love truth in the heart;

then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom.
O purify me, then I shall be clean;
O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.

Make me hear rejoicing and gladness,

that the bones you have crushed may revive.
From my sins turn away your face
and blot out all my guilt.

A pure heart create for me, O God,

put a steadfast spirit with in me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
nor deprive me of your holy spirit.
 
Give me again the joy of your help;
with a spirit of fervor sustain me,
that I may teach transgressors your ways
and sinners may return to you.

O rescue me, God, my helper,

and my tongue shall ring out your goodness.
O Lord, open my lips
and my mouth will declare your praise.

For in sacrifice you take no delight,

burnt offering from me you would refuse,
my sacrifice, a contrite spirit.
A humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn.

In your goodness, show favor to Zion;

rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice,
holocausts offered in your altar.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as
it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

v.

Psalm 101: Domine exaudi, (Brievry Ps. 102)

O Lord, listen to my prayer

and let my cry for help reach you.
Do not hide your face from me
in the day of my distress.
Turn your ear towards me
and answer me quickly when I call.

For my days are vanishing like smoke,

my bones burn away like a fire.
My heart is withered like the grass.
I forget to eat my bread.
I cry with all my strength
and my skin clings to my bones.

I have become like a pelican in the wilderness,

like an owl in desolate places.
I lie awake and I moan
like some lonely bird on a roof.
All day long my foes revile me;
those who hate me use my name as a curse.

The bread I eat is ashes,

 
my drink is mingled with tears.
In your anger, Lord, and your fury
you have lifted me up and thrown me down.
My days are like a passing shadow
and I wither away like the grass.

But you, O Lord, will endure for ever

and your name from age to age.
You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
for this is the time to have mercy;
yes, the time appointed has come
for your servants love her very stones,
are moved with pity even for her dust.

The nations shall fear the name of the Lord

and all the earth's kings your glory,
when the Lord shall build up Zion again
and appear in all his glory.
The he will return to the prayers of the helpless;
he will not despise their prayers.

Let this be written for ages to come

that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord;
for the Lord leaned down from his sanctuary on high.
He looked down from heaven to the earth
that he might hear the groans of the prisoners
and free those condemned to die.

The sons of your servants shall dwell untroubled

and their race shall endure before you
that the name of the Lord may be proclaimed in Zion
and his praise inn the heart of Jerusalem,
when peoples and kingdoms are gathered together
to pay their homage to the Lord.

He has broken my strength in mid-course;

he has shortened the days of my life.
I say to God: "Do not take me away
before my days are complete,
you, whose days last from age to age.

Long ago you founded the earth

and the heavens are the work of your hands.
They will perish but you will remain.
They will all wear out like a garment.
You will change them like clothes that are changed.
But you neither change, nor have and end."

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as
it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.

 
 vi.

Psalm 129: De Profundis, Douay-Rheims (Ps. 130 Brievry)

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord.

Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.

If you, O Lord, should mark our guilt,

Lord, who would survive?
But with you there is forgiveness:
for this we revere you.

My soul is waiting for the lord,

I count on his word.
My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.

Because with the Lord there is mercy

and fullness of redemption,
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as
it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

vii.

Psalm cxlii: Domine exaudi, (Ps. 143 Brievry)

Lord, listen to my prayer:

turn your ear to my appeal.
You are faithful, you are just; give answer.
Do not call your servant to judgment
for no one is just in your sight.

The enemy pursues my soul;

he has crushed my life to the ground,
he has made me dwell in darkness
like the dead, long forgotten.
Therefore my spirit fails;
my heart is numb within me.

I remember the days that are past:

I ponder all your works.
I muse on what your hand has wrought
 
and to you I stretch out my hands.
Like a parched land my soul thirsts for you.

Lord, make haste and answer;

for my spirit fails within me.
Do not hide your face
lest I become like those in the grave.

In the morning let me know your love

for i put my trust in you.
Make me know the way I should walk:
to you I lift up my soul.

Rescue me, Lord, from my enemies;

I have fled to you for refuge.
Teach me to do your will
for you, O God, are my God.
Let your good spirit guide me
in ways that are level and smooth.

For your name's sake, Lord, save my life;

in your justice save my life from distress.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as
it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Ant. Remember not, O Lord, our offenses, nor those of

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Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face




MORNING OFFERING

My God, I offer you all that I do today for the intentions and
the glory of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. I want to sanctify
every beat of my heart, my thoughts and my simplest works
by uniting them to his infinite merits. I want to repair for my
faults by casting them into the furnace of his merciful love.

O my God! I ask you for myself and those dear to me the

grace to fulfill perfectly your holy will and to accept for love of
you the joys and sorrows of this passing life so that one day
we may be reunited in Heaven for all eternity. Amen.

Mother Agnes, Therese's sister, indicates: Prayer was composed for a

person in the world (Mme. de Mesmay, friend of Sr. Marie of the Sacred
Heart)."

PRAYER TO JESUS IN THE TABERNACLE

O God hidden in the prison of the tabernacle! I come with joy

to you each evening to thank you for the graces you have
given me. I ask pardon for the faults I committed today,
which has just slipped away like a dream....
O Jesus! how happy I would be if I had been faithful, but
alas! often in the evening I am sad because i feel I could
have corresponded better with your graces....If I were more
united to You, more charitable with my sisters (others), more
humble and more mortified, I would feel less sorrow when I
talk with you in prayer. And yet, O my God, very far from
becoming discouraged at the sight of my miseries, i come to
you with confidence, recalling that "those who are well do not
need a doctor but the sick do." I beg you, then, to cure me
and to pardon me. I will keep in mind, Lord, "that the soul to
whom you have forgiven more

should also love you more than the others!"...I offer you
every beat of my heart as so many acts of love and
reparation and I unite them to your infinite merits. I beg you,
O my Divine Bridegroom, to be the Restorer of my soul, to
 in me despite my resistance;
act  and lastly, I wish to have no
other will but yours. Tomorrow, with the help of your grace, i
will begin a new life in which each moment will be an act of
act in me despite my resistance; and lastly, I wish to have no
other will but yours. Tomorrow, with the help of your grace, i
will begin a new life in which each moment will be an act of
Love and renunciation.

Thus, after coming each evening to the foot of your Altar, I

will finally reach the last evening of my life. Then, will begin
for me the unending day of eternity when I will place in your
Divine Heart the struggles of exile!
This prayer was composed for Sr. Martha of Jesus, at her
request, for her 30th birthday.

TO THE CHILD JESUS

O Little Child! my only Treasure. I abandon myself to your

Divine Whims. I want no other joy than that of making you
smile. Imprint in me your childish virtues and graces so that
on the day of my birth into Heaven, the angels and saints
may recognize your little bride.

TO THE HOLY FACE

O Adorable Face of Jesus, the only Beauty that captivates

my heart, deign to imprint in me your Divine Likeness so that
you may not behold the soul of your little bride without
seeing Yourself in her.

O my Beloved, for love of you, I accept not seeing here

below the gentleness of your Look nor feeling the ineffable
kiss of your Mouth, but i beg you to inflame me with your
love so that it may consume me rapidly and soon bring me
into your presence.


















 
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Begin with the Act of Contrition. On the large bead say:

V. Incline unto my aid, O God.

R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

First Decade - Lord, Thou hast said: "Ask and you shall
receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be
opened unto you." I seek, I knock, I ask this favor (name it).
Repeat: Incline unto my aid, etc. 10 times.

Second Decade - "Amen, I say unto you, if you ask the

Father anything in My Name it shall be given unto you." It is
the father and in Thy Name, Lord, I ask this favor. Repeat:
Incline unto my aid, etc. 10 times

Third Decade - Lord, Thou hast said: "Heaven and earth

shall pass away, but My word shall not pass away." Thou wilt
grant me this favor because Thou hast said it and Thy words
are true. Repeat: Incline unto my aid, etc. 10 times.

Quid ad te? Tu Me sequere.

What is it to thee? Do thou follow Me?




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O most loving Jesus, Who didst hollow by Thy surpassing
virtues and the examples of Thy home-life the household.
Thou didst choose to live in whilst upon earth, mercifully look

down upon this family, whose
members humbly prostrate
before Thee, implore Thy protection. Remember that we are
Thine, bound and consecrated to Thee by a special
down upon this family, whose members humbly prostrate
before Thee, implore Thy protection. Remember that we are
Thine, bound and consecrated to Thee by a special
devotion. Protect us in Thy mercy, deliver us from danger,
help us in our necessities, and impart to us strength to
persevere always in the imitation of Thy Holy Family, so that,
by serving Thee and loving Thee faithfully during this mortal
life, we my at length give Thee eternal praise in heaven.

O Mary, dearest Mother, we implore thy assistance, knowing

that thy divine Son will hearken to thy petitions.
And thou, most glorious patriarch, St. Joseph, help us with


thy powerful patronage, and place our petitions in Mary's
hands,, that She may offer them to Jesus Christ.

*Indulgence - 300 days, every time for all members of the

Association of the Holy Family, as often as they shall repeat with
contrite heart the above prayer. If, however, there are members
who, on account of infirmity or some other reason, cannot recite
this prayer, they may gain the same indulgence by devoutly
saying the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father,,,five
times. (Leo XIII, June 23, 1802)


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This chaplet is divided into fifteen groups of four beads consisting
of one white and three purple beads. The white bead symbolizes
St. Joseph's purity, and th e purple his saintly piety. A mystery of
the Rosary is considered on each white bead, and two hail Marys
are said. On the purple beads say:

Praised and blessed be Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

End the chaplet with the following prayer:

V. Pray for us, O holy St. Joseph!

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ!

Let us pray.

O God, Who has predestined St. Joseph from all eternity for
the service of Thine Eternal Son and His Blessed Mother,
and made him worthy to be the spouse of the Blessed Virgin
and the foster father of Thy Son: we beseech Thee, through
all the services he has rendered to Jesus and Mary on earth,
that Thou wouldst make us worthy of his intercession and
grant us to enjoy the happiness of his company in heaven.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

 
This and other Rosaries and Chaplets of St. Joseph may be
found in My Treasury of Chaplets, by Patricia S. Quintiliani.
You may get a copy here.



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These consist of a medal of the Blessed Sacrament and
thirty-three beads, recalling the thirty-three years of Christ's
life on earth.

On the medal one makes a spiritual communion as follows"

As I cannot now receive Thee, my Jesus, in Holy

Communion, come spiritually into my heart and make it
Thine own forever!

On each bead:
Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, have mercy on us!


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The chaplet is made up of a cross, three small beads, and
five sets of five small beads separated by five large beads.
There are 33 beads in all.

This very beautiful chaplet, requested by Our Blessed

Mother, for the conversion of the souls of the world in these
times that are serious and urgent. She gave it to a chosen
soul in Ireland, but asked that it be prayed widely. It begins:

Say the Creed for the unbelievers of the world.

Say one Our Father in petition to the father for the grace of
conversion for the world.

Say one Hail Mary, honoring the Gather for the exaltation of
Mary, a mere creature, and for choosing to honor her with
the title: Queen of Heaven and Mediatrix of all graces.

Say one Hail Holy Queen

Repeat the section below five times.

On the large beads of each mystery say once:

O Holy Mother, I join you at the foot of your Son's Cross to

 
implore mercy and conversion for the souls of the world.
With you I offer the wounds of your Son Jesus to the Father
in atonement for the sins of the world, past, present and to
come.

On the small beads say five times:

Through the sorrowful, bleeding, Immaculate Heart of Mary,

and in union with the suffering of her Son Jesus on the
Cross, I implore from the Father the grace of conversion for
the world.

At the end of each little mystery of five invocations, say one

Hail Mary in honor of Mary's tearsof sorrow, followed by this
short prayer:

Holy Mother Mary, Mediatrix of all graces, obtain for us IURP

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At the end of the chaplet say three Glory be's in honor of the
Blessed Trinity, and conclude with the Hail, Holy Queen.


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(recited on regular beads)

On the Cross of the Rosary Beads say:

Angel of God, my guardian dear,

To whom God's love commits me here,
Ever this day be at my side,
To light and guard, to rule and guide.

On the first large bead say:

O Eternal Father, i offer Thee the Blood, Passion and death

of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the sorrows of our Blessed
Lady and St. Joseph in reparation for my sins, in suffrage for
the souls in Purgatory, for the wants of our Holy Church, and
for the conversion of sinners.

On the three small beads say:

My God, I believe in Thee.

My God, I hope in Thee.
My god, I love Thee with my whole heart, and for Thy sake I
love my neighbor as myself.
 
On each of the large beads of the five decades say:

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto

Thine.
O Mary conceived without sin, pray for me.

On each of the small beads of the five decades say:

Sweetest Heart of Jesus, I implore, that I may love Thee

more and more.
Sweet Heart of Mary, be thou my salvation.

In conclusion say:

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and my soul.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist me now and in my last
agony.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I breath forth my soul in
peace with you.

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(recited on regular Rosary)

On the Cross of the Rosary say:

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love

commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to enlight and
guard, to rule and guide. Amen.

On the first large bead say:

O Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Blood, Passion and death

of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the sorrows of Our Blessed
Lady and St. Joseph in reparation for my sins, in suffrage for
the souls in Purgatory, for the wants of our Holy Church and
for the conversion of sinners.

On the three small beads say:

My God, I believe in Thee.

 
My God, I hope in Thee
My God, I love Thee with my whole heart, and for Thy sake
love my neighbor as myself.

On each of the large beads:

Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto

Thine. O, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for me.

On each of the small beads of the five decades say:

Sweetest Heart of Jesus, I implore, that I may love Thee

more and more. Sweet Heart of Mary, be thou my salvation.

In conclusion say:

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, I give Thee my heart and my soul.

Jesus, Mary, Joseph, assist me now and in my last agony.
Jesus, Mary, Joseph, may I breathe forth my soul in peace
with Thee.

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This devotion consists of seven mysteries in which we

meditate on the seven principle sheddings of the Most
precious Blood of Jesus. The Our Father without the Hail
Mary is said five times after each mystery except the last,
when it is said three times - in all, thirty-three times in honor
of the thirty-three years of Our Lord's life on earth .

V. O God, come to my assistance!

R. Lord, make haste to help me!
V. Glory be to the Father, etc.
R. As it was in the beginning, etc.

First Mystery

Jesus shed His Blood in the Circumcision.

Let us ask for chastity of soul and body.

 
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once.

These are said after each - Let us ask for...

V. We pray Thee, Lord, help Thy people. *

R. Whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy
Precious Blood!*

*(This invocation to the Precious Blood is said

after the Our Father and Glory be... of each
mystery)

Second Mystery

Jesus shed His Blood in the Agony while praying in the

garden of Olives.
Let us ask for the spirit of prayer. *

Third Mystery

Jesus shed His Blood in the Scourging at the Pillar.

Let us ask for patience and self-control. *

Fourth Mystery

Jesus shed His Blood in the Crowning with Thorns.

Let us ask for humility to atone for pride. *

Fifth Mystery

Jesus shed His Blood while carrying the cross.

Let us ask for acceptance of our daily crosses. *

Sixth Mystery

Jesus shed His Blood in the Crucifixion.

Let us ask for contrition. *

Seventh Mystery

Jesus shed Blood and water from His side pierced by

the Lance.
Let us ask for perseverance. *

 
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At the beginning:

We make the Sign of the Cross five times in veberation of

our Saviors five Holy Wounds.

We say on the large beads (of an ordinary Rosary):

Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for those who

seek refuge in you!

On the small beads:

Holy Mother, save us through your Immaculate Heart's

Flame of Love!

At the end (three times)

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.

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The Rosary of the Seven Sorrows consists of seven groups

of seven beads, with three additional beads and a Crucifix.
The seven groups of seven Hail Marys are recited in
remembrance of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, namely"

• The prophecy of Simeon.

• The flight into Egypt.
• The loss of the Child Jesus in the temple.
• Mary meets Jesus carrying the Cross.
• The Crucifixion.
• Mary receives the body of Jesus from the Cross.
• The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb.

Three hail Marys are added in remembrance of the tears

Mary shed because of the suffering of her divine Son. These
are said to obtain true sorrow for our sins. Following is the
concluding prayer.

V. Pray for us, O most sorrowful Virgin.

 
R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Prayer

Lord Jesus, we now implore, both for the present and for the
hour of our death, the intercession of the most Blessed
Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, whose holy soul was pierced at the
time of Thy Passion by a sword of grief. grant us this favor, o
Savior of the world, Who livest and reignest with the father
and the Holy spirit forever and ever. Amen.

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The Brigittine Rosary, also called the Chaplet of St.

Bridget was traditionally thought to have been developed
by St. Bridget herself. It is certain that the Brigittine
Fathers (now an extinct order) promoted it's use, today
few Brigittine Convents remain.

The Rosary contains 6 decades, one more than the more

common Dominican Rosary. The Rosary is said in the
same manner, except that there is an extra joyful,
sorrowful and glorious mystery for meditation. There are
63 Hail Mary beads, for the 63 years the Blessed Virgin
Mary is commonly thought to have remained on earth.

The meditation for the extra mysteries are:

Joyful- In honor of the Immaculate Conception

Sorrowful- The Crucified Christ in the arms of Mary

Glorious- Patronage of Our Lady for those who pray

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This chaplet for the dead is composed of four decades,

that is to say forty beads, in honor and in memory of the
forty hours that Our Lord Jesus Christ spent in hell after
His death. Some refer to this as Limbo, where the souls
of the saints awaited to be conducted into heaven.

Begin with the De Profundis:

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord

Lord, hear my voice!
O let your ears be attentive
to the voice of my pleading.

If you, O Lord, should marl our guilt,

Lord, who would survive?
But with you is found forgiveness;
for this we revere you.

My soul is waiting for the Lord,

I count on his word.
My soul is waiting for the Lord
more than watchman for daybreak.
Let the watchman count on daybreak
and Israel on the Lord.

Because with the Lord there is mercy

and fullness of redemption.
Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let

perpetual light
shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen. O
Lord hear
my prayer. And let my cry come to you.

Let us pray.

O God, the Creator and redeemer of all the faithful,

grant to the
souls of your servants departed the remission of all
their sins,
that through pious supplications they may obtain the
pardon
which they have always desired, who lives and reigns
 
world
without end. Amen.
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world
without end. Amen.

May they rest in peace. Amen.

On the large beads say:

Eternal rest give to them, O Lord, and let perpetual

light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
O my God, I believe in Thee because Thou art Truth
itself; I hope in Thee because Thou art infinitely
merciful; I love thee with my whole heart and above
all things because Thou art infinitely perfect; and I
love my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee. I am
truly sorry for having sinned because Thou art
infinitely good and sin displeases Thee. I firmly
resolve, with the help of Thy grace, never more to
offend Thee. Amen.

On each of the small beads say:

Sweet heart of Mary, be my salvation!

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This chaplet consists of three groups of four beads each.

A large bead separates each group, and a medal of the
Immaculate Conception is attached at the end. It was
composed by St. John Berchmansm S.J. and recited by
him daily to obtain, through the intercession of Mary, the
grace never to commit any sin against the virtue of purity.

Method of saying the Chaplet

In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the

Holy Spirit. Amen.

First set of beads

Blessed be the Holy and Immaculate Conception of

the Blessed Virgin Mary.

 
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the Father once.

Second set
Same prayers.

Third set
Same prayers