The Chaplet of St. Michael, also called the Angelic Crown, honors St. Michael and the nine choirs of angels. According to tradition, St. Michael revealed it to a Portuguese Carmelite, Antonia d'Astonac, and Blessed Pope Pius IX richly indulgenced it in 1851. It is prayed on a special chaplet of nine groups of three beads, but you can also use your fingers or an ordinary rosary. For each of the nine salutations, pray one Our Father and three Hail Marys, then the invocation for

Meditate briefly on Our Lady's Seven Sorrows with a Hail Mary after each sorrow. The Prayer 1. The Prophecy of Simeon. Hail Mary... 2. The Flight into Egypt. Hail Mary... 3. The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple. Hail Mary... 4. Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary. Hail Mary... 5. Jesus Dies on the Cross. Hail Mary... 6. Mary Receives the Body of Jesus in Her Arms. Hail Mary... 7. Jesus Is Placed in the Tomb. Hail Mary... Pray for us, O most sorrowful Virgin, that we m

The Chaplet of the Five Wounds honors the Passion of Christ. This traditional structure may be prayed on ordinary beads. The Prayer On the crucifix: Apostles' Creed. On the large beads: Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. On the small beads (five times for each Wound): My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Holy Wounds. Conclude: Holy Mother, pierce me through; in my heart each Wound renew of my Savio

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a devotion prayed on Rosary beads, asking God’s mercy for ourselves and for the whole world. It is especially associated with the hour of mercy and with trust in Jesus. This post gives only a brief structural overview so you can learn the pattern of the beads. For the prayer texts themselves, please use an authorized source such as the USCCB page linked below—we do not reproduce copyrighted Diary material here. How the Chaplet is structured On o