THE CHAPLET
OF
SAINT
MICHAEL THE
Begin by
meditation on the Medal:
Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,
world without end,
Amen.
Jump over the next 4 beads, and go to
the centerpiece, which will act as the
first large, or meditation bead.
Then recite,
beginning on the centerpiece connector,
acting as the first large bead:
Meditation 1. By the intercession of St. Michael and the
heavenly choir
of the Seraphim, may it please God to make us worthy to receive into
our hearts
the fire of His perfect charity. Amen.
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name.
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven. Give
us this
day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those
who
trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil,
Amen.
On the next 3 small beads pray:
3 Hail Marys...
On the
large bead after the centerpiece connector pray:
Meditation 2. By the intercession of St. Michael and the
heavenly choir
of the Cherubim, may God in His good pleasure grant us grace to abandon
the
ways of sin, and follow the path of Christian perfection. Amen.
Our Father...
On the next 3 small beads pray:
3 Hail Marys...
Continue in this way around the
circlet of beads, until you reach the last
small bead, on which you will pray your last Hail Mary.
Meditation
3. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the sacred choir of the Thrones, may it
please
God to infuse into our hearts the spirit of true and sincere humility.
Amen.
Our Father...
3 Hail Marys...
Meditation
4. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Dominions,
may it
please God to grant us grace to have dominion over our senses, and to
correct
our depraved passions. Amen.
Our Father...
3 Hail Marys...
Meditation
5. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Powers, may
God
vouchsafe to keep our souls from the wiles and temptations of the
devil. Amen.
Our Father...
3 Hail Marys...
Meditation
6. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the admirable heavenly Virtues, may it
please
God to keep us from falling into temptation, and may He deliver us from
evil.
Amen.
Our Father...
3 Hail Marys...
Meditation
7. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the
Principalities, may
it please God to fill our souls with the spirit of true and sincere
obedience.
Amen.
Our Father...
3 Hail Marys...
Meditation
8. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Archangels,
may it
please God to grant us the gift of perseverance in the Faith, and in
all good
works, that we may be thereby enabled to attain the glory of
Our Father...
3 Hail Marys...
Meditation
9. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the heavenly choir of the Angels, may
God
vouchsafe to grant us their guardianship through this mortal life, and
after
death a happy entrance into the everlasting glory of Heaven. Amen.
Our Father...
3 Hail Marys...
As you
reach the end of the circlet, you will come to the centerpiece
connector again.
Here pray the Anthem:
O glorious prince, St. Michael, leader and commander of the heavenly
host,
guardian of the souls of men, conqueror of the rebel angels, steward of
the
On the
first pendant bead pray:
Our Father...
On the next 3 beads of the pendant,
pray:
3 Hail Marys...
On the
medal of Saint Michael, pray:
Pray for us, most blessed Michael, Prince of the
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!
