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Chaplets

Chaplets are prayed on beads similar to rosary beads, but are generally smaller and considered more a personal devotion. Many are Marian orientated, but several are also devoted to the Jesus, the angels and the saints. Some, such as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, may be prayed on regular rosary beads, but many prefer to have the actual chaplet for this purpose.
Chaplets often consist of special medals and certain color beads. While incorporating the familiar prayers, oftentimes they also include specific short prayers, similar to ejaculations, that are particular to the devotional itself. Here are just a handful of such chaplets. Should you know of, or find one you would like to pray, just let me know the name of it and I will quote you a price to assemble it according to your preferences.

"Niner" Chaplets

"Niner" chaplets have been around for a very long time and can be created for virtually any saint. "Niner" chaplets consist of 3 sets of 3 beads with the saint's medal at the end, either as a loop or in a straight line. Regardless of the configuration, you invoke the Saint's aid on the medal and say an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be on each bead in the groups. Sometimes a Crucifix is added (when made in a straight line) and then the Apostles Creed is also said. More information may be found in THE RACCOLTA on prayers and indulgences. These include mostly saints but also include the Consecration to the Holy Family, another for the dying (St Joseph), and another for the Acts of Adoration.

St. Padré Pio medal and 5mm black wood beads.

"Niner" Chaplets will be made with 5-6mm beads in wood, glass or acrylic. Very handy for today's busy world and available for just $3.99 each!
Many saints in stock.
Just email to check on availability. Please state color and Saint when making payment.

St. Rita medal and 5mm red wood beads.

An exception to the above 'rule' would be
Mother Teresa's Express Novena Chaplet.

Mention your intention asking for intercession on the Medal and after each bead. Then say the Memorare on each of the beads:

Remember, Oh most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help or sought thy intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, Oh Virgin of virgins, My mother. To thee do we come, before thee we stand, sinful and sorrowful. Oh Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy, hear and answer me. Amen.
(If the chaplet includes a Crucifix, the Creed may then also be said.)

Chaplet of Seven Dolors (Sorrows)/Servite Rosary

Each medal depicts one of the Seven Sorrows of The Blessed Virgin Mary. It was instituted in the 13th century in honor of the Seven Sorrows our Lady endured with her Divine Son. It is prayed upon a Chaplet made up of 52 beads, 7 sections of 7 beads are divided from the rest by medals, representing the seven principal sorrows of her life. The Hail Mary is said on the beads and an Our Father on each of the medals.
Meditations for each of the 7 groups:
1) The Prophesy of Simeon over the Tender Infant Jesus (Our Father, 7 Hail Marys)
2) The Desperate Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt (Our Father, 7 Hail Marys)
3) The Loss of the Child Jesus for Three Days (Our Father, 7 Hail Marys)
4) The Sorrowful Meeting of Jesus & Mary Along the Way of The Cross (Our Father, 7 Hail Marys)
5) Mary Watches Her Divine Son Suffer and Die upon the Cross (Our Father, 7 Hail Marys)
6) Jesus is Struck by the Lance, Taken Down from the Cross and Placed in His Poor Mother's Arms (Our Father, 7 Hail Marys)
7) Mary Watches as the Body of Her Divine Son is Buried in a Tomb (Our Father, 7 Hail Marys)
(End the Chaplet with 3 Hail Marys in honor of Our Lady's Tears. )

INDULGENCES - Pope Benedict XIII, September 26th, 1724, granted an indulgence of 200 days for every Our Father and every Hail Mary. to those who, with sincere contrition, and having confessed, or firmly purposing to confess their sins, shall recite this Chaplet on any Friday, or on any day of Lent, on the Festival of the Seven Dolours, or within the Octave; and 100 days on any other day of the year. Pope Clement XII, December 12, 1734, confirmed these indulgences, and moreover granted:
1) A Plenary Indulgence to those who shall have recited this Chaplet for a month every day ~ confession, Communion and Prayers for the Church, required as usual.
2) An indulgence of 100 years to all who should recite it on any day, having confessed their sins, with sincere sorrow, or at least firmly purposing to do so.
3) 150 years to those who should recite it on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and Holidays of Obligation, with Confession and Communion.
4) A Plenary indulgence once a year, on any day, to those who are accustomed to recite it four times a week, on condition of Confession, Communion, and the Recital of the Chaplet on the day of Communion.
5) 200 years indulgence to all who recite it devoutly after Confession; and to all who carry it about them, and frequently recite it, 10 years' indulgence every time they shall hear Mass, hear a sermon, or reciting Our Father, and seven Hail Marys shall perform any spiritual or corporal work of mercy, in honor of our Blessed Savior, the Blessed Virgin Mary, or any Saint, their advocate.

(All these indulgences were confirmed by a decree of January 17th, 1747, and rendered applicable to the souls in Purgatory.)

OTHER PROMISES - "This devotion to the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of My Mother will restore faith and hope to broken hearts and to ruined families; it will help to repair the destruction; it will sweeten sorrow. It will be a new strength for My Church, bringing souls, not only to confidence in My Heart, but also to abandonment to the Sorrowful Heart of My Mother." (Our Lord to Berthe Petit)

FOUR SPECIAL GRACES - Promised to those devoted to the 7 Sorrows of Mary: Revealed by Our Lord to St. Elizabeth of Hungary:
1) The grace of True Repentance for all their sins should they invoke The Blessed Virgin Mother in the name of her Sorrows before their death.
2) Jesus would protect them in their tribulations all who remember this devotion; they would have His special protection especially at the hour of death.
3) Jesus would impress upon their minds the remembrance of His Passion, and that they should have their reward for it in Heaven.
4) That He would commit such devout clients to the hands of Mary, so that she might obtain for these souls all the graces she wanted to lavish upon them.

St. Michael the Archangel Chaplet - Feast: September 29th and Tuesdays This chaplet consists of nine groups of 3 beads (for each choir of angels) with a bead in between each decade. It begins with a medal, 4 beads and a single bead to begin the decades and a center piece.

Begin on the medal:
Incline unto my aid, O God.
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be

Then pass the next 4 beads and on the bead before the center piece say: 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. (Continue past center piece to 1st group)
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys.

Continue in this manner reciting the prayer for the next choir on the single bead, plus an Our Father, then moving on to one Hail Mary per bead of that color.

2nd group: 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. 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys.

3rd group: 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. 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys.

4th group: 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. 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys.

5th group: 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. 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys.

6th group: 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. 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys.

7th group: 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. 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys.

8th group: 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 Paradise. Amen. 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys.

9th group: 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. 1 Our Father, 3 Hail Marys.

An Our Father is recited on each of the four remaining beads leading back to the medal of St. Michael.
1st is in honor of St. Michael
2nd in honor of St. Gabriel
3rd in honor of St. Raphael
4th in honor of your guardian angel.

On the medal: 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 palace of God, our Worthy leader, endowed with holiness and power, deliver us from every evil in the faithful service of God.

V. Pray for us, most blessed Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ;
R. That we may be made worthy of His promises.

In closing: Almighty and everlasting God, Who by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the salvation of all men has appointed the most glorious archangel, St. Michael, prince of Your Church, make us worthy, we beseech You, to be delivered by his powerful protection from all our enemies, that none of them may harass us at the hour of death, but that we may be conducted by St. Michael into the august presence of Your Divine Majesty. This we beg through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Chaplet for the Holy Souls in Purgatory - Feast: November 2nd

This chaplet consists of four decades (40 beads) in honor and in memory of the forty hours that Our Lord Jesus Christ descended to the dead, to deliver and conduct to heaven all the souls of the saints who died before Him. Aside from the forty beads there are also five introductory beads.

On the Crucifix begin with the De Profundis (Psalm 129)

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 is found 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.

Next 5 Beads:
1. Our Father
2. Act of Faith
O my God, I firmly believe that Thou art one God in three Divine Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; I believe that Thy Divine Son became man, and died for our sins, and that He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe these and all the truths which the Holy Catholic Church teaches, because Thou hast revealed them, who canst neither deceive nor be deceived.
3. Act of Hope
O my God, relying on Thy almighty power and infinite mercy and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.
4. Act of Charity
O my God, I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul, because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured.
5. Glory Be

On each of the forty beads:
Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation!

Following each decade:
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace.

Closing prayer:
O most gentle Heart of Jesus, ever present in the Blessed Sacrament, ever consumed with burning love for the poor captive souls in Purgatory, have mercy on the souls of our departed friends and relatives especially those who were near and dear to us in life. Bring them far from the shadow of exile to the bright home of Heaven where, we trust, Thou and Thy Blessed Mother have woven for them a crown of unfading bliss. Amen.

Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament have mercy on the souls of the faithful departed. Amen.

Chaplet of the Five Wounds Start on 1st group of 5 Beads, end on 3 single beads near 1st Medal -*another version

1) First Meditation: Wound on Left Foot of Our Lord.
"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. Amen."

"My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Sacred Wounds. Amen."
Glory be… (5 times on first group of five beads)
One Hail Mary, in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, after the group.

2) Second Meditation: Wound on Right Foot of Our Lord.
"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. Amen."

"My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Sacred Wounds. Amen."
Glory be… (5 times on second group of five beads)
One Hail Mary, in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, after the group.

3) Third Meditation: Wound on Left Hand of Our Lord.
"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. Amen."

"My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Sacred Wounds. Amen." Glory be… (5 times on third group of five beads)
One Hail Mary, in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, after the group.

4) Fourth Meditation: Wound on Right Hand of Our Lord.
"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. Amen."

"My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Sacred Wounds. Amen."
Glory be… (5 times on fourth group of five beads)
One Hail Mary, in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, after the group.

5) Fifth Meditation: Wound in the Sacred Side of Our Lord.

"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. Amen."

"My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Sacred Wounds. Amen."
Glory be… (5 times on fourth group of five beads)
One Hail Mary, in honor of Our Lady of Sorrows, after the group.

On last three beads say one Our Father, One Hail Mary and One Glory Be.

The earliest mention of the Rosary of the Five Wounds is found
in a document dating back to 1821. The Platea of Saints John and
Paul, at Rome, relates "The Most Rev. Fr. General, acting in
accordance with our spirit to promote devotion to the Passion of Our
Lord, obtained permission to bless the Chaplet of the Five Wounds, at
the same time enriching it with indulgences." This chaplet was first
approved by a decree of Pius VII dated Jan. 22, 1822.

Guardian Angel Chaplet - Feast: Guardian Angels, October 2nd, and Tuesdays

The chaplet consists of 10 beads. It begins with a Guardian Angel medal followed by 3 beads, then a group of 7 beads.

On the medal pray the Guardian Angel prayer:

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. Amen

On the set of seven beads
Glory Be
On the set of three beads: one Our Father, one Hail Mary, one Glory Be

All in honor of your Guardian Angel.

Conclude with the Prayer to St. Michael:
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into hell, Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl throughout the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Chaplet of the Holy Trinity (or The Angelic Trisagion) - Feast: Sunday after Pentecost. Additionally, each Sunday is dedicated to the Holy Trinity.

It is fitting that of the many chaplets, one is devoted exclusively to the Blessed Trinity. This little known chaplet is prayed in union with the entire choir of angels and reminds us of the beautiful song of praise of the Heavenly Hosts; the incense of prayer rising before the throne of Almighty God.

It consists of a single bead and then 3 groups of 9 beads. The beads may be grouped in any desired colors.

On the Trinity Crucifix or medal: Thou, O Lord, wilt open my lips; and my tongue shall proclaim Thy praise. Incline unto my aid, O God; O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory Be

On the single bead: Holy God, holy strong One, holy immortal One have mercy on us.
Our Father

On the 3 sets of nine beads:
To Thee be praise, to Thee be glory, to Thee be thanksgiving through endless ages O Blessed Trinity.
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts; the heavens and the earth are full of Thy glory.

In between the decades, on the chain:
Glory Be

On the center medal:
With all our heart and voice, we acknowledge, we praise and we bless Thee, God the Father, unbegotten; Thee, the Only-begotten Son; Thee, the Holy Spirit the Paraclete, O holy and undivided Trinity. To Thee be honor and glory forever.

Ending on the Crucifix or medal:
Almighty and everlasting God, who hast given unto us Thy servants grace by the confession of the true faith to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power of Thy divine majesty to worship the Unity; we beseech Thee that by our steadfastness in this same faith, we may evermore be defended from all adversities. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Deliver us, save us, vivify us, O Blessed Trinity.

Words from the Cross Chaplet

On the Crucifix
Sign yourself with the sign of the cross. And pray the Apostles Creed

On each of the large meditation beads:

The First Meditation
"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34)
O Jesus, who hung in agony upon the Cross out of love for me, and by your pains paid for my sins, you who spoke of pardon for your persecutors, obtain pardon for all those who are now facing death, and have pity on me when I am facing mine. By the merits of your precious blood shed for our salvation, grant us continual sorrow for our sins so that we may share eternal life with you.
Next 3 beads: 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be to the Father.

The Second Meditation
"Amen I say to you, this day you shall be with me in paradise." (Luke 23:43)
My Jesus, who in agony on the Cross, did readily respond to the faith of the good thief who acknowledged you as the Son of God, you who assured him of a place in heaven, pity all of those who are facing death and pity me when I am facing mine. By the merit of your precious blood, shed for us, wake up in our souls a firm and steadfast faith. Protect us from the temptations of Satan so that we may obtain the prize of holy paradise with you forever.
Next 3 beads: 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be to the Father.

The Third Meditation
"Woman, behold your Son . . . Behold your mother." (John 19:26-27)
Oh Jesus, who out of love for me hung in agony on the Cross and who left your own most holy Mother as a sign of your love so that through her intercession we might seek your assistance, have pity on us.

Have pity on all the faithful who are facing death and have pity on me when I also shall face mine. By the sorrows of your dear Mother, nurture in our hearts a hope that, through the merits of your precious blood, we may escape the sentence of eternal death in hell.
Next 3 beads: 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be to the Father.

The Fourth Meditation
"My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?." (Matt. 27:46)
O Jesus, out of love for me you hung in agony upon the Cross. While bodily suffering and indignities were heaped upon you, the most desperate desolation of spirit was being forsaken by your eternal Father. Have pity on all the faithful who are facing death, and pity me when I too shall be facing mine. By the merits of your precious blood, may we patiently suffer our last agony, and may we join our pains with yours so that we may be made partakers of your glory in paradise.

Next 3 beads: 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be to the Father.

The Fifth Meditation
"I thirst." (John 19:28)
O Jesus, in agony you hung upon the Cross for me. You suffered unquenchable physical thirst and an insatiable tolerance for insults and suffering. Yet the more you suffered so that all people might be saved, the more you demonstrated the enormous love you had in your heart. Pity all the faithful who are now facing death, and pity me when I also shall be facing mine. By the merits of your precious blood, fire in our hearts such a great love that we will be made one with you for all eternity.
Next 3 beads: 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be to the Father.

The Sixth Meditation
"It is finished" (John 19:30)
O Jesus, you hung in agony on the Cross for love of me. From this tree you announced the truth of my redemption, a redemption which made us children of God and heirs of heaven. Pity all the faithful who are now facing death; pity me when I also shall be facing mine. By the merits of your precious blood, detach us from the pleasures of the world and grant us the grace to offer you the sacrifice of our life in reparation of our sins.
Next 3 beads: 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be to the Father.

The Seventh Meditation
"Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." (Luke 23:46)
O Jesus, you hung in agony on the Cross for love of me. You accomplished my salvation through your full acceptance of the will of your eternal Father. You commended your spirit into his hands, bowed your head and died. Have pity on all the faithful who are now facing death, and pity me when I too shall be facing mine. By the merits of your precious blood, give us our last breath a complete conformity to your divine will. Make us ready to live or die as it pleases you. Let us desire nothing more than to accomplish whatever you have willed for us.
Next 3 beads: 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory Be to the Father.

The Chaplet of Saint Therese

There are twenty-five beads for this chaplet. Many persons have received special graces by reciting this chaplet during a period of nine to twenty-four days. Some even speak of a rose granted by St. Therese.

To pray this chaplet, bless yourself and say on the first bead: St. Therese of the Infant Jesus, Patroness of Missions, pray for us!

On each of the remaining twenty-four beads say the Glory be to the Father in honor of the Blessed Trinity in thanksgiving for giving the world the Little Saint who lived only twenty-four years. On successive days before 11 AM say the prayer to St. Therese, five Our Fathers, five Hail Marys, and five Glory Be's. On the fifth day, offer one more set containing five Our Fathers, five Hail Marys, and five Glory Be's.

St. Therese, the Little Flower, please pick me a rose from the heavenly garden and send it to me with a message of love. Ask God to grant me the favor I implore and tell Him I will love Him each day more and more.

St. Therese Sacrifice Beads
These 10 or 11 beads may be any color. They are kept in one's pocket, secretly, and when one mentally offers up something to God in union with Christ's sufferings on the Cross, one slides one of the beads toward the Medal.
Sorrows, pains and inconveniences may be offered up as well as virtuous acts as those of charity, or any of the corporal works of mercy.
We count our acts of love that help us become more virtuous, increasing our love for Jesus to bring us closer to Him.
They can be made with or without a Crucifix and sometimes contain a fixed Pater to assist in doubling as a Rosary.
They can also be made with a Miraculous Medal instead of the St. Therese medal.
If you would like a particular color/medal etc., please just let me know.
The beads are constructed in such a way that when they are moved, they remain where they are put.

Sacrifice Beads

Aqua and Red 12mm Wood Drum beads on 2mm satin cord with clip and St. Therese medal.
$4.99 c7

Sacrifice Beads

Pale Pink Czech Crackle 8mm beads on white bonded cord with full color St. Therese medal and Crucifix.
$5.99 c9

Sacrifice Beads

Orange and Yellow 12mm Wood Drum beads on light gold plated chain with color
St. Therese medal
$4.99 c8

The above Sacrifice Beads are representative of a group. Colors, medals and Crucifixes may vary, but every effort will be made to adhere to the above images. In other words, the c7's will be made with twine/cord and wooden beads. The c9's will be made with twine and glass beads. The c8's will be made with gold chain and wood beads. PLEASE if you have any preferences in colors or beads, mention this in the instructions or better yet email me to discuss it first. Please note: if you are ordering more than one of the SAME item, it would be a good idea to email me first and ask about availability .... parts may have to be ordered, as I am one person and do not have a lot of stock on hand. Thanks for your kind understanding!