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IMPRIMI POTEST: 
 
 * Ignatius Esser, O.S.B. 
 
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 * Paul C. Schulte, D.D. 
 
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 November 8, 1953 
 
 Note: The term "rosary" used as a proper noun, 
 Rosary, designates the well-known Dominican rosa- 
 ry. All other arrangements of beads are properly 
 called chaplets or crowns, or simply beads. But in 
 popular writings and among the faithful these 
 chaplets are called rosaries. 
 
 The compiler 
 
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 Copyright 1954 by 
 St. Meinrad Archabbey, Inc. 
 Grail Publications 
 
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INDEX 
 
 Page 
 
 Angelic Crown in honor of St. Michael Arch- 
 
 angel 3 
 
 Beads of St. Anne 6 
 
 Chaplet of St. Anthony 7 
 
 Blessed Sacrament Beads 10 
 
 Brigittine Rosary 11 
 
 Crosier Beads 11 
 
 Beads for the Dead 12 
 
 Chaplet of the Five Wounds 12 
 
 Little Chaplet of the Holy Face 13 
 
 Chaplet of the Holy Ghost 15 
 
 Little Crown or Chaplet of the Infant Jesus of 
 
 Prague 19 
 
 Beads of the Immaculate Conception 20 
 
 Chaplet in honor of the Immaculate Heart of 
 
 Mary 21 
 
 Chaplet of St. Joseph 21 
 
 The Little Flower Rosary 21 
 
 Chaplet or Corona of Mercy 22 
 
 The Crown of Our Lord 22 
 
 Little Beads of Our Lady of Consolation 23 
 
 Chaplet in honor of the Precious Blood 24 
 
 Crown of Saint Philomena 24 
 
 Beads of the Sacred Heart 25 
 
 Rosary of the Seven Joys of the Blessed Virgin 
 
 Mary 26 
 
 Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed 
 
 Virgin Mary 28 
 
 Chaplet of the Way of the Cross 29 
 
ROSARIES 
 
 All the faithful are acquainted with the Rosary 
 of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The entire Rosary 
 contains fifteen decades, but the one more com- 
 monly used is that with five decades, a third part of 
 the whole. This is the wellJmown Dominican 
 Rosary. Originally the name Rosary was used 
 to designate the entire fifteen decades, whereas the 
 five decade one was called corona (crown). This 
 distinction, however, is no longer observed, and 
 these names are used synonymously. 
 
 Many Catholics are acquainted with one or more 
 of the other types of rosaries or chaplets which 
 have come into use in the course of time. Many of 
 these are more or less connected with a certain 
 religious order, which furthers a particular form 
 of devotion. Thus, besides the ordinary Domini- 
 can rosary, there is the Franciscan Crown and St. 
 Anthony's Chaplet (Franciscans), Brigittine Rosa- 
 ry (Brigittines), Crosier Beads (Crosier Fathers), 
 Chaplet of the Five Wounds (Passionists), Crown 
 of our Lord (Camaldolese), Chaplet in honor of 
 the Precious Blood (Precious Blood Fathers), Ro- 
 sary of the Seven Sorrows (Servite Fathers). 
 
 It is interesting to note that nearly every type of 
 rosary has a different number or arrangement of 
 
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beads. Thus the complete Dominican Rosary has 
 15 decades, the Franciscan Crown 7 decades, the 
 Brigittine 6 decades, the Dominican or Crosier 
 5 decades, the rosary for the dead 4 decades, the 
 Crown of Our Lord 3 decades. The Chaplet of the 
 Seven Sorrows has 7 groups of 7 beads, that of the 
 Holy Ghost 5 groups of 7, as also that of the Im- 
 maculate Heart of Mary; the chaplet of the Holy 
 Face has 5 groups of 6, that of the Precious Blood 
 has 6 groups of 5; that of the Five Wounds has 
 5 groups of 5, as also that of the Sacred Heart. St. 
 Anne's has 3 groups of 5. The Chaplet of the 
 Immaculate Conception has 3 groups of 4; that 
 of St. Joseph and the Way of the Cross have 
 15 groups of 3. St. Anthony's has 13 groups of 
 3; the Angelic Crown 9 groups of 3. The beads 
 of the Blessed Sacrament number 33, of St. Philo- 
 mena 13 and 3; of the Infant of Prague 12 and 3. 
 
 Usually no special color is prescribed for the 
 beads of the various chaplets. But in that of St. 
 Joseph there are white and blue beads, symbolizing 
 his purity and piety. Another case is that of the 
 Crown of St. Philomena, in which the beads must 
 be white and red. The beads of the Chaplet of the 
 Precious Blood are red, as also those of the Crown 
 of Our Lord and of the Sacred Heart. 
 
 We shall now give a short description of these 
 various types of rosaries or chaplets. 
 
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THE ANGELIC CROWN IN HONOR OF 
 ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL 
 
 The Angelic Crown consists of nine groups of 
 three beads each; between each group there is one 
 large bead, and at the end four more large beads 
 are added. A medal, representing the holy Angels 
 is attached to the chaplet. On the small beads the 
 Hail Mary is said and on the large beads the Our 
 Father. 
 
 The chaplet begins with the invocation: Incline 
 unto my aid, O God; O Lord make haste to help 
 me. Glory be, etc. 
 
 Then follow nine salutations, one in honor of 
 each choir of Angels. Before each salutation the 
 Our Father is said once, the Hail Mary three times. 
 
 First Salutation 
 By the intercession of St. Michael and the heav- 
 enly choir of the Seraphim, may it please God to 
 make us worthy to receive into our hearts the fire 
 of his perfect charity. Amen. 
 
 Second Salutation 
 
 By the intercession of St. Michael and the heav- 
 enly 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. 
 
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Third Salutation 
 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 hu- 
 mility. Amen. 
 
 Fourth Salutation 
 By the intercession of St. Michael and the heav- 
 enly choir of the Dominations, may it please God 
 to grant us grace to have dominion over our 
 senses, and to correct our depraved passions. Amen. 
 
 Fifth Salutation 
 By the intercession of St. Michael and the heav- 
 enly choir of the Powers, may God vouchsafe to 
 keep our souls from the wiles and temptations of 
 the devil. Amen. 
 
 Sixth Salutation 
 
 By the intercession of St. Michael and the ad- 
 mirable heavenly Virtues, may it please God to 
 keep us from falling into temptation, and may He 
 deliver us from evil. Amen. 
 
 Seventh Salutation 
 
 By the intercession of St. Michael and the heav- 
 enly choir of the Principalities, may it please God 
 to fill our souls with the spirit of true and sincere 
 obedience. Amen. 
 
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Eighth Salutation 
 By the intercession of St. Michael and the heav- 
 enly choir of 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. 
 
 Ninth Salutation 
 
 By the intercession of St. Michael and the heav- 
 enly choir of all 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. 
 
 The first of the four concluding Our Fathers said 
 on the four large beads is to St. Michael, the second 
 to St. Gabriel, the third to St. Raphael, the fourth 
 to our angel guardian. Then the following Anthem 
 and Prayer. 
 
 Anthem 
 
 Michael, glorious prince, chief and champion of 
 the heavenly Host, guardian of the souls of men, 
 conqueror of the rebel angels, steward of the palace 
 of God under Jesus Christ, our worthy leader, en- 
 dowed with superhuman excellence and virtues: 
 vouchsafe to free us all from every ill, who with 
 full confidence have recourse to thee; and by thy 
 incomparable protection enable us to make progress 
 every day in the faithful service of our God. 
 
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y. Pray for us, most blessed Michael, Prince of 
 
 the Church of Jesus Christ. 
 I?. That we may be made worthy of his promises. 
 
 Prayer 
 
 Almighty and Eternal God, who in thine own 
 marvellous goodness and pity didst, for the com- 
 mon salvation of man, choose the glorious Arch- 
 angel Michael to be the prince of the Church: 
 make us worthy, we pray Thee, to be delivered by 
 his beneficent protection from all our enemies, that, 
 at the hour of our death, none of them may ap- 
 proach to harm us; rather do Thou vouchsafe unto 
 us that by the same Archangel Michael, we may be 
 introduced into the presence of thy most high and 
 divine majesty 7 . Through the merits of the same 
 Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 
 
 BEADS OF SAINT ANNE, MOTHER OF MARY 
 (Redemptorist) 
 Origin: The Little Chaplet of Saint Anne dates 
 from 1875, and is the pious invention of a devout 
 client of our Saint. If his name is unknown to man, 
 he is surely known to God and dear to Good Saint 
 Anne, for these beads have been the beginning of a 
 chain of blessings, spiritual and temporal. Many 
 graces and favors have been obtained through their 
 recitation. 
 
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Explanation and signification: The Little Chap- 
 let of Saint Anne is composed of three Our Fathers 
 and fifteen Hail Marys and is divided into three 
 parts; the first part, one Our Father and five Hail 
 Marys, is said in honor of Jesus, the Author of 
 Grace; the second in honor of Mary, the channel 
 through which all graces come to us from Jesus; 
 the third in honor of Saint Anne, our advocate. 
 
 Manner of reciting: Make the sign of the cross; 
 then kiss devoutly the medal of Saint Anne saying 
 the prayer: Jesus, Alary, Anne. While reciting the 
 first part thank Jesus for His favors, ask pardon for 
 sins and future favors. While reciting the second 
 part praise Mary and ask her to present your peti- 
 tion to Saint Anne. The third part is a petition to 
 the good Saint Anne. Each group is concluded with 
 a Glory be as an act of praise to the Blessed Trinity. 
 
 THE CHAPLET OF ST. ANTHONY 
 
 (Franciscan) 
 
 The Chaplet of St. Anthony is composed of thir- 
 teen groups of three beads each. On the first bead 
 of each group is said the Our Father, on the second 
 the Hail Mary and on the third the Glory Be. At 
 the end the miraculous responsory is recited: 
 
 If miracles thou fain wouldst see 
 Do, error, death, calamity, 
 
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The leprous stain, the demon flies, 
 
 From beds of pain the sick arise. 
 The hungry seas forego their prey, 
 The prisoner's cruel chains give way; 
 While palsied limbs and chattels lost, 
 Both young and old recovered boast. 
 
 And perils perish; plenty's hoard 
 
 Is heaped on hunger's famished board; 
 
 Let those relate who know it well, 
 
 Let Padua of his patron tell. 
 The hungry seas, etc. 
 
 Glory be to the Father, etc. 
 The hungry seas, etc. 
 y. Pray for us Blessed Anthony. 
 I?. That we may be made worthy of the promises 
 
 of Christ. 
 
 Let us Pray 
 
 O God! Let the votive commemoration of Bless- 
 ed Anthony, thy Confessor, be a source of joy to 
 thy Church, that she may always be fortified with 
 spiritual assistance, and may deserve to possess eter- 
 nal joy. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen. 
 
 During the prayers meditation on the following 
 virtues of the saint is recommended: Faith, Hope, 
 Charity, Love of Jesus, Prudence, Justice, Patience, 
 Penance, Humility, Purity, Obedience, Poverty, 
 Spirit of Prayer and Union with God. 
 
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Another method calls for meditation on the 
 following thirteen petitions while reciting thirteen 
 times the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be. 
 
 1. St. Anthony, who raiseth the dead, pray for 
 those Christians now in their agony, and for 
 our dear departed. 
 
 2. St. Anthony, zealous preacher of the Gospel, 
 fortify us against the errors of the enemies of 
 God, and pray for the Pope and the Church. 
 
 3. St. Anthony, powerful with the Heart of Jesus, 
 preserve us from the calamities which threaten 
 us on account of our sins. 
 
 4. St. Anthony, who drivest away devils, make us 
 triumph over their snares. 
 
 5. St. Anthony, lily of heavenly purity, purify us 
 from the stains of the soul and preserve our 
 bodies from all dangers. 
 
 6. St. Anthony, healer of the sick, cure our dis- 
 eases and preserve us in health. 
 
 7. St. Anthony, guide of travellers, bring to safe 
 harbor those who are in danger of perishing, 
 and calm the troubled waves of passion which 
 agitate our souls. 
 
 8. St. Anthony, liberator of captives, deliver us 
 from the captivity of evil. 
 
 9. St. Anthony, who restorest to young and old 
 the use of their limbs, obtain for us the perfect 
 
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use of the senses of our body and the faculties 
 of our soul. 
 
 10. St. Anthony, finder of lost things, help us to 
 find all that we lost in the spiritual and tem- 
 poral order. 
 
 11. St. Anthony, protected by Mary, avert the dan- 
 gers which threaten our body and our soul. 
 
 12. St. Anthony, helper of the poor, help us in our 
 needs and give bread and work to those who 
 ask. 
 
 13. St. Anthony, we thankfully proclaim thy mi- 
 raculous power, and we beseech thee to protect 
 us all the days of our life. 
 
 (At times this chaplet may be composed of 13 
 beads instead of 13 groups of 3 beads each.) 
 
 BLESSED SACRAMENT BEADS 
 (Blessed Sacrament Fathers) 
 
 These consist of a medal of the Blessed Sacra- 
 ment and 33 beads, recalling the 33 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 say: Jesus, in the Blessed Sacra- 
 ment, have mercy on us! 
 
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THE BRIGITTINE ROSARY 
 (Brigittine Fathers) 
 The Brigittine Rosary consists of 6 decades of 
 10 beads each. There are 3 additional beads at the 
 end. Each decade consists of 1 Our Father, 10 Hail 
 Marys. The Apostles 9 Creed is said on the cruci- 
 fix. 
 
 The 63 Hail Marys are in remembrance of the 
 63 years of Mary's earthly life according to one 
 traditional account. The 7 Our Fathers, said on the 
 large beads between each decade, are in remem- 
 brance of the Seven Sorrows and Seven Joys of the 
 Blessed Virgin. 
 
 CROSIER BEADS 
 (Crosier Fathers) 
 
 This is the same as the ordinary 5 decade Do- 
 minican Rosary. It is merely a question of the in- 
 dulgences attached to the beads. 
 
 On August 20th, 1516, Pope Leo X granted to all 
 the faithful an indulgence of 500 days for every 
 Our Father or Hail Mary said with devotion on the 
 Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary blessed by the 
 General of the Crosier Fathers. This was extended 
 later to all priests applying to the Congregation of 
 Indulgences by Pope Pius X. 
 
 Any Catholic possessing a rosary having this in- 
 dulgence can gain the indulgence by reciting an 
 
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Our Father or Hail Mary. No prayer imposed as a 
 confessional penance, however, can gain the indul- 
 gence of the Crosier blessing. 
 
 There is no obligation to meditate on the mys- 
 teries of the Passion. 
 
 The Rosary must be held in the hand to gain 
 the indulgence. 
 
 The indulgence is applicable to the Souls in Pur- 
 gatory. 
 
 BEADS FOR THE DEAD 
 
 This rosary consists of four decades (40 beads) 
 in memory of the forty hours which Our Lord 
 is thought to have spent in Limbo. There are also 
 the 5 introductory beads as on the Dominican 
 Rosary. 
 
 One begins and ends this chaplet with the De 
 projundis or an Our Father and Hail Mary. On 
 the large beads is made acts of faith, hope and 
 charity. On each small bead is said: Sweet Heart 
 of Mary, be my salvation. Each decade is concluded 
 with: Eternal rest grant unto them, etc. 
 
 CHAPLET OF THE FIVE WOUNDS 
 (Passionist) 
 This chaplet contains 5 groups of 5 beads each. 
 On each bead one Glory be is said, and between the 
 groups one Hail Mary in honor of the Sorrowful 
 
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Virgin. Meanwhile one meditates on the Wounds 
 of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Usually there are medals 
 attached to the beads, or 3 beads added at the be- 
 ginning of the chaplet. These medals show the 
 Wounds of Christ on one side and Our Lady of 
 Sorrows on the other. They are not required either 
 for blessing or for gaining the indulgences. Or- 
 dinarily the medals are so arranged that we medi- 
 tate first on the Wound in the left foot of Our 
 Lord, then those in the right foot, the left hand, 
 right hand, and finally the wound in the sacred 
 side. 
 
 The first mention of the beads of the Five 
 Wounds is found in a document dating back to 
 1821. The Platea of Sts. John and Paul, at Rome, 
 relates "The Most Rev. Fr. General, acting in ac- 
 cordance 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. 
 
 THE LITTLE CHAPLET OF THE HOLY FACE 
 
 The purpose of the Crown or Chaplet of the 
 Holy Face is to honor the Five Wounds of Our 
 Lord Jesus Christ, and to ask of God the triumph 
 of His holy Church. 
 
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1. DOMINICAN (15 decades) 
 
 2. SEVEN JOYS 
 
 3. BRIGITTINE 
 
 4. DOMINICAN (5 decades) 
 
 5. FOR THE DEAD 
 
 6. OUR LORD 
 
 7. THE WAY OF THE CROSS 
 
 8. HOLY FACE 
 
 9. HOLY GHOST 
 
 10. SEVEN SORROWS 
 
 11. ANGELIC CROWN 
 
 12. ST. JOSEPH 
 
 13. PRECIOUS BLOOD 
 
 14. ST. PHILOMENA 
 
 15. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 
 
 16. INFANT OF PRAGUE 
 
 17. SACRED HEART 
 
 18. ST. ANTHONY 
 
 19. ST. ANTHONY (small) 
 
 20. ST. ANNE 
 
 21. FIVE WOUNDS 
 
 22. BLESSED SACRAMENT 
 
 23. MOTHER OF CONSOLATION 
 
 24. ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX 
 
This chaplet is composed of a cross and thirty- 
 nine beads; of these six are large beads and thirty- 
 three small ones; to this chaplet is attached a medal 
 of the Holy Face. 
 
 On the Cross, which reminds us of the mystery 
 of our redemption, we begin the chaplet by saying 
 the words: Incline unto my aid, O God; O Lord 
 make haste to help me. Glory be. 
 
 The thirty-three small beads represent the thirty- 
 three years of the mortal life of our Divine Lord. 
 The first thirty beads recall to us the thirty years 
 of His hidden life, and are divided into five parts 
 of six beads each, in honor of the senses of touch, 
 hearing, sight, smell, and taste of Jesus, and, as 
 they were situated principally in His holy Face, to 
 render reparative homage for all the sufferings 
 which our Lord has endured in His Face through 
 each of these senses. 
 
 Each six beads are preceded by a large bead, fol- 
 lowed by a Glory be to recall the sense we wish to 
 honor. The three other beads mark the three years 
 of the public life of our Lord, and have for their 
 intention to honor all the wounds of His adorable 
 Face; these are also preceded by a large bead, to be 
 followed by a Glory be for the same intention. 
 
 On each large bead is said : My Jesus Mercy. On 
 the small beads is said: Arise, O Lord! and let 
 
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Thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate 
 Thee fly before Thy Face. 
 
 The Glory be is recited seven times in honor of 
 the seven last words of Jesus upon the cross, and 
 the Seven Dolors of the Immaculate Virgin. 
 
 The chaplet is concluded by saying on the medal: 
 God, our Protector, look down upon us and cast 
 Thine eyes upon the Face of Thy Christ. 
 
 This chaplet was composed by Sister Saint-Pierre, 
 a Carmelite of Tours. St. Athanasius relates that 
 the devils, on being asked what verse in the whole 
 Scripture they feared the most, replied: "That with 
 which the sixty-seventh Psalm commences: Let 
 God arise, and let His enemies be scattered; let 
 them that hate Him flee from before His Face/ 9 
 They added that this always compelled them to 
 take flight. 
 
 CHAPLET OF THE HOLY GHOST 
 
 The Chaplet of the Holy Ghost was composed in 
 1892 by a Franciscan Capuchin missionary of the 
 English province in order to give the faithful an 
 easy means of honoring the Holy Ghost. It was ap- 
 proved by Pope Leo XIII in 1902. It is intended to 
 be in regard to the Holy Ghost what the Domini- 
 can Rosary is in regard to the Blessed Virgin. 
 
 This rosary consists of 5 groups of 7 beads each. 
 Before and after each group there are 2 large beads, 
 
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that is, 12 large beads in all. In addition there are 
 3 small beads at the beginning. On these three 
 beads one makes the sign of the Cross, recites an 
 act of contrition and the hymn Come Holy Ghost. 
 
 In each group the Glory be is said on the 7 small 
 beads, an Our Father and a Hail Mary on the 2 
 large beads. On the remaining 2 large beads are 
 said the Apostles' Creed and an Our Father and 
 Hail Mary for the intention of the Holy Father. 
 
 There is a mystery for each of the 5 groups; the 
 number 5 commemorating the Five Wounds of 
 Jesus which are the fountains of grace which the 
 Holy Ghost imparts to all men. The reflections 
 suggested are as follows: 
 
 The First Mystery 
 By the Holy Ghost is Jesus conceived of 
 the Blessed Virgin Mary. 
 The Meditation: "The Holy Ghost shall come 
 upon thee, and the Power of the Most High shall 
 overshadow thee; and therefore also the Holy 
 which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son 
 of God." (Luke, I, 35) 
 
 The Practice: Diligently implore the aid of the 
 Divine Spirit, and Mary's intercession, to imitate 
 the virtues of Jesus Christ, Who is the Model of 
 virtues, so that you may be made conformable to 
 the image of the Son of God. 
 
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The Second Mystery 
 The Spirit of the Lord rested upon Jesus. 
 
 The Meditation: "Jesus, being baptized, forth- 
 with came out of the water: and lo! the heavens 
 were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God 
 descending as a dove, and coming upon Him. ,, 
 (Matthew, III, 16) 
 
 The Practice: Hold in the highest esteem the 
 priceless gift of sanctifying grace, infused into your 
 soul by the Holy Ghost in Baptism. Keep the 
 promises to which you then pledged yourself. In- 
 crease, by constant practice, Faith, Hope and 
 Charity. Ever live as becometh children of God 
 and members of God's true Church, so as to obtain, 
 hereafter, the inheritance of heaven. 
 
 The Third Mystery 
 By the Spirit is Jesus led into the desert. 
 The Meditation: "Jesus being full of the Holy 
 Ghost, returned from the Jordan, and was led by 
 the Spirit into the desert for the space of forty 
 days; and was tempted by the devil." (Luke, IV, 
 1-2) 
 
 The Practice: Be ever grateful for the sevenfold 
 gift of the Holy Ghost bestowed upon you in Con- 
 firmation, for the spirit of wisdom and understand- 
 ing, of counsel and fortitude, of knowledge and 
 
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piety, and of the fear of the Lord. Faithfully yield 
 to His Divine guidance, so that, in all the trials and 
 temptations of life, you may act manfully, as be- 
 cometh a perfect Christian and valiant soldier of 
 Jesus Christ. 
 
 The Fourth Mystery 
 The Holy Ghost in the Church. 
 
 The Meditation: "Suddenly there came a sound 
 from heaven as of a mighty wind coming, and it 
 filled the whole house where they were sitting 
 . . . and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, 
 and began to speak . . . the wonderful works of 
 God." (Acts, II, 2, 4, 11.) 
 
 The Practice: Thank God for having made you 
 a child of His Church which is ever animated and 
 directed by the Divine Spirit, sent into this world 
 for that purpose on the day of Pentecost. Hear and 
 obey the Holy See, the infallible mouthpiece of 
 the Holy Ghost, and the Church, the pillar and 
 ground of truth. Uphold her doctrines, seek her 
 interests, defend her rights. 
 
 The Fifth Mystery 
 The Holy Ghost in the soul of the just man. 
 The Meditation: "Know you not that your mem- 
 bers are the temple of the Holy Ghost, Who is in 
 you?" (I Cor., VI, 19.) 
 
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"Extinguish not the Spirit." (I Thess., V, 19.) 
 
 "And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God whereby 
 you are sealed unto the day of redemption/ K (Eph., 
 IV, 30.) 
 
 The Practice: Be ever mindful of the Holy 
 Ghost Who is within you, and carefully cultivate 
 purity of soul and body. Faithfully obey His Di- 
 vine Inspirations so that you may bring forth the 
 Fruits of the Spirit — Charity, Joy, Peace, Patience, 
 Benignity, Goodness, Long-suffering, Mildness, 
 Faith, Modesty, Continency, Chastity. 
 
 Conclude with the 9t l believe" as a profession of 
 faith. 
 
 Say finally once Our Father, Hail Mary, and 
 Glory be to the Father, for the intentions of the 
 Sovereign Pontiff. 
 
 LITTLE CROWN 
 
 OR 
 
 Chaplet of the Infant Jesus of Prague 
 
 This chaplet consists of 3 Our Fathers in honor 
 of the Holy Family, and 12 Hail Marys in memory 
 of the 12 years of the Sacred Infancy of our Divine 
 Savior. To this chaplet of 15 beads is attached a 
 medal of the Infant Jesus. 
 
 On the medal the following invocation is said: 
 Divine Infant Jesus, I adore Thy Cross and I ac- 
 
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cept all the crosses Thou wilt be pleased to send 
 me. Adorable Trinity, I offer Thee for the glory 
 of Thy Holy Name of God, all the adorations of 
 the Sacred Heart of the Holy Infant Jesus. 
 
 Each Our Father and Hail Mary is preceded by 
 the aspiration: And the Word was made flesh and 
 dwelt amongst us. On terminating the chaplet 
 say: Holy Infant Jesus, bless and protect us. 
 
 This devotion owes its origin to the zeal of 
 Sister Marguerite, a Carmelite religious, who died 
 in France in 1648. She was distinguished for her 
 devotion to the Holy Child Jesus. 
 
 BEADS OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 
 
 This chaplet consists of 3 groups of 4 beads 
 each. A large bead separates each group, and a 
 medal of the Immaculate Conception is attached 
 to the end. It was composed by St. John Berch- 
 mans, 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: Having made the sign of the 
 cross say: Blessed be the Holy and Immaculate 
 Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary. Say 
 the Our Father on the large beads and the Hail 
 Mary on the small beads. After each group say 
 Glory be, etc. 
 
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CHAPLET IN HONOR OF THE 
 IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY 
 
 Our Lady of Sorrows 
 This chaplet consists of 5 groups, each com- 
 prising 1 Our Father and 7 Hail Marys. One be- 
 gins with the prayer: Incline unto my aid, O God; 
 O Lord, make haste to help me. 
 
 CHAPLET OF ST. JOSEPH 
 This chaplet consists of 15 groups of beads, each 
 group having 1 white and 3 blue beads. At the 
 end there is an additional group and also 1 extra 
 blue bead. On the white beads is recited the Hail 
 Mary while one meditates on a mystery of the 
 rosary. On each blue bead one says: Praised and 
 blessed be Jesus, Alary and Joseph. 
 
 THE LITTLE FLOWER ROSARY 
 This chaplet consists of 24 beads, commemorat- 
 ing the 24 years of St. Therese's life, and one addi- 
 tional bead. On the one bead the following ejacu- 
 lation is said: "St. Therese of the Infant Jesus, 
 Patroness of Missions, pray for us." On the other 
 ^24 beads is said the Glory be to honor the Holy 
 Trinity in thanksgiving for having given us the 
 Little Saint who lived in this world but 24 years. 
 
 The use of this chaplet is encouraged by the 
 Carmelite Fathers. 
 
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CORONA OF MERCY 
 
 (For private recitation upon the Rosary beads) 
 
 Our Father . . . Hail Mary . . . Creed 
 On the large beads: 
 
 Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Body and Blood, 
 Soul and Divinity of Thy Most Beloved Son and 
 our Lord Jesus Christ in atonement for our sins 
 and the sins of the whole world. 
 On the small beads: 
 
 Through the sorrowful passion of Jesus show 
 mercy unto us and to all the world, (ten times) 
 
 (The same is repeated for every decade of the 
 Rosary and is to be joined with meditation on the 
 mystery of each individual decade.) In conclu- 
 sion add: Holy God, Holy Omnipotent, Holy Im- 
 mortal, have mercy on us. (3 times) 
 
 THE CROWN OF OUR LORD 
 
 (Camaldolese) 
 
 The Crown of Our Lord consists of 33 beads — 
 3 decades and 3 additional beads commemorating 
 the 33 years of the earthly life of Our Lord. There 
 are two methods of reciting this crown. The first 
 method is as follows: Having made the sign of 
 the cross say : O God incline unto my aid; O Lord 
 
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make haste to help me. The mystery is then an- 
 nounced, e.g., Jesus, Who sweat blood for us, etc. 
 Then follow 1 Hail Mary, 10 Our Fathers and 1 
 Glory Be. These are all to be repeated 3 times. 
 Then add 1 Hail Mary, 3 Our Fathers, and another 
 Hail Mary. The 5 Hail Marys are to commemorate 
 the Five Holy Wounds. 
 
 The second method consists of meditating on an 
 event from the life or passion of Our Lord while 
 saying the prescribed Our Father or Hail Mary. 
 
 ROSARY OR LITTLE BEADS OF 
 OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION 
 
 This chaplet consists of 13 beads with a medal of 
 St. Augustine. On each bead is said an Our Father 
 and a Hail Mary, and at the end the Hail, Holy 
 Queen is recited. The 12 Our Fathers and Hail 
 Marys are in honor of the 12 Apostles; the other 
 Our Father and Hail Mary are in honor of Our 
 Lord, King of the Apostles. 
 
 While reciting these prayers one should meditate 
 on the 12 articles of the Apostles 9 Creed and pray 
 for the safety of the Holy Father, the Pope and the 
 welfare of the Church. 
 
 This chaplet is designated especially for the 
 Augustinian secular tertiaries. 
 
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CHAPLET IN HONOR OF THE 
 PRECIOUS BLOOD OF OUR LORD 
 JESUS CHRIST 
 
 (Precious Blood Fathers) 
 
 This chaplet consists of 33 beads, in honor of 
 the thirty-three years of Our Lord's life on earth. 
 There are 6 groups of 5 beads each, and 3 closing 
 beads, and a medal of the Precious Blood. For 
 each group one says the Our Father 5 times and the 
 Glory be 1 time. On the final group of 3 beads 
 one says the Our Father 3 times and the Glory be 
 1 time. 
 
 In the beginning say: Incline unto my aid, O 
 God. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be, 
 etc. 
 
 There are 7 mysteries recalling the occasions on 
 which Our Savior shed His Blood for us. After 
 each group of 5 Our Fathers and 1 Glory be, the 
 following prayer is said: We therefore pray Thee, 
 help Thy servants whom Thou hast redeemed with 
 Thy Precious Blood. 
 
 CROWN OF ST. PHILOMENA 
 
 This crown consists of a medal of St. Philomena 
 and St. John Vianney, of 3 white beads and 13 red 
 beads. 
 
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On the medal the Apostles 1 Creed is said. On the 
 3 white beads are said 3 Our Fathers in honor of 
 the Three Divine Persons in thanksgiving for 
 graces granted to St. Philomena and for favors 
 obtained through her intercession. On the 13 red 
 beads are said the following: Hail, O holy St. 
 Philomena, whom I acknowledge after Mary as 
 my advocate with thy Divine Spouse, intercede for 
 me now and at the hour of my death. St. Philo- 
 mena, beloved daughter of Jesus and Mary, pray 
 for us who have recourse to thee. Amen. 
 
 Concluding prayer: Hail, O illustrious St. Philo- 
 mena, who so courageously shed thy blood for 
 Christ, I bless the Lord for all the graces He has 
 bestowed upon thee during thy life, especially at 
 thy death. 1 praise and glorify Him for the hon- 
 or and power with which He has crowned thee and 
 I beg thee to obtain for me from God the graces I 
 ask through thy intercession. Amen. 
 
 BEADS OF THE SACRED HEART 
 
 This chaplet consists of 5 groups of 5 beads 
 each, with a large bead separating each group. 
 However, no special beads are required. 
 
 On the Cross say Anima Christi, etc., or 1 Our 
 Father and 1 Hail Mary. On each large bead say: 
 Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart 
 like unto Thine. On each small bead say: Sweet 
 
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Heart of Jesus, be Thou my Love. At the end of 
 each group say: Sweet Heart of Mary be my salva- 
 tion. 
 
 Conclusion: O Lord Jesus, Who in the pleni- 
 tude of Thy mercy hast redeemed us by Thy Pre- 
 cious Blood, grant to the souls of Thy servants 
 eternal rest. Amen. 
 
 THE ROSARY OF THE SEVEN JOYS OF 
 THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 
 (Franciscan) 
 
 The Franciscan Rosary of the Seven Joys of the 
 Blessed Virgin Mary is composed of seven decades 
 of 1 Our V other and 10 Hail Marys each. At the 
 end 2 Hail Marys are added, and it is concluded 
 with the Our Father and Hail Mary. The last Our 
 Father and Hail Mary are said for the intention of 
 the Pope in order to gain the indulgence. The 72 
 Hail Marys commemorate the seventy-two years 
 the Blessed Virgin Mary is supposed to have lived 
 on earth. The seven decades need not be recited at 
 once, but the single decades may be separated pro- 
 vided that the whole Rosary is said on the same 
 day. It is not necessary to meditate on the mysteries 
 of this Rosary, it suffices to say the single decades 
 in honor of the respective mystery. 
 
 The following are the mysteries of the Franciscan 
 Crown : 
 
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First Mystery: The Immaculate Virgin Mary 
 joyfully conceived Jesus by the Holy Ghost. 
 
 Second Mystery: The Immaculate Virgin Mary 
 joyfully carried Jesus when she visited Elizabeth. 
 
 Third Mystery: The Immaculate Virgin Mary 
 joyfully brought Jesus into the world. 
 
 Fourth Mystery: The Immaculate Virgin Mary 
 joyfully exhibited Jesus to the adoration of the 
 Magi. 
 
 Fifth Mystery: The Immaculate Virgin Mary 
 joyfully found Jesus in the Temple. 
 
 Sixth Mystery: The Immaculate Virgin Mary 
 joyfully beheld Jesus after His resurrection. 
 
 Seventh Mystery: The Immaculate Virgin Mary 
 was joyfully received by Jesus into heaven, and 
 crowned Queen of heaven and earth. 
 
 The use of this rosary was begun in the Order of 
 St. Francis in 1422. It is said that a certain novice, 
 before joining the Order, was accustomed to place 
 a crown on a statue of the Blessed Virgin. When 
 he was not allowed to continue this practice he 
 resolved to leave the Order. Then Mary appeared 
 to him and dissuaded him, telling him he could 
 offer a much more pleasing crown by reciting a 
 rosary of 7 decades in honor of her Seven Joys. 
 This is the most highly indulgenced of all the types 
 of rosaries. 
 
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THE ROSARY OF THE SEVEN SORROWS 
 (Servite Fathers) 
 
 The rosary of the Seven Sorrows consists of 7 
 groups of 7 beads, with 3 additional beads and a 
 crucifix. The 7 groups of 7 Hail Marys are recited 
 in remembrance of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, 
 namely : 
 
 1. The prophecy of Simeon. 
 
 2. The flight into Egypt. 
 
 3. The loss of the Child Jesus. 
 
 4. Mary meets Jesus carrying His cross. 
 
 5. The crucifixion. 
 
 6. Mary receives the body of Jesus from the cross. 
 
 7. The body of Jesus is placed in the tomb. 
 Three Hail Marys are added in remembrance of 
 
 the tears of Mary shed because of the suffering of 
 her Divine Son. These are said to obtain true sor- 
 row for our sins. Following is the concluding 
 prayer. 
 
 y. Pray for us, O most sorrowful Virgin. 
 I?. 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 
 
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by a sword of grief. Grant us this favor, O Savior 
 of the world, Who livest and reignest with the Fa- 
 ther and the Holy Ghost for ever and ever. Amen. 
 
 THE CHAPLET OF THE WAY OF THE CROSS 
 
 This chaplet consists of 15 groups of 3 beads 
 each, between which are medals representing the 
 stations of the cross. An additional 6 beads are 
 added as well as a crucifix. 
 
 This chaplet of the Way of the Cross was granted 
 to the Vincentian Order by Popes Pius IX and X. 
 Later it was withdrawn by the Holy Office (1912), 
 since the indulgences can be gained by using the 
 crucifix alone. 
 
 It is somewhat of a misnomer to call this a ros- 
 ary. To the sick and to others who cannot go to a 
 church to make the Way of the Cross the Holy See 
 has given the privilege of gaining the indulgences 
 attached to the Way of the Cross by holding in 
 their hand a specially indulgenced crucifix and 
 saying the prescribed prayers, the Our Father, Hail 
 Mary and Glory be 20 times. 
 
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