ST MICHAEL CHAPLET

THE ANGELIC CROWN OR CHAPLET (CHAPLET OF ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL)

You can pray this chaplet on the beads of three-and-one, St Michael Chaplet beads, or on your fingers.

On the medal:
V. O God, come to my assistance.
R. O Lord, make haste to help me.
– Glory be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.

Before each salutation, recite one Our Father on the individual bead and three Hail Marys on the three beads grouped together, in honour of the corresponding Choir of Angels; leave the set of four beads until the end.

FIRST SALUTATION:
At 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.

SECOND SALUTATION:
At the intercession of St Michael and the heavenly choir of the CHERUBIM, may God grant us the grace to abandon the ways of sin and follow the path of Christian perfection. Amen.

THIRD SALUTATION:
At the intercession of St Michael and the heavenly choir of the THRONES, may it please God to infuse into our hearts a true and earnest spirit of humility. Amen.

FOURTH SALUTATION:
At the intercession of St Michael and the heavenly choir of DOMINATIONS, may it please God to grant us the grace to have dominion over our senses and to correct our depraved passions. Amen.

FIFTH SALUTATION:
At 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.

SIXTH SALUTATION:
At the intercession of St Michael and the choir of the admirable celestial VIRTUES, may Our Lord keep us from falling into temptation and deliver us from evil. Amen.

SEVENTH SALUTATION:
At the intercession of St Michael and the heavenly choir of the PRINCIPALITIES, may it please God to fill our hearts with the spirit of true and hearty obedience. Amen.

EIGHTH SALUTATION:
At the intercession of St Michael and the heavenly 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 thereby be enabled to attain unto the glory of Paradise. Amen.

NINTH SALUTATION:
At the intercession of St Michael and the heavenly choir of holy ANGELS, may God vouchsafe to grant that they may protect us during life, and after death may lead us into the everlasting glory of Heaven. Amen.

Then say the Our Father on each of the four remaining beads: the first in honour of St Michael, the second in honour of St Gabriel, the third in honour of St Raphael, and the fourth in honour of your Guardian Angel. End as follows:

St 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, endowed with superhuman excellence and virtue: free us from every ill, who with full confidence have recourse to thee; and by thine incomparable protection, enable us to make progress every day in the faithful service of our God. Amen.

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

Let us pray:
Almighty and eternal God, who in thine own marvellous goodness and pity didst, for the common salvation of men, choose the glorious Archangel Michael to be Prince of thy 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 approach to harm us; rather, grant by the same Archangel Michael that we may be introduced into the presence of thy Most High and Divine Majesty. Through the merits of the same Jesus Christ Our Lord.
Amen.

 

CHRISTIAN SUFFERING

A REFLECTION ON THE FEAST OF ST WENCESLAS (SEPTEMBER 28)

In wonderful ways does God lead his own towards their glorious heavenly goal, but mostly on the path of suffering. A myriad of restrictions, hardships, persecution and oppression are usually the lot of a pious Christian on earth.

Since we suffer for proclaiming our Lord’s teaching in deed and word, how would we not feel privileged to suffer for Jesus? Did not the Divine Master, whom we follow, endure the same to a far greater extent?

PRAYER:

O God ! Loving Father! We abandon ourselves utterly and joyfully to your guidance and help. For your sake and for the sake of the Gospel, every bitterness is bound to be joyful. Give us the grace of strength, fortitude and perseverance, and lead us, and all those whom we are meant to edify, to eternal life. Amen.
(From an old German prayer book)

King Wenceslas helps to gather winter fuel for the poor

 

PRAYER FOR ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

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O Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon England, thy Dowry and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee.

By thee it was that Jesus, our Saviour and our hope, was given unto the world and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more. Plead for us thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the cross, O sorrowful Mother.

Intercede for our separated brethren, that with us in the one true fold, they may be united to the Chief Shepherd, the Vicar of thy Son. Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith, fruitful in good works we may all deserve to see and praise God, together with thee in our heavenly home. Amen.

 

THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

PRAYER ON THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

Impart to your servants, we pray, O Lord,
the gift of heavenly grace,
that the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin
may bring deeper peace
to those for whom the birth of her Son
was the dawning of salvation.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

 

FIRST FRIDAY: LITANY OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of heaven, – have mercy on us.
(Repeat after each invocation.)
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
God the Holy Spirit,
Holy Trinity, one God,
Heart of Jesus, Son of the Eternal Father,
Heart of Jesus, formed by the Holy Spirit in the womb of the
Virgin Mother,
Heart of Jesus, substantially united to the Word of God,
Heart of Jesus, of infinite majesty,
Heart of Jesus, sacred temple of God,
Heart of Jesus, tabernacle of the Most High,
Heart of Jesus, house of God and gate of heaven,
Heart of Jesus, burning furnace of charity,
Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,
Heart of Jesus, full of justice and love,
Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,
Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,
Heart of Jesus, king and centre of all hearts,
Heart of Jesus, in Whom are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge, Heart of Jesus, in Whom dwells the fullness of Divinity,
Heart of Jesus, in Whom the Father was well pleased,
Heart of Jesus, of Whose fullness we have all received,
Heart of Jesus, desire of everlasting hills,
Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,
Heart of Jesus, enriching all who invoke You,
Heart of Jesus, fountain of love and holiness,
Heart of Jesus, propitiation for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, loaded down with opprobrium,
Heart of Jesus, bruised for our offences,
Heart of Jesus, obedient to death,
Heart of Jesus, pierced with a lance,
Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,
Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation,
Heart of Jesus, victim for our sins,
Heart of Jesus, salvation of those who trust in You,
Heart of Jesus, hope of those who die in You,
Heart of Jesus, delight of all the Saints, – have mercy on us.

Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world; spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world; graciously hear us,
O Lord.
Lamb of God, You take away the sins of the world; have mercy. on us.

V. Jesus, meek and humble of Heart,
R. make our hearts like to Yours.

Let us pray:
Almighty and Eternal God, look upon the Heart of Your most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfaction that He offers You in the name of sinners; and to those who implore Your mercy, in Your great goodness, grant forgiveness in the Name of the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You, forever and ever. Amen.

 

GUARDIAN ANGEL PRAYER

O holy Angel, to whom the mercy of Our Father in Heaven has confided me here on earth, may I never forget the gratitude I owe thee for thy unfailing goodness, the confidence inspired by thy generous protection, the respect due to thy holy presence!

O constant witness of my daily actions, may I never sadden thy sight! Angel of peace, may I never cause thee to weep bitter tears over me!

O my celestial guide, I wish to invoke thee at all times! In affliction thou wilt dry my tears; in danger thou wilt bear me on thy wings; in temptation thou wilt preserve my innocence; in my falls thou wilt inspire me with repentance; finally, at my last hour, thou wilt console me in my sorrows and introduce me into the eternal tabernacles.
(1st September – September is Guardian Angel Month)