I. Chaplet of the Sacred Heart
The Chaplet consists of thirty-three small beads, six large beads, a centerpiece, a Crucifix and a Sacred Heart Medal.
On the cross pray: Soul of Christ, sanctify me …
On the large beads: O sweetest Heart of Jesus, I implore that I may ever love Thee more and more.
On the small beads: Sweet Heart of Jesus, be my love.
At the end of each decade: Sweet Heart of Mary, be my salvation.
At the conclusion: May the Heart of Jesus in the most blessed Sacrament be praised and adored and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time. Amen
II. The 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. This chaplet is composed of a cross and thirty-nine beads; of these six are large beads and thirty-three are small. To this chaplet is attached a medal of the holy Face. The thirty-three beads represent the years of Jesus’ mortal life. The first thirty beads recall Our Lord’s hidden life and are divided into five parts of six beads each, in honor of the senses of touch, hearing, smell, and taste of Jesus.
III. Chaplet of the Precious Blood
This devotion consists of seven mysteries in which we meditate on the seven principal sheddings of the Most precious Blood of Jesus
The Our Father without the Hail Mary is said five times after each mystery except the last, when it is said three times, thirty-three times total, in honor of the thirty-three years of Our Lord’s life on earth.
i. Mystery: Jesus shed his blood in the circumcision – Let us ask for chastity in body and soul.
ii. Mystery: Jesus shed his blood in the agony while praying in the Garden of Olives. – Let us ask for the spirit of prayer.
iii. Mystery: Jesus shed his blood in the scourging at the pillar. – Let us ask for patience and self-control.
iv. Mystery: Jesus shed his blood in the crowning with thorns. – Let us ask for humility to atone from pride.
v. Mystery: Jesus shed his blood while carrying His cross to Calvary. – Let us ask for acceptance of our daily crosses.
vi. Mystery: Jesus shed his blood in the terrible crucifixion. – Let us ask for contrition.
vii. Mystery: Jesus shed blood and water from His side pierced by the lance. – Let us ask for perseverance.
