The Passionist Chaplet

THE PASSIONIST CHAPLET

THE PASSIONIST FIVE WOUNDS CHAPLET
First approved by a Decree of Pope Pius VII, dated January 22, 1822

The first mention of the Five Wound Beads appears in 1821. The Platea of Saints John and Paul, at Rome, relates that, “The Most Reverend Father General (of the Passionists), acting in accordance with our spirit to promote devotion to the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, obtained permission to bless the Chaplet of the Five Wounds, at the same time enriching it with indulgences.”

Praying the Chaplet was initially complicated – so it was revised into a simpler forum. The refined Chaplet was indulgenced by Pope Leo XII in 1823.

The requirements for gaining the indulgence were defined by the Holy Father in his Decree of Approval: “This Chaplet is a formula of prayer containing five sections of five beads each. On each bead one Glory be to the Father is said, and between the sections one Hail Mary in honour of the Sorrowful Virgin. During each of the sections the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ are piously meditated upon.”

The Chaplet of the Holy Wounds has remained unchanged to the present time.

THE SIGN OF THE CROSS

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ACT OF CONTRITION

O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest all my sins,
because I dread the loss of heaven, and the pains of hell; but most of all because they offend Thee, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love.
I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do penance, and to amend my life. Amen.

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First 3 beads for the Holy Father’s intentions

Our Father… Hail Mary… Glory Be…

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FIRST MYSTERY
The Holy Wound in The Left Foot