Chaplet of all Souls
This devotion is prayed on the popular Marian Rosary of 59 beads.
5x10+1x3+6x1= 59 Beads
On the Crucifix, recite the Psalm "Out of the Depths."
On the large beads, say the
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and for ever. Amen.
On the small beads, recite the following invocation:
"O good Jesus, have mercy on the soul in purgatory or (mention name) and grant to them eternal rest.
First decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You, my Saviour, this first decade for the souls of all of my relatives, through the Precious Blood which You shed for them in Your Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. O good Jesus, have mercy on them!"
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Second decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You, my Saviour, this second decade for the souls of all those who have shown me kindness, through the Precious Blood which You shed for them in Your Scourging.
O good Jesus, have mercy on them!"
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Third decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You, my Saviour, this third decade for the souls of those whom I have at any time offended, through the Precious Blood which You shed for them in carrying Your Cross to Calvary.
O good Jesus, have mercy on them!"
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Fourth decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You, my Saviour, this fourth decade for the souls of my friends and companions, through the Precious Blood which You poured forth upon the Cross, and through the sorrows which Mary, our tender Mother, endured at the foot of the Cross.
O good Jesus, have mercy on them!"
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Fifth decade, begin with the following prayer:
"I offer You, my Saviour, this fifth decade for the soul of my father and/or Mother and/or relative. I offer You, for this soul so dear to me, the Precious Blood and the sacerd water from Your Heart, pierced by the lance. O good Jesus, open to this soul the gate of heaven, and grant me the grace to be reunited with it forever in the bosom of Your goodness."
Say the Our Father.
Repeat the Invocation "O good Jesus..." 10 times.
Finish the Chaplet by saying:
"O good Jesus, have mercy on the soul or souls in purgatory
or (mention name)
and grant to them eternal rest.
