How to Pray the Chaplet of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Begin with the following prayer:
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mystical Rose, make intercession for our Holy Church,
protect the sovereign Pontiff, help all those who invoke you in their
necessities, and since you are the ever Virgin Mary and Mother of the
true God, obtain for us from your most Holy Son the grace of keeping our
faith, of sweet hope in the midst of the bitterness of life, of burning
charity, and the precious gift of final perseverance. Amen.
On the first set of beads, say 1 Our Father, 4 Hail Maries and 1 Glory Be.
Each set of beads represents an appearance.
The First Apparition: Our Lady of Guadalupe appears to Blessed Juan Diego near
Mexico City. She bids that a temple be built there in her name.
The First Decade: Pray 1 Our Father, followed by this prayer:
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Queen and my Mother,
thank you for your first apparition
to Blessed Juan Diego when you
revealed that you are the Most Pure Virgin, Mary, Mother of the True
God and Mother of all mankind. I thank you for requesting a temple
to be built where you stood, to bear witness to your love, your
compassion, your aid and your protection for all who would love you,
trust you, and invoke your help.
Pray 3 Hail Maries, then 1 Glory Be.
The Second Apparition: Our Lady of Guadalupe gives Blessed Juan Diego
encouragement after his return from the Bishop’s house.
The Second Decade: Pray 1 Our Father, followed by this prayer:
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Queen and my Mother, I
thank you for your second apparition to Blessed Juan Diego when, upon
his return from the Bishop’s house, he knelt in humiliation and defeat
before you since he was unable to accomplish your mission.
I thank you for the courage and encouragement you gave to Blessed Juan Diego
to make a second appeal to the Bishop.
Pray 3 Hail Maries, then 1 Glory Be.
The Third Apparition: Our Lady of Guadalupe promises a sign to
Blessed Juan Diego for the Bishop.
The Third Decade: Pray 1 Our Father, followed by this prayer:
Mother, I thank you for your third apparition to
Blessed Juan Diego when, after this unsuccessful attempt to have a
temple built, you said to him, So be it, son. Return tomorrow in order
that you may secure for the Bishop, the sign for which he has asked.
When this is in your possession, he will believe you; he will no longer
doubt your world and suspect your good faith. Be assured that I shall
reward you for all that you have undergone."
Pray 3 Hail Maries, then 1 Glory Be.
The Fourth Apparition: Our Lady of Guadalupe fulfills her promise
by showing herself on the tilma of Blessed Juan Diego.
The Fourth Decade: Pray 1 Our Father, followed by this prayer:
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Queen and my Mother, I
thank you for your fourth apparition to Blessed Juan Diego when you
ordered him to pick the roses he would find on the summit of the hill
and bring them to you. I thank you for arranging them in his tilma when
you said, This cluster of roses is the sign that you shall take to the
Bishop. You are to tell him, in my name, that in this he will recognize
my will and that he must fulfill it. You will be my ambassador, wholly
worthy of my confidence. Only in the presence of the Bishop shall you
unfold your mantle and disclose that which you carry." I thank you for
your image printed on the tilma which appeared when the roses were released.
Pray 3 Hail Maries, then 1 Glory Be.
Closing Prayers:
Remember, 0 most gracious Virgin of Guadalupe,
that in thy celestial apparition on the Mount of Tepeyac, thou didst
promise to show thy compassion and pity towards all who,
loving and trusting thee, seek thy help and call upon thee in their
necessities and afflictions; also to hearken to our supplications, to
dry our tears and to give us consolation and relief.
Inspired with this confidence we come before thy august presence,
certain that thou wilt deign to fulfill thy merciful promises. We are
full of hope that, standing beneath thy protection nothing will trouble
or afflict us. Thou has desired to remain with us through thy admirable
image, thou who art our Mother, our health and our life.
O Mary, Mother of God, hear our petitions and in thy mercy answer us.
Amen. |
