Chaplet of Blessed Pius IX

(prayed on standard Rosary beads)

Sign of the Cross:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Crucifix:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ,His only Son Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Sprit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.


Large bead:

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.


Three small beads:

Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us (x3).

Large bead:

By the intercession of Bl. Pius IX, may the Lord grant us the grace to always--with ardent zeal for piety, religion, and love--venerate, invoke, and pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, conceived without original sin. Let us always fly with utter confidence to this all fair and immaculate one, in all dangers, difficulties, needs, fears, and doubts. May we always remember that with her protection, nothing is hopeless, nothing is to be feared. Amen.


Ten small beads:

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (x10)

Large bead:
By the intercession of Bl. Pius IX, may the Lord grant us the grace of authentic reason to maintain and protect the truth of our Faith, and true faith, to free our reason from all errors and to enlighten, strengthen, and perfect it with knowledge of divine matters. May we always be able to clearly see the distinction between Truth and error, justice and iniquity, so that we may always cling to that Faith which alone can bring us to salvation. Amen.


Ten small beads:

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (x10)

Large bead:

By the intercession of Bl. Pius IX, may the Lord grant us the grace to constantly resist the nefarious enterprises of wicked men, who, like raging waves of the sea, foam out there own confusion, promising liberty whereas they are slaves of corruption. May the Lord never permit us to be torn from the bosom of the Catholic Church by the snares of their pernicious errors. Amen.


Ten small beads:

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (x10)

Large bead:

By the intercession of Bl. Pius IX, may the Lord grant us the grace to persevere in the true Faith, the faith preserved inviolably in the Church of Rome, and defined infallibly by the Vicar of Christ. Let us always remain in communion with the successors of St. Peter, to whom Our Lord has given charge over His sheep. May we, the Church of Christ, by unity with the Supreme Pontiff, continue to profess the same faith as one flock under one shepherd. Amen.

Ten small beads:

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (x10)

Large bead:

By the intercession of Bl. Pius IX, may the Lord grant us the grace to always be eager to attend with all the kind services of Christian charity to the needs of our neighbors, especially those not united to us by the same bonds of faith and love. May He especially grant us the grace to rescue them from the darkness of their errors and guide them to the Catholic faith, and to their most loving mother, the Church, who is ever holding out her arms to receive them lovingly into her fold. Amen.

Ten small beads:

O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee. (x10)

Concluding prayer:

O most glorious successor of St. Peter, Blessed Pius IX, faithful servant and vicar of Our Lord Jesus Christ, your life was an example of unconditional fidelity to the immutable deposit of revealed truth. Continue to show us how to give absolute primacy to God and spiritual values. Help us to abandon ourselves to divine Providence, whose sovereign lordship over human events you never doubted. O you who proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception, continue to remind us that in the storms of human life the light of Christ shines brightly in the Blessed Virgin and is more powerful than sin and death. Blessed Pius IX, you who weathered hatred, slander, and violence, and never wavered in your mission of service to the Gospel, pray that we may persevere through tribulations and remain on the straight and narrow path to eternal life. Amen.


Sign of the Cross:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.