The Chaplet Of Saint Michael
The Chaplet of Saint Michael is a powerful way to call upon St. Michael the Archangel along with the Nine Choirs of Angels, especially in your acts of spiritual warfare.
1. Sign of the Cross
Begin the Chaplet, at the center medal, with the following invitation (Act of Contrition):
O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
First Salutation: By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Seraphim, may the Lord make us worthy to burn with the fire of perfect charity. Amen.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's (on the three smaller beads)
2. Second Salutation: By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Cherubim, may the Lord vouchsafe to grant us grace to leave the ways of wickedness to run in the paths of Christian perfection. Amen.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's
3. Third Salutation: By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Thrones, may the Lord infuse our hearts a true and sincere spirit of humility. Amen.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's
4. Fourth Salutation: By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Dominions, may the Lord give us grace to govern our senses and subdue our unruly passions. Amen.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's
5. Fifth Salutation: By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Powers, may the Lord vouchsafe to protect our souls against the snares and temptations of the devil. Amen.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's
6. Sixth Salutation: By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Virtues, may the Lord preserve us from evil and suffer us not to fall into temptation. Amen.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's
7. Seventh Salutation: By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Principalities, may God fill our souls with a true spirit of obedience. Amen.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary 's
8. Eighth Salutation: By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Archangels, may the Lord give us perseverance in faith and in all good works, in order that we gain the glory of Paradise. Amen.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's
9. Ninth Salutation: By the intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Angels, may the Lord grant us to be protected by them in this mortal life and conducted hereafter to eternal glory. Amen.
1 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary's
10. (On the four large pendant beads)
In honor of St. Michael
1 Our Father
In honor of St. Gabriel
1 Our Father
In honor of St. Raphael
1 Our Father
In honor of our Guardian Angel
1 Our Father
11. Anthem
O glorious Prince of St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of the souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King, and our admirable conductor, thou who dost shine with excellence and superhuman virtue, vouchsafe to deliver us from evil, who turn to thee with confidence, and enable us by thy gracious protection to serve God more and more faithfully every day.
Pray for us, O glorious St. Michael, Prince of the Church of Jesus Christ.
Prayer
Almighty and Everlasting God, who by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the salvation of all men, hast appointed the most glorious Archangel, St. Michael, Prince of Thy Church, make us worthy, we beseech Thee, to be delivered from all our enemies that none of them may harass us at the hour of death, but that we may be conducted by him into the august presence of Thy Divine Mercy. This we beg through the merits of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
HISTORY
St. Michael appeared one day to a devote Portuguese Carmelite nun, Antonia d'Astonac, and told her that he wished to be honored by nine salutations to the nine Choirs of Angels: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominations, Powers, Virtues, Principalities, Archangels and Angels. In 1851 Pope Pius IX approved this vision.
PROMISE OF ST. MICHAEL
"Whoever would practice this devotion in his honor would have, when approaching the Holy Table, an escort of nine angels chosen from each of the nine Choirs. In addition, for the daily recital of these nine salutations, he promised his continual assistance and that of all the holy angels during life, and after death deliverance from Purgatory for themselves and all their relations."
