How To Pray The Rosary: The Rosary of The Holy Wounds

The

Rosary

 of the Holy Wounds (also called the Chaplet of Holy Wounds) is a devotion prayed on ordinary rosary beads, like other rosary based prayers (such as the Chaplet of Divine Mercy), but does not include the usual mysteries of the rosary.

The Rosary of the Holy Wounds was first introduced at the beginning of the 20th century by Sister Mary Martha Chambon, a Roman Catholic Sister of the Monastery of the Visitation Order in Chambery, France. Sister Mary reported that Jesus appeared to her and asked her to unite her sufferings with His as an Act of Reparation for the sins of the world. Sister Mary is currently awaiting beatification.

"When you offer My Holy Wounds for sinners, you must not forget to do so for the souls in Purgatory, as there are but few who think of their relief . . . The Holy Wounds are the treasure of treasures for the souls in Purgatory."

Rosary Prayers

The following prayers are said on the Crucifix and first three beads:

O JESUS, Divine Redeemer, be merciful to us and to the whole world. Amen.

Strong God, Holy God, Immortal God, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen

Grace and Mercy, O my Jesus, during present dangers; cover us with Your Precious Blood. Amen.

ETERNAL Father, grant us mercy through the Blood of Jesus Christ, Your only Son; grant us mercy we beseech You. Amen, Amen, Amen.

The following prayer is said on the large beads (Our Father Beads):

Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord, Jesus Christ, to heal the wounds of our souls.

The following prayer is said on the small beads (Hail Mary beads):

My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of Your Holy Wounds.