The Chaplet of the Five Wounds of Christ focuses on the five wounds of Jesus Christ during his crucifixion. It is a way to meditate on and honor the suffering and sacrifice of Jesus for the salvation of humanity.
Chaplet of the Five Wounds of Christ
Prayer Video – Chaplet of the Five Wounds of Christ
On the Crucifix:
Look down upon me, O good and gentle Jesus, while before Your face I humbly kneel and with burning soul, pray and beseech You to fix deep in my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope, and charity; true contrition for my sins, and a firm purpose of amendment – while I contemplate with great love and tender pity, Your five most precious wounds, pondering over them within me and calling to mind the words which David, Your prophet, said of You, my Jesus: “They have pierced My hands and My feet, they have numbered all My bones.” Amen.
On the large bead:
O Jesus, Divine Redeemer, be merciful to us and to the whole world. Amen.
On the three smaller beads:
- God powerful, God holy, God immortal, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen.
- Grace, mercy, my Jesus during the present dangers; cover us with thy Precious Blood. Amen.
- Eternal Father, grant us mercy through the Blood of Jesus Christ, Your only Son; grant us mercy, we beseech thee. Amen.
The First Wound – The Wound on Left Foot of Jesus
Meditation:
I humbly adore You, my Crucified Jesus, as I contemplate Your precious feet which were washed and anointed by a contrite woman’s tears, and which entered the houses of sinners to save them. I thank You for the love you bore me in overtaking me on the way to ruin, and I beg You, Jesus, to grant me the remission of my most grievous offences, preserve me from ever committing them again, and give me strength to resist every temptation, even unto death.
On the large bead:
Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal those of our souls.
On each of the 10 small beads:
My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of thy Holy Wounds.
The Second Wound – The Wound on Right Foot of Jesus
Meditation:
I humbly adore You, my Crucified Jesus, as I contemplate Your precious feet which traveled throughout the land preaching your Love and Mercy, and which walked the painful road to Calvary to die for my sins. I thank You for the love you bore me in order to bring me back from my wanderings and guilty pleasures, and I beg You, Jesus, to grant me the gift of true repentance and perseverance to the last moment of my life, and to grant me a holy death.
On the large bead:
Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal those of our souls.
On each of the 10 small beads:
My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of thy Holy Wounds.
The Third Wound – The Wound on Left Hand of Jesus
Meditation:
I humbly adore You, my Crucified Jesus, as I contemplate Your hands which sanctified labor through carpentry, which drove out demons, and which imparted the blessing of God the Father. I thank You for the love you bore me for taking on the scourges and punishment that I deserve for my sins, and I beg You, Jesus, to deliver me in Your mercy from the forces of evil and the eternal punishment of Hell.
On the large bead:
Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal those of our souls.
On each of the 10 small beads:
My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of thy Holy Wounds.
The Fourth Wound – The Wound on Right Hand of Jesus
Meditation:
I humbly adore You, my Crucified Jesus, as I contemplate Your hands which touched and healed every sort of sickness, which turned water into wine, and which raised the dead to life. I thank You for the love you freely give me in spite of my sins, and I beg You, Jesus, to grant that on the great day of General Judgment, I may find myself in the number of the elect and hear myself summoned by Your own sweet invitation to enter into the joys of Heaven.
On the large bead:
Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal those of our souls.
On each of the 10 small beads:
My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of thy Holy Wounds.
The Fifth Wound – The Wound on Right Side of Jesus
Meditation:
I humbly adore You, my Crucified Jesus, as I contemplate Your Sacred Heart which beat with unending mercy for us, which was moved with compassion by the faith of those You cured, and which was consumed with love for the Father and all His children. I thank You for the love you poured out from Your pierced Heart so that I might have eternal life, and I beg You, Jesus, to enkindle in my Heart the most ardent love for Your infinite goodness and the desire to grow ever closer to You through the memory of Your Wounds.
On the large bead:
Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal those of our souls.
On each of the 10 small beads:
My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of thy Holy Wounds.
Conclusion:
By all the wounds which You did bear with so much love and so much pain, let a sinner’s prayer obtain Your mercy, O Lord! [Pray 3 times]
[Mention your intentions now]
I beseech the most blessed Virgin, through the anguish which your soul endured on account of these Wounds, to intercede for me, that my prayer may be heard.