The Chaplet of
St. Michael
O God, come to
my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father, etc.
[Say one Our
Father and three Hail Mary's after each of the following nine salutations in
honor of the nine Choirs of Angels]
1. 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.
2. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Cherubim may the Lord
grant us the grace to leave the ways of sin and run in the paths of Christian
perfection.
Amen.
3. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Thrones may the Lord
infuse into our hearts a true and sincere spirit of humility.
Amen.
4. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Dominations may the Lord
give us grace to govern our senses and overcome any unruly passions.
Amen.
5. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Virtues may the Lord
preserve us from evil and falling into temptation. Amen.
6. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Powers may the Lord
protect our souls against the snares and temptations of the devil.
Amen.
7. By the
intercession of St. Michael and the celestial Choir of Principalities may God
fill our souls with a true spirit of obedience. Amen.
8. 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 may attain
the glory of Heaven.
Amen.
9. 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 in the life to come
to Heaven.
Amen.
Say one Our
Father in honor of each of the following leading Angels: St. Michael, St.
Gabriel, St. Raphael and our Guardian Angel.
Concluding
prayers:
O glorious
prince St. Michael, chief and commander of the heavenly hosts, guardian of
souls, vanquisher of rebel spirits, servant in the house of the Divine King and
our admirable conductor, you who shine with excellence and superhuman virtue
deliver us from all evil, who turn to you with confidence and enable us by your
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, that we may be made
worthy of His promises.
Almighty and
Everlasting God, Who, by a prodigy of goodness and a merciful desire for the
salvation of all men, has appointed the most glorious Archangel St. Michael
Prince of Your Church, make us worthy, we ask You, 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 Your Presence. This we ask through the merits of Jesus
Christ Our Lord. Amen.