Chaplet of Saint Anthony
The Chaplet consists of a medal of St. Anthony and the Child Jesus, followed by 13 sets of 3 beads each. Each set of three beads
represents:
First bead, recite 1 "Our Father...";
Second bead, recite 1 Hail Mary...;
Third bead, recite 1 Glory Be....
At the end of the 13 sets of 3 beads, you say the Miraculous Repository by Saint Bonaventure
If miracles thou fain would see,
Lo, error, death, calamity.
The leprous stain, the demon flies,
From beds of pain the sick arise.
(The hungry seas forego their prey,
The prisoner's cruel chains give way;
While palsied limbs and chattels lost
Both young and old recovered boast.)
And perils perish, plenty's hoard,
Is heaped on hunger's famished board;
Let those relate who know it well,
Let Padua on her patron tell.
(The hungry seas forego their prey,
The prisoner's cruel chains give way;
While palsied limbs and chattels lost
Both young and old recovered boast.)
Glory Be....
(The hungry seas forego their prey,
The prisoner's cruel chains give way;
While palsied limbs and chattels lost
Both young and old recovered boast.)
V- Pray for us, blessed Anthony;
R - That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray.
O God,
let the votive commendation of Blessed Anthony,
Thy Confessor,
be a source of joy to Thy Church,
that she may always be fortified
with spiritual assistance,
and may deserve to possess eternal joy.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
During each of the 13 sets of 3 beads, you meditate on the following themes:
I. St. Anthony, who raised the dead, pray for those Christians now in their agony, and for our dear departed.
II. St. Anthony, zealous preacher of the Gospel, fortify us against the errors of the enemies of God, and pray for the Holy Father and the Church.
III. St. Anthony, powerful with the Heart of Jesus, preserve us from the calamities which threaten us on account of our sins.
IV. St. Anthony, who drivest away devils, make us triumph over their snares.
V. St. Anthony, lily of heavenly purity, purify us from the stains of the soul and preserve our bodies from all dangers.
VI. St. Anthony, healer of the sick, cure our diseases and preserve us in health.
VII. St. Anthony, guide of travelers, bring to safe harbor those who are in danger of perishing and calm the troubled waves of passion which agitate our souls.
VIII. St. Anthony, liberator of captives, deliver us from the captivity of evil.
IX. St. Anthony, who restorest to young and old the use of their limbs, obtain for us the perfect use of the senses of our body and the faculties of our soul.
X. St. Anthony, finder of lost things, help us to find all that we have lost in the spiritual and temporal order.
XI. St. Anthony, protected by Mary, avert the dangers which threaten our body and our soul.
XII. St. Anthony, helper of the poor, help us in our needs and give bread and work to those who ask.
XIII. St. Anthony, we thankfully proclaim thy miraculous power, and we beseech thee to protect us all the days of our life.
Amen
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