Chaplet of the Holy Wounds

The first mention of the Chaplet of the Five Wounds is found in a document dating back to 1821. This chaplet was first approved by a decree of Pius VII dated January 22, 1822.

How to pray the Chaplet of the Five Wounds

The Chaplet of the Five Wounds consists of 5 groups of 5 beads each.  For each bead, pray one Glory Be... and one Hail Maryfor the Blessed Virgin.

On each group of five beads, meditate on one of the Five wounds of Our Lord.

On the large beads pray,

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

On the small beads pray,

"My Jesus,
pardon and mercy
through the merits of Thy Sacred Wounds.
Amen."

Meditate first on the Wound in the left foot of Our Lord,
then the Wound in the right foot,
the left hand,
the right hand,
and finally the Wound in the Sacred side of Jesus.