ROSARY MAKERS GUIDE

A question was posed to us about whether there was a Chaplet for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. Indeed there is. The prayers follow.

How to pray the Chaplet for the Holy Souls

The devotion of the Chaplet for the Holy Souls is prayed using a regular rosary of 59 beads.

       Make the "Sign Of The Cross" on the Cross. Then say the I Believe In God..

       On the beads between the Cross and medal, pray,

1 Our Father...

3 Hail Mary...

1 Glory Be...

       For each decade:

On Our Father beads, pray:

"O Holy Souls draw the fire of God's love into my soul, to reveal Jesus Crucified in me here on earth, rather than hereafter in Purgatory."

      On each of the small beads, pray:

"Crucified Lord Jesus, have mercy on the souls in Purgatory."

       When you have completed all 5 decades, pray 3 Glory Be.

The Chaplet for the Holy Souls may be prayed on ordinary Rosary Beads. To keep us ever mindful of the Poor Suffering Souls, for whom it is our Christian duty to pray, it would be lovely to make chaplet beads specifically for this purpose.

One might use any beautiful black bead, and a Center piece depicting either Our Lady of Mount Carmel ( associated with the promises of the Brown Scapular) or one of Our Lady's Miraculous Medal, mindful that it is through Our Lady's Immaculate Heart that God's Grace is distributed.

If you have pictures of your own hand-made "Chaplet of the Dead" we would love to see them!