How to Pray the Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel

The Chaplet of St. Michael is a wonderful prayer that acknowledges St. Michael’s role in the Church, as Protector. It was approved by Pope Pius IX in 1851.

Origin of the Chaplet of St. Michael

Servant of God, Antonia d’Astonac, an 18th-century Portuguese Carmelite nun, received a vision from St. Michael, where she was asked to make nine salutations to the nine Choirs of Angels. St. Michael promised his protection and the care of one angel from each of the Choirs, to whomever prays the Chaplet of St. Michael.

How many beads does the chaplet of St. Michael Have?

The Chaplet of St. Michael has 9 beads. You pray one of the nine salutations on a bead. See the salutations below.

You can pray it on a rosary chaplet of St Michael, like this one, or you can just use your regular rosary to pray on nine beads.

The Promises of the St. Michael Chaplet

• They will enjoy his continued assistance during this life and also after death, in purgatory.
• They will be accompanied by all the angels and will be, with all their loved ones and relatives freed from Purgatory.

The Chaplet of St. Michael the Archangel

The Chaplet of St. Michael has nine salutations.

After each salutation, you pray one Our Father and three Hail Marys.

O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be.

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.

One Our Father and three Hail Marys.

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.

One Our Father and three Hail Marys.

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.

One Our Father and three Hail Marys.

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.

One Our Father and three Hail Marys.

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.

One Our Father and three Hail Marys.

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.

One Our Father and three Hail Marys.

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.

One Our Father and three Hail Marys.

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.

One Our Father and three Hail Marys.

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.

One Our Father and three Hail Marys.

Additional Our Fathers

Say Four “Our Fathers” – one each in honor of 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.

We hope the Chaplet of St. Michael serves as a blessing to you and your family. God bless!

Resources

• Deliverance Prayers for Use by the Laity
• The Liber Christo Method: A Field Manual for Spiritual Combat (Use coupon code BSA FOR 15% off )
• Manual for Spiritual Warfare (Use coupon code BSA FOR 15% off select TAN Books items)
• Prayers of the Auxilium Christianorum 
• The Pieta Pocket Prayer Booklet (Including the 15 Prayers Revealed to St Bridget of Sweden, and Over 50 Other Prayers for All Occasions)
• Act of Consecration to St Michael the Archangel

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