Prayers of the Chaplet

Make the sign of the cross.

Begin with the following prayer:

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mystical Rose, intercede for the Holy Church of God; protect the Sovereign Pontiff; help all those who invoke you in their necessities; and, since you are the ever-Virgin Mary and Mother of the true God, obtain for us from thy most Holy Son the grace of keeping our faith; of maintaining a sweet hope in the midst of the bitterness of life; a burning charity; and the precious gift of final perseverance. Amen.

On the first bead, pray one Our Father
Pray four Hail Marys on the set of 4 beads in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s four apparitions to St. Juan Diego.
Pray one Glory Be

Each set of beads represents one apparition

THE FIRST APPARITION
Our Lady of Guadalupe appears to St. Juan Diego. Our Lady requests a church to be built in her honor.

Pray one Our Father

Prayer:
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Queen and my Mother, I thank thee for thy first apparition to St. Juan Diego, when thou didst reveal that thou art the Most Pure Virgin, Mary, Mother of the True God and Mother of all mankind. I thank thee for requesting a church to be built where thou didst stand, to bear witness to thy love, thy compassion, thy aid and thy protection for all who would love thee, trust thee, and invoke thy help.

Pray three Hail Marys followed by one Glory Be

THE SECOND APPARITION
Our Lady of Guadalupe gives St. Juan Diego encouragement after his return from the Bishop’s house.

Pray one Our Father

Prayer:
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Queen and my Mother, I thank thee for your second apparition to St. Juan Diego when, upon his return from the Bishop’s house, he knelt in humiliation and defeat before thee, since he was unable to accomplish your mission. I thank thee for the courage and encouragement thou didst give to St. Juan Diego, to go make a second appeal to the Bishop.

Pray three Hail Marys followed by one Glory Be

THE THIRD APPARITION
Our Lady of Guadalupe promises a sign to St. Juan Diego for the Bishop.

Pray one Our Father

Prayer:
Mother, I thank thee for your third apparition to St. Juan Diego when, after this unsuccessful attempt to have a church built, thou didst say to him, “So be it, son. Return tomorrow in order that you may secure for the Bishop, the sign for which he has asked. When this is in your possession, he will believe you; he will no longer doubt your word and suspect your good faith. Be assured that I shall reward you for all that you have undergone.”

Pray three Hail Marys followed by one Glory Be

THE FOURTH APPARITION
Our Lady of Guadalupe fulfills her promise by showing herself on the tilma of St. Juan Diego.

Pray one Our Father

Prayer:
Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Queen and my Mother, I thank thee for your fourth apparition to St. Juan Diego when thou didst order him to pick the roses he would find on the summit of the hill and bring them to thee. I thank thee for arranging them in his tilma when thou didst say: “This cluster of roses is the sign that you shall take to the Bishop. You are to tell him, in my name, that in this he will recognize my will and that he must fulfill it. You will be my ambassador, wholly worthy of my confidence. Only in the presence of the Bishop shall you unfold your mantle and disclose that which you carry.” I thank thee, Our Lady, for thy image printed upon the tilma, which appeared when the roses were released.

Pray 3 Hail Marys followed by 1 Glory Be

Closing Prayer:
Remember, O most gracious Virgin of Guadalupe, that in thy celestial apparition on the Mount of Tepeyac, thou didst promise to show thy compassion and pity towards all who, loving and trusting thee, seek thy help and call upon thee in their necessities and afflictions; also to hearken to our supplications, to dry our tears and to give us consolation and relief. Inspired with this confidence we come before thy august presence, certain that thou wilt deign to fulfill thy merciful promises. We are full of hope that, standing beneath thy protection nothing will trouble or afflict us. Thou has desired to remain with us through thy admirable image, thou who art our Mother, our health and our life.

O Mary, Mother of God, hear our petitions and in thy mercy answer us. Amen

OPTIONAL PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

Our Lady of Guadalupe, my Mother, into thy hands joined in prayer, take my prayers, petitions and hopes, and present them to Jesus for me. Remembering the love and care thy hands rendered to Him, He will not refuse what they hold now, even though they are from me. Amen.