Chaplet of the Holy Spirit: How to Pray It, with the Five Mysteries

I grieve, O my God, for having sinned against Thee, because Thou art so good; and with the assistance of thy grace I will never sin again.

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come,
From Thy bright, heavenly throne;
Come, take possession of our souls.
And make them all Thine own.

Thou Who art called the Paraclete,
Best gift of God above;
The living spring, the living fire.
Sweet unction and true love.

Thou Who art sevenfold in Thy grace,
Finger of God’s right hand,
His promise, teaching little ones
To speak and understand.

Oh! guide our minds with Thy blest light.
With love our hearts inflame;
And with Thy strength, which ne’er decays,
Confirm our mortal frame.

Far from us drive our hellish foe,
True peace unto us bring;
And through all perils lead us safe
Beneath Thy sacred wing.

Through Thee may we the Father know,
Through Thee, th’ eternal Son,
And Thee, the Spirit of them both —
Thrice-blessed Three in one.

All glory to the Father be,
And to His risen Son,
The like to Thee, great Paraclete.
While endless ages run.
Amen.

V. Send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created.
R. And thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

O God, Who hast taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that by the gift of the same Spirit we may be always truly wise, and ever rejoice in His consolations, through Christ our Lord.

R. Amen.

Meditation. “The Holy Spirit shall descend upon thee, and the power of the most high shall overshadow thee, and therefore the Holy one that shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God” (St. Luke i, 35).

Application. Pray earnestly for the help of the divine Spirit and, through the intercession of Mary, for grace to imitate the virtues of Jesus Christ, who is the example of all virtue, and so to be conformed to the image of the Son of God.

Meditation. “Jesus being baptized came forth immediately from the water, and behold the Heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descend like a dove, and coming, stand over Him” (St. Matt. iii, 16).

Application. Hold in the highest esteem the priceless gift of sanctifying grace, which the Holy Spirit infused into your heart in Baptism. Keep the promises to the observance of which you have bound yourself. By continual exercise, increase Faith, Hope and Charity. Live always as becomes children of God, and members of his true Church, in order that after this life has run its course, you may be worthy to receive your heavenly inheritance.

Meditation. “But Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, retired from the Jordan, and was conducted by the Spirit into the desert for forty days; and was tempted by the Devil” (St. Luke iv, 1, 2).

Application. Be always grateful for the seven gifts given to you by the Holy Spirit in Confirmation; for the spirit of wisdom and understanding, of counsel and fortitude, of knowledge and piety, and of the fear of the Lord. Faithfully adhere to your divine Guide, acting manfully in all the dangers of this life and in temptation, as becomes a perfect Christian and a brave athlete of Jesus Christ.

Meditation. “And suddenly there was a sound from Heaven as of a mighty wind coming where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to discourse of the wonderful works of God” (Acts ii, 2, 4, 11).

Application. Thank God for making you a child of his Church which the divine Spirit, sent into the world on the day of Pentecost, ever vivifies and rules. Hear and obey the Supreme Pontiff, who by the assistance of the Holy Spirit is the infallible teacher, and the Church, which is the pillar and foundation of truth. Hold fast her doctrines, maintain her cause, defend her rights.

Meditation. “Do you not know that your members are the temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you” (1 Cor. vi, 19).

“Do not extinguish the Spirit” (1 Thess. v, 19).

“And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby you are sealed unto the day of redemption” (Ephes. iv, 30).

Application. Be ever mindful of the Holy Spirit who is in you, and watch with all possible care over purity of soul and body. Faithfully obey his divine inspirations, so as to gather therefrom the fruits of the Spirit: Charity, joy, peace, benignity, goodness, longanimity, mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity.

O Holy Spirit, divine Spirit of light and love, I consecrate to Thee my understanding, heart, and will, my whole being for time and for eternity. May my understanding be always submissive to thy heavenly inspirations, and to the teachings of the Catholic Church, of which Thou art the infallible Guide; may my heart be ever inflamed with love of God and of my neighbor; may my will be ever conformed to the divine Will, and may my whole life be a faithful imitation of the life and virtues of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to Whom with the Father and Thee be honor and glory forever. Amen.