Chaplet Prayer for The Little Crown of The Blessed Virgin Mary
by St. Louis Mary De Montfort
Preface:
St. John, the beloved disciple of Jesus and Mary, was privileged to behold a
wonderful sign in heaven: "A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under
her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars." (Apoc.12) :
Scripture commentators tell us this vision portrays the Blessed Virgin with her
virtues and privileges, especially her divine motherhood. This gave rise to the
Triple Crown of Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin which heaven has blessed with
countless favors. St. John Berchmans and many other devoted children of Mary
made the Little Crown their daily favorite. :
St. Louis Mary de Montfort, universally known for his True Devotion to Mary,
embellished the Little Crown by adding to each Hail Mary a distinctive
invocation in praise of the Blessed Virgin's excellence, power and goodness,
ending with the joyful strain, "Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand
times!":
St. Louis, gave the Little Crown as a morning prayer to both his religious
families, the Montfort Fathers and the Daughters of Wisdom. He heartily
recommends it to all who embrace the holy and loving slavery to Jesus through
Mary. Thus the world over, from the lips of Mary's favorite children the Little
Crown rises like fragrant incense to our Blessed Mother's throne in heaven and
returns to earth in showers of divine benediction.
Since the Blessed Virgin is the spouse of the Holy Spirit, St. Louis prefaces
the Little Crown with a liturgical invocation to the Holy Spirit.
Introductory Prayer
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the heats of Thy faithful and kindle within them the
fire of Thy love!
V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
R And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the light of the Holy Spirit dost instruct the heats of the
faithful, grant us by this same Spirit to relish what is right and ever to
rejoice in His consolation, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
I. Crown of
Excellence
To honor the
divine maternity of the Blessed Virgin, her ineffable virginity, her purity
without stain and her innumerable virtues.
V. Grant that I may praise thee, Holy Virgin!
R. Give me strength against thy enemies!
1.) Our Father
Hail Mary
Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst hear the Lord, the Creator of the
world; thou didst give birth to Him Who made thee and remainest a Virgin forever.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
2.) Hail Mary
O holy and immaculate Virgin, I know not with what praise to extol thee, since
thou didst bear in thy womb the very one Whom the heavens cannot contain.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
3.) Hail Mary
Thou art all fair, O Virgin Mary, and there is no stain in thee.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
4.) Hail Mary
Thy virtues, O Virgin, surpass the stars of heaven in number.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
Glory be to the Father.....
II. Crown of
Power
To honor the
royalty of the Blessed Virgin, her magnificence, her universal mediation and the
strength of her rule.
5.) Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory be to thee, O Empress of the world! Bring us with thee to the joy of
Heaven.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
6.) Hail Mary
Glory be to thee, O treasure house of the Lord's graces! Grant us a share in thy
riches.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
7.) Hail Mary
Glory be to thee, O Mediatrix between God and man! Through thee may the Almighty
be favorable to us.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
8.) Hail Mary
Glory be to thee who destroyest heresies and crushest demons! Be thou our loving
guide.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times! (Glory be to the Father)
III. Crown of
Goodness
To honor the
mercy of the Blessed Virgin toward sinners, the poor, the just and the dying.
9.) Our Father
Hail Mary
Glory be to thee, O refuge of sinners! Intercede for us with God!
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
10.) Hail Mary
Glory be to thee, O Mother of Orphans! Render the Almighty favorable to us.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
11.) Hail Mary
Glory be to thee O, joy of the just! Lead us with thee to the joys of Heaven.
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times!
12.) Hail Mary
Glory be to thee who art ever ready to assist us in life and in death! Lead us
with thee to the kingdom of Heaven!
Rejoice, O Virgin Mary! Rejoice a thousand times! (Glory be to the Father....)
Let us pray
Hail Mary, Daughter of God the Father; Hail Mary, Mother of God the Son; Hail
Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit; Hail Mary, Temple of the Most Holy Trinity;
Hail Mary, my mistress, my treasure, my joy, Queen of my heart; my Mother, my
life, my sweetness, my dearest hope, yea, my heart and my soul! I am all thine,
and all that I have is thine, O Virgin blessed above all things! Let thy soul be
in me to magnify the Lord; let thy spirit be in me to rejoice in God. Set
thyself, O faithful Virgin, as a seal upon my heart, that in thee and through
thee I may be found faithful to God. Receive me, O gracious Virgin, among those
whom thou lovest and teachest, whom thou leadest, nourishest and protectest as
thy children. Grant that for love of thee I may despise all earthly consolations
and ever cling to those of Heaven; until through the Holy Ghost, thy faithful
Spouse, and through thee, His faithful Spouse, Jesus Christ thy Son be formed in
me for the glory of the Father. Amen.
Information taken from:
My Treasury of Chaplets, by Patricia S. Quintiliani
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