How to Pray the Chaplet of St Anthony of Padua

The Chaplet of St. Anthony is composed of thirteen groups of three beads each. On the first bead of each group is said the Our Father, on the second the Hail Mary and on the third the Glory Be.

Begin by making the Sign of The Cross:

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

“Behold the Cross of the Lord! Fly Ye Evil Power! The Lion of the Tribe of Juda, The Root of David has Conquered! Alleluia! Alleluia!” (St. Anthony’s Brief).

During each of the thirteen sets of three beads meditate on the following themes:

1. St. Anthony, who raised the dead, pray for those Christians now in their agony, and for our dear departed.
2. St. Anthony, zealous preacher of the Gospel, fortify us against the errors of the enemies of God, and pray for the Holy Father (to come, if the Holy See is vacant at the time) and the Church.
3. St. Anthony, powerful with the Heart of Jesus, preserve us from the calamities which threaten us on account of our sins.
4. St. Anthony, who drove away devils, make us triumph over their snares.
5. St. Anthony, lily of heavenly purity, purify us from the stains of the soul and preserve our bodies from all dangers.
6. St. Anthony, healer of the sick, cure our diseases and preserve us in health.
7. St. Anthony, guide of travelers, bring to safe harbor those who are in danger of perishing and calm the troubled waves of passion which agitate our souls.
8. St. Anthony, liberator of captives, deliver us from the captivity of evil.
9. St. Anthony, who restores to young and old the use of their limbs, obtain for us the perfect use of the senses of our body and the faculties of our soul.
10. St. Anthony, finder of lost things, help us to find all that we have lost in the spiritual and temporal order.
11. St. Anthony, protected by Mary, avert the dangers which threaten our body and our soul.
12. St. Anthony, helper of the poor, help us in our needs and give bread and work to those who ask.
13. St. Anthony, we thankfully proclaim thy miraculous power, and we beseech thee to protect us all the days of our life. Amen

To complete this chaplet pray the Miraculous Repository by Saint Bonaventure
(the large bead at the cross):

The Miraculous Responsory (si quideris)

If miracles you fain would see;
Lo, error, death, calamity,
The Leprous stain, the demon flies,
From beds of pain the sick arise.

The hungry seas forego their prey,
The prisoner’s cruel chains give way;
While palsied limbs and chattels lost,
Both young and old recovered boast.

And perils perish; plenty hoard,
Is heaped on hunger’s famished board.
Let those relate who know it well,
Let Padua of her patron tell.

The hungry seas forego their prey,
The prisoner’s cruel chains give way;
While palsied limbs and chattels lost,
Both young and old recovered boast.

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 world with out end.
Amen.

The hungry seas forego their prey,
The prisoner’s cruel chains give way;
While palsied limbs and chattels lost,
Both young and old recovered boast.

℣. Pray for us, blessed Anthony.

℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us Pray

O God, may the votive commemoration of blessed Anthony,
Your confessor and doctor,
be a source of joy to Your Church,
that she may always be fortified with spiritual assistance
and deserve to enjoy eternal rewards.
Through Christ our Lord.
℟. Amen

(Indulgence 200 days, once a day)

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Our Father (The Lord’s prayer):
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.

Hail Mary:
Hail Mary. Full of grace, The Lord is with thee; Blessed are thou among women, And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, Pray for us sinners, now, and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Glory Be:
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 world with out end. Amen.