Chaplet of St. Paul the Apostle

History:

Anglican.  Based on Lectionary Lessons Appointed for Use on the Feast of St. Peter & St. Paul.

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Method:

On the Cross:
Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness. I will bring them out from the peoples and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land; and I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, by the watercourses, and in all the inhabited parts of the land. I will feed them with good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel shall be their pasture; there they shall lie down in good grazing land, and they shall feed on rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will make them lie down, says the Lord GOD. I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the strayed, and I will bind up the injured, and I will strengthen the weak, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them with justice. -- Ezekiel 34:11-16
Invitatory Bead: 
Almighty God, whose blessed apostles Peter and Paul glorified you by their martyrdom: Grant that your Church, instructed by their teaching and example, and knit together in unity by your Spirit, may ever stand firm upon the one foundation, which is Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Cruciform Bead: 
Glorious things are spoken of you, O city of our God.
Week Beads: 
Psalm 87
1st: On the holy mountain stands the city he has founded;
2nd: The LORD loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
3rd: I count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me;
4th: Behold Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia: in Zion were they born.
5th: Of Zion it shall be said, "Everyone was born in her, and the Most High himself shall sustain her."
6th: The LORD will record as he enrolls the peoples, "These also were born there."
7th: The singers and the dancers will say, "All my fresh springs are in you."
Exit Cross: 
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter felt hurt because he said to him the third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go." (He said this to indicate the kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this he said to him, "Follow me." -- John 21:15-19

Litany in Honour of St. Paul

Charity of the Father, save us.
Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, vivify us.
Communication of the Holy Spirit, sanctify us.
Blessed Paul, pray for us.
You who obtained the mercy of God, pray for us.
You in whom the Son of God was revealed, pray for us.
You who were a vessel of election for Christ, pray for us.
You who were made preacher, apostle and Doctor of the Gentiles, pray for us.
You whose apostolate was confirmed by marvels and wonders, pray for us.
You who were a most faithful minister of the Church, pray for us.
You who gave the nations the Gospel of Christ and your very life, pray for us.
You who carried the faithful in your heart and in your chains, pray for us.
You who were crucified with Christ, pray for us.
You in whom Christ lived and spoke, pray for us.
You whom nothing could separate from the love of Christ, pray for us.
You who underwent imprisonment and toil, pray for us.
You who suffered wounds and dangers, pray for us.
You who were taken into heaven while still living on earth, pray for us.
You who glorified your ministry, pray for us.
You who awaited the crown after completing your mission, pray for us.
Lamb of God, who converted the persecutor Paul, spare us.
Lamb of God, who crowned the Apostle Paul, graciously hear us.
Lamb of God, who glorified the martyr Paul, have mercy on us.
You are a vessel of election, St. Paul the Apostle, preacher of truth throughout the world.
Let us pray:
O God, you have instructed many nations through the preaching of the blessed Apostle Paul.  May the power of his intercession with You help us who venerate his memory this day.  Amen.

Chaplet to St. Paul

History:

Unknown.

Medals/Beads:

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Method:

1st set:
I bless You, O Jesus, for the great mercy granted to St. Paul in changing him from a bold persecutor to an ardent apostle of the Church.  And you, O great Saint, obtain for me a heart docile to grace, conversion from my principal defect and total configuration with Jesus Christ.
Jesus, Master, Way, Truth and Life, have mercy on us.
Queen of Apostles, pray for us.
St. Paul, the Apostle, pray for us.
2nd set:
I bless You, O Jesus, for having elected the Apostle Paul as a model and preacher of holy virginity.  And you, O St. Paul, my dear father, guard my mind, my heart and my senses in order that I may know, love, and serve only Jesus, and employ all my energies for His glory.
Jesus, Master, Way, Truth and Life, have mercy on us.
Queen of Apostles, pray for us.
St. Paul, the Apostle, pray for us.
3rd set:
I bless You, O Jesus, for having given through St. Paul examples and teachings of perfect obedience.  And you, O great Saint, obtain for me a humble docility to all my superiors, for I am sure that in obedience I shall be victorious over my enemies.
Jesus, Master, Way, Truth and Life, have mercy on us.
Queen of Apostles, pray for us.
St. Paul, the Apostle, pray for us.
4th set:
I bless You, O Jesus, for having taught me, by the deeds and by the words of St. Paul, the true spirit of poverty.  And you, O great Saint, obtain for me the evangelical spirit of poverty, so that after having imitated you in life, I may be your companion in heavenly glory.
Jesus, Master, Way, Truth and Life, have mercy on us.
Queen of Apostles, pray for us.
St. Paul, the Apostle, pray for us.
5th set:
I bless You, O Jesus, for having given to St. Paul a heart so full of love for God and for the Church, and for having saved so many souls through his zeal.  And you, our friend, obtain for me an ardent desire to carry out the apostolate of the media of social communication, of prayer, of example, of activity and of word, so that I may merit the reward promised to good apostles.
Jesus, Master, Way, Truth and Life, have mercy on us.
Queen of Apostles, pray for us.
St. Paul, the Apostle, pray for us.