The private revelation of Antonia d’Astonac and The History of the Chaplet of these prayers were approved by Pope Pius IX in St. Michael the Archangel Chaplet of St. 1851. Saint Michael, appearing one day to Antonia Michael the Archangel d’Astonac, a most devout Servant of God, told her that he wished to be honored by nine salutations corresponding to the nine Choirs of Angels, which should consist of one Our Father and three Hail Marys in honor of each of the Angelic Choirs.

Pope Pius IX granted the following Indulgences to those who pray the chaplet: • Partial indulgence, to those who pray this Chaplet with a contrite heart. • Partial indulgence, each day to those who carry the Chaplet with them and/or kiss the medal of the Holy Angels that hangs from it. Promises of St. Michael Whoever would practice this devotion in his • Full indulgence, to those who pray it once a month, the day they choose, truly contrite honor would have, when approaching the Holy and confessed, praying for the intentions of Table, an escort of nine angels chosen from each their Holiness. of the Choirs. In addition, for the daily recital of these nine salutations, he promised his continual • Full indulgence, with the same conditions, assistance and that of all the holy angels during in the feasts of the Apparition of St life, and after death deliverance from Purgatory Michael the Archangel (May 8); the feast of for themselves and all their relations. the Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Rafael (Sep. 29); and on the day of the Holy Produced by: Legion of Mary, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Guardian Angels (Oct. 2). Praesidium St Therese Parish Sioux Falls, South Dakota How to say this Chaplet Fifth Salutation Say an Our Fathers on each of the four large concluding By the intercession of St. Michael and the beads: The chaplet begins with the invocation on the heavenly Choir of the Powers, may God medal. Then say one Our Father and three Hail vouchsafe to keep our souls from the wiles and The first one to St. Michael, Marys after each of the nine salutations in honor temptations of the devil. Amen. The second one to St. Gabriel, of the nine Choirs of Angels as follows (1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys) The third one to St. Raphael, The fourth one to our Guardian Angel. Invocation on the Medal Sixth Salutation O God, come to my assistance! O Lord, make By the intercession of St. Michael and the End this Chaplet with the following Anthem and prayer. haste to help me! Glory be to the Father, to the admirable heavenly Choir of the Virtues, may it Anthem Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the be- please God to keep us from falling into Michael, glorious prince, chief and champion ginning is now and will be forever. Amen. temptation, and may He deliver us from evil. of the heavenly Host, guardian of the souls of Amen. First Salutation men, conqueror of the rebel angels, steward of By the intercession of St. Michael and the (1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys) the palace of God under Jesus Christ, our worthy leader, endowed with superhuman heavenly Choir of Seraphim, may it please God Seventh Salutation to make us worthy to receive into our hearts the By the intercession of St. Michael and the excellence and virtues: vouchsafe to free us all fire of his perfect charity. Amen. heavenly Choir of Principalities, may it please from every ill, who with full confidence have (1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys) God to fill our souls with the spirit of true and recourse to thee; and by thy incomparable sincere obedience. Amen. protection enable us to make progress every day Second Salutation (1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys) in the faithful service of our God. V. Pray for us, By the intercession of St. Michael and the most blessed Michael, Prince of the Church of heavenly Choir of Cherubim, may God in his Eighth Salutation Jesus Christ. R. That we may be made worthy of good pleasure, grant us grace to abandon the By the intercession of St. Michael and the his promises. ways of sin, and follow the path of Christian heavenly Choir of Archangels, may it please God perfection. Amen. to grant us the gift of perseverance in the faith, Prayer (1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys) and in all good works, that we may be thereby Almighty and Eternal God, who in thine own enabled to attain the glory of paradise. Amen. marvelous goodness and pity didst, for the Third Salutation (1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys) common salvation of man, choose the By the intercession of St. Michael and the sacred glorious Archangel Michael to be the prince of Choir of Thrones, may it please God to infuse Ninth Salutation the Church: make us worthy, we pray Thee, to be into our hearts the spirit of true and sincere By the intercession of St. Michael and the delivered by his beneficent protection from all humility. Amen. heavenly Choir of all the Angels, may God our enemies, that, at the hour of our death, none (1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys) vouchsafe to grant us their guardianship through of them may approach to harm us; rather do this mortal life, and after death a happy entrance Thou vouchsafe unto us that by the same Fourth Salutation By the intercession of St. Michael and the into the everlasting glory of heaven. Amen Archangel Michael, we may be introduced into heavenly Choir of the Dominations, may it (1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys) the presence of thy most high and divine please God to grant us grace to have dominion majesty. Through the merits of the same Jesus over our senses, and to correct our depraved Christ our Lord. Amen. passions. Amen. (1 Our Father and 3 Hail Marys)