Join us in this serene and powerful moment as Archbishop Fulton Sheen leads us in praying the Chaplet of the Holy Ghost. Experience the depth of spiritual connection as we follow along with Archbishop Sheen's heartfelt invocation and meditations on the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, the Fruits of the Holy Ghost, and the Gifts of the Holy Ghost. Let his words inspire and uplift your soul as we seek the guidance and blessings of the Holy Ghost in our lives.
This Chaplet of the Holy Ghost was composed in 1892 by a Capuchin missionary of the English Province in order to give the faithful an easy means of honouring God the Holy Spirit. It was approved by Pope Leo XIII in 1902. It is intended to be in regard to the Holy Ghost what the Dominican Rosary is to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Hence it includes five sets of beads, just as a Rosary chaplet does.
Like the Holy Rosary, the Chaplet of the Holy Spirit consists of a circlet and a pendant. The pendant is terminated by a medal depicting the Holy Spirit as a dove on its observe side. A figure of the Holy Family is embossed on its reverse side: Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Three red beads connect this medal to a centrepiece; and the centrepiece joins the pendant to a circlet. These three beads stand for the Blessed Trinity. The centrepiece depicts a bust of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its obverse side and figures the Sacred Heart of Jesus on its other side.
On the pendant, one prays along a straight line. It is like a straight road which leads the pilgrim suppliant to a gate at the centrepiece. This gate connects the pendant to a circlet of beads. The circle symbolises the perfection of God because it has no distinctive beginning or end point, and the direction never changes, just as God never changes. The beads are red, which is the principal colour of God the Holy Spirit, as it is the colour of the fire of love: tongues of fire were seen to descend on the apostles at Pentecost. In addition, red is the colour of blood, suggesting sacrifice, and all love is a willingness to sacrifice for others. The Holy Ghost is divine love: He is the love the Father and the Son have for Each Other.
The circlet includes five sets of seven beads each. There are five mysteries of the Holy Ghost and this number always suggests the Five Sacred Wounds of Christ. These (circular) Wounds are another symbol of God's perfect love for us. Before and after each of these sets of beads is a set of two beads (the number two always suggesting the two natures of Christ). Hence there are forty-seven beads on the circlet and three on the pendant, for a total of fifty beads. These figure the fifty days which elapsed from the time of the Resurrection to the descent of the Holy Ghost on our Lady and the apostles. The seven beads in each set of beads enumerate the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit as well as the seven virtues inspired by Him and the seven Sundays from Easter to Pentecost; and they also point to the seven Sacraments, through which the Holy Ghost operates. The six sets of two beads each yield twelve beads, suggesting the twelve fruits of the Holy Ghost as enumerated in Sacred Scripture. They also represent the twelve apostles, through whom the Holy Ghost governed the Church and evangelised the world. There are also twelve sets of beads on the chaplet (whether of five beads, two beads or three beads). So this chaplet is extremely rich in numerologlical symbolism.
Each Mystery of the Holy Spirit is also prayed over nine beads (two plus seven). This suggests the first novena in the Christian Faith, for the apostles prayed in the upper room at the Cenacle for nine consecutive days after the Ascension of our Lord into Heaven. At the end of that novena, the Holy Spirit descended at Pentecost.
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THE FIRST MYSTERY

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THE SECOND MYSTERY

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THE THIRD MYSTERY

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THE FOURTH MYSTERY

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THE FIFTH MYSTERY

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Apostles Creed

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