Although there are only few texts, we see in the visions of Marie-Julie Jahenny that Heaven further encouraged people to say the Rosary (chaplet) of the Holy Wounds that was first revealed to the mystic Sr. Marie Martha Chambon (1841 – 1907).
Sr. Marie Martha Chambon began to report visions of Jesus in 1866 telling her to contemplate His Holy Wounds. Our Lord asked Sr. Chambon to unite her sufferings with His in the 'Rosary' or chaplet of the Holy Wounds as an Act of Reparation for the sins of the world. He told her that, “when you offer My Holy Wounds for sinners, you must not forget to do so for the souls in Purgatory, as there are but few who think of their relief... The Holy Wounds are the treasure of treasures for the souls in Purgatory.”
This chaplet was approved for the Institute of Visitation in 1912. Sr Chambon's Mother Superior kept a chronicle of her life, which was published in 1923 and sold widely. The next year in 1924 the Vatican granted an indulgence to those who said the following prayer, based on her reported visions:
"Eternal Father I offer the wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, to heal the wounds of our souls.”
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| Sr. Marie Martha Chambon |
Sr. Marie Martha Chambon's cause for beatification
was introduced in 1937. The chaplet was authorized by Decree of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on March 23, 1999.
Our Lord also attached magnificent promises to this chaplet and devotions to His Holy Wounds, (listed below at the end of the page).
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Marie-Julie Jahenny later received a few messages c. 1939 to 1941 regarding devotion to the Holy Wounds and this chaplet:
(November 14, 1939) Our Lady: “Don't forget to say this Rosary of the Holy Wounds that I love very much! I bring to my Divine Son the sweet words that you say in this rosary.”
(June 10, 1940) (Speaking?) “It takes a lot of prayers to obtain your liberation. Add the Rosary of the Holy Wounds to your Rosary.”
(Observations on 'obtain your liberation': as we see in the previous post #216, Marie-Julie added this chaplet to her prayers. We note World war II had just started not long before this when Marie-Julie recieved this message, this chaplet would help bring peace, but it would take much prayer. Also, considering one of her spiritual missions was not only to pray for souls but to pray for the triumph of the Church, one of the promises attached to the chaplet is that the invocations of the Holy Wounds will obtain an incessant victory for the Church.)
(January 21, 1941) (Speaking to Marie-Julie? Possibly Our Lady:) “Console yourself, the Holy Wounds are the way of salvation. Tell the little souls how much I love those who spread devotion to the Rosary of the Holy Wounds.”
(Undated Text): “The devotion to the Holy Wounds will be a lightning rod for the Christians who will have kept it.” (i.e. those faithful to the devotion will be protected as a lightning rod protects from lightning strikes. Seems to indicate they will be protected from the blows of Divine Justice.)
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How to say the Rosary of the Holy Wounds:
The chaplet is said on a standard five decade rosary.
Make the sign of the cross.
On the Crucifix / cross, pray: “O Jesus, Divine Redeemer, be merciful to us and to the whole world. Amen."
Next, on the three beads that come after the crucifix, pray on the first bead: “Holy God, Mighty God, Immortal God, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen.”
On the second bead say: “Grace and mercy O my Jesus, during present dangers; cover us with thy Precious Blood. Amen.”
On the third bead say: “Eternal Father, grant us mercy through the Blood of Jesus Christ, Thine only Son; grant us mercy, we beseech thee. Amen.”
The five decades come next. On the single large 'Our Father' beads pray: “Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. Amen.”
On the 10 smaller 'Hail Mary' beads, pray: “My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Holy Wounds. Amen.”
Conclude by saying the prayer of the large beads three times: “Eternal Father, I offer Thee the wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls. Amen.”
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THE PROMISES given by Our Lord to those who practise this chaplet as revealed to Sr. Mary Martha Chambon, plus promises for devotion towards His Holy Wounds:
“I will grant all that is asked of Me by the invocation of My Holy Wounds. You must spread the devotion.
“With My Wounds and My Divine Heart you can obtain everything.”
“The sinner who will say: ' Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ, etc.' will obtain conversion.”
“The Holy Wounds are the treasures for the souls in Purgatory.”
“The Chaplet of Mercy (i.e. the other name of the Holy Wound chaplet), is a counterpoise to My justice, it restrains My vengeance.”
“At each word that you pronounce of the Chaplet of Mercy I allow a drop of My Blood to fall upon the soul of a sinner.”
“Each time that you offer to My Father the merits of My Divine Wounds, you win an immense fortune.”
“Souls that will have contemplated and honoured My crown of thorns on earth, will be My crown of glory in Heaven!”
“I will grant all that is asked of Me through the invocation of My Holy Wounds. You will obtain everything, because it is through the merit of My Blood, which is on infinite price. With My Wounds and My Divine Heart, everything can be obtained.
“From My Wounds proceed fruits of sanctity. As gold purified in the crucible become more beautiful, so you must put your soul and those of your companions into My Sacred Wounds; there they will become perfected as gold in the furnace. You can always purify yourself in My Wounds.”
“My Wounds will repair yours. My Wounds will cover all your faults. Those who honour them will have a true knowledge of Jesus Christ. In meditation on them, you will always find a new love. My Wounds will cover all your sins.”
“Plunge your actions into My Wounds and they will be of value. All your actions, even the least, soaked in My Blood, will acquire by this alone an infinite merit and will please My Heart.”
“In offering My Wounds for the conversion of sinners, even though the sinners are not converted, you will have the same merit before God as if they were.”
“When you have some trouble, something to suffer, quickly place it in My Wounds, and the pain will be alleviated.”
“This aspiration must often be repeated near the sick: “My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Holy Wounds!” This prayer will solace soul and body.
“There will be no death for the soul that expires in My Holy Wounds; they give true life.”
“Those who pray with humility and who meditate on My Passion, will one day participate in the glory of My Divine Wounds.”
“The more you will have contemplated My painful Wounds on this earth, the higher will be your contemplation of them glorious in Heaven.”
“The soul who during life has honoured the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ and has offered them to the Eternal Father for the Souls in Purgatory, will be accompanied at the moment of death by the Holy Virgin and the angels; and Our Lord on the Cross, all brilliant in glory, will receive her and crown her.”
“The invocations of the Holy Wounds will obtain an incessant victory for the Church.”
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