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A chaplet is a form of Christian prayer which uses prayer beads, and which is similar to but distinct from the Rosary. Some chaplets have a strong Marian element, others focus more directly on Jesus Christ and his Divine Attributes (the Divine Mercy Chaplet ), or one of the many saints , such as the Chaplet of St Michael .
Among specific devotions to the Holy Wounds are the Redemptorist's, Chaplet of the Five Wounds of Jesus, [26] the Passionist Chaplet of the Five Wounds, [27] and the Rosary of the Holy Wounds (also called the Chaplet of Holy Wounds), first introduced at the beginning of the 20th century by the Venerable Sister Marie Martha Chambon, a lay Roman ...
Confraternities which made it their special object to venerate the Blood of Christ first arose in Spain. Ravenna, Italy, possessed one at a very early date. The archconfraternity owes its origin to Mgr. Albertini, then priest at San Nicola in Carcere, Rome, where since 1708 devotions in honor of the Precious Blood had been held.
The “Pious Association in Honour of the Most Precious Blood” was established on 8 December 1808. Gaspar del Bufalo, of Santa Maria in Vincis, was a close associate of Albertini and preached the sermon at the opening Mass. Some months later Albertini composed the "Chaplet of the Precious Blood". [1]
Christ's side pierced by a lance, drawing blood. Blood of Christ, also known as the Most Precious Blood, in Christian theology refers to the physical blood actually shed by Jesus Christ primarily on the Cross, and the salvation which Christianity teaches was accomplished thereby, or the sacramental blood (wine) present in the Eucharist or Lord's Supper, which some Christian denominations ...
Catholic devotions have various forms, ranging from formalized, multi-day prayers such as novenas to activities, such as processions or the Eucharistic adoration, [4] the wearing of scapulars, [5] the veneration of the saints, the Canonical coronations of sacred Marian or Christological images and even horticultural practices such as ...
In Catholic belief, the Blood of Christ is precious because it is Christ's own great ransom paid for the redemption of mankind. In this belief, as there was to be no remission of sin without the shedding of blood, the "Incarnate Word" not only offered his life for the salvation of the world, but he offered to give up his life by a bloody death, and to hang bloodless, soulless and dead upon the ...
Saint George in devotions, traditions and prayers; Santo Niño de Arévalo; Holy Infant of Atocha; Santo Niño de Cebú; Scapular; Scapular of Help of the Sick; Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel; Scapular of Our Lady of Ransom; Scapular of Saint Michael the Archangel; Confraternity of St. Benedict; Scapular of Saint Dominic; Scapular of ...