This devotion was revealed by Jesus Himself to Sister Marie Martha Chambon, a nun of the Visitation Monastery in Chambéry, France, in the late 19th century. Sister Chambon reported mystical experiences in which Christ emphasized the redemptive power of His wounds.
The Rosary was given as a means to:
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- Offer reparation for sin
- Obtain mercy for souls in purgatory
- Draw graces upon the world
Unlike the traditional Marian Rosary, this prayer focuses on the Five Holy Wounds of Christ—His hands, feet, and side—and the merits of His suffering.
Structure and Prayers
The Rosary of the Holy Wounds uses a standard five-decade rosary but replaces the traditional prayers with specific invocations (see the language tabs for the prayers).
Spiritual Significance
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- Healing: The devotion is often prayed for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.
- Intercession: It is a powerful intercessory prayer for the dying and for souls in purgatory.
- Mercy: It emphasizes the infinite mercy of God poured out through Christ’s suffering.
This rosary is a beautiful way to unite oneself with the Passion of Christ and to contemplate the depth of His love. If you’d like, I can guide you through praying it or even help you create a printable version for personal use.
Opening Prayers:
O Jesus, Divine Redeemer, be merciful to us and to the whole world. Amen.
Strong God, holy God, immortal God, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen.
Grace and mercy, O my Jesus, during present dangers; cover us with Thy Precious Blood. Amen.
Eternal Father, grant us mercy through the Blood of Jesus Christ, Thine only Son; grant us mercy, we beseech Thee. Amen, Amen, Amen.
On the Large Beads:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ.
To heal the wounds of our souls.
On the Small Beads:
My Jesus, pardon and mercy.
Through the merits of Thy Holy Wounds.
Closing Invocation (repeated three times):
Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls.
Opening Prayers:
O Jesu, Redemptor Divinus, miserere nobis et totius mundi. Amen
Deus Omnipotens, Deus Sancte, Deus Immortale, miserere nobus et totius mundi. Amen.
Gratia et misericordia, Domine Jesu, in periculis praesentibus; tegere nos cum pretioso Sanguine tuo. Amen.
Pater Aeterne, miserere nobis per Sanguinem Jesu Christi, solius Filii Tui; miserere nobis, te obsecramus. Amen.
On the Large Beads:
Pater Aeterne, Tibi vulnera nostri Domini Jesu Christi
offero ut vulnera animi nostri sanet.
On the Small Beads:
Mi Jesu, venia et misericordia
per merita Sancte Vulnerium Tuorum.
Closing Invocation (repeated three times):
Pater æterne, offero Tibi vulnera Domini nostri Iesu Christi ad sanandas vulnera animarum nostrarum.
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