The Rosary of St Bridget
XIII, Br. January 16, 1886, December 8, 1897.
This Chaplet is said in honour of the sixty-three years which, it is said, the most holy Mary lived on earth: it is composed of six divisions, each division consisting- of the Pater once, Ave ten times, and Credo once; after these, one Pater more is said, and Ave thrice. Thus in all the Paler will be said seven times, to mark the number of Seven Dolours and Seven Joys; and the Ave sixty-three times, to make up the full number of sixty-three years. The following- Indulgences may all (except II and Vl) be gained by saying five out of the six decades.
It is requisite, in order to gain these Indulgences, that the Chaplet, being made either of six or of five decades, should be blessed by the superiors of the monastic houses or other priests of the Order of St Saviour, otherwise the Order of St Bridget, or by one with the necessary faculties. i. 100 Days for each Pater, 100 Days for each Ave, and 100 Days for each Credo, for those who say at least five decades simultaneously with other indulgences. ii. Seven Years and Seven Quarantines, for saying six decades. N.B. Whenever this Rosary is said with others, each person may gain the Indulgences I and II precisely the same as when the said Rosary is said by one person alone. iii. Plenary, to all who shall say at least five decades daily for a year, on any one day in the year. I, II, IV. iv. Plenary, on the usual conditions, on the Feast of St Bridget (October 8), to all who say the said Rosary of five decades at least once a week. I, II, III, IV. v. Plenary, to all who, having confessed and communicated, or being at least contrite, shall have been accustomed to say this Rosary, as in No. iv, when, in articulo mortis, recommending their souls to GOD, they say the holy name JESUS with their hearts, if unable to do so with their lips, I, II (if possible). vi. Plenary, once a month, for saying five decades. I, II, III, IV. vii. 40 Days, to all who carry this Rosary with them, if, at the tolling of the bell for a passing soul, they kneel down and pray for that soul. viii, 20 Days, to all who carry this Rosary, whenever, in a contrite spirit, they make examination of conscience, and say thrice Pater and Ave. ix. 100 Days, to all who carry this Rosary whenever they hear Mass, or assist at a sermon, or accompany the Most Holy Viaticum, or bring-back any sinner into the way of salvation, or do any other good work in honour of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, the Blessed Virgin, or St Bridget, provided they say also the Pater and Ave thrice. (See Instructions.)