The Chaplet of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary
12 days separate the Memorial of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal celebrated on November 27th and the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th.
Both point to the Blessed Virgin's possession of sanctifying grace at the moment of her conception. The first, Our Lady's apparition to St. Catherine Labouré in 1830 requesting a medal be struck with the inscription, O Mary conceived without sin, pray for us you have recourse to thee. The second, the glorious day Pope Pius IX officially proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of the Holy Rosary, Queen of Intercessors, among her many titles, was first donated to the parish at Cap-de-la-Madeleine in 1854 and was fashioned after Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal; first known as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. The Chaplet of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as will be experienced through it's recitation, is a most fitting way to acknowledge the Holy Trinity's choice of Mary in salvation history and to honor her as Queen of the Universe.
"A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon was under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars." Revelation 12:1
It is in this spirit that the Marian Devotional Movement will inaugurate in 2022 the annual recitation of the Chaplet of Twelve Stars between November 27th and December 8th. The twelve stars signify Mary's Motherhood and Queenship over the 12 tribes and 12 apostles.
Each group begins with an Our Father, and ends with a Glory Be. The entire Crown, then, is the praying of the following arrangement of prayers three times:
1 Our Father 4 Hail Marys 1 Glory Be
Chaplet of the Twelve Stars of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Prior to the recitation of the chaplet, recite the following prayer to Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of Intercessors.
Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of Intercessors, daughter of the Father, Mother of the Son, and spouse of the Holy Spirit, envelop our hearts with your Immaculate Heart; that your joys and sorrows be our joys and sorrows; that your prayers and supplications be our prayers and supplications. With trust and confidence do we unite our intercessions with yours seeking only the Divine Will of the Father. O Mary, Queen of Intercessors, our Mother in faith, intercede on our behalf for ... mention your intention ... pray for us that in all circumstances we would abandon ourselves to Divine Providence for the greater glory of God.
On the medal:
Let us offer praise and thanksgiving to the Most Holy Trinity, Who hath shown us the Virgin Mary, clothed with the sun, the moon between her feet, and on her head a mystic crown of twelve stars.
R. For ever and ever. Amen.
On the first large bead:
Let us praise and thank the Divine Father, Who elected her for His daughter.
R. Amen.
Say Our Father.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Divine Father, Who predestined her to be the Mother of His Divine Son.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Divine Father, Who preserved her from all stain in her conception.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Divine Father, Who adorned her at birth with His most excellent gifts.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Divine Father, Who gave her Saint Joseph to be her companion and most pure spouse.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary and Gloria.
On the next large bead:
Let us praise and thank the Divine Son, Who chose her for His mother.
R. Amen.
Say Our Father.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Divine Son, Who became incarnate in her womb and there abode for nine months.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Divine Son, Who was born of her and was nourished at her breast.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Divine Son, Who in His childhood willed to be taught by her.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Divine Son, Who revealed to her the mystery of the Redemption of the world.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary and Gloria.
On the next large bead:
Let us praise and thank the Holy Spirit, Who took her for His spouse.
R. Amen.
Say Our Father.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Holy Spirit, Who, revealed first to her His Name of Holy Spirit.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Holy Spirit, by Whose operation she was at once Virgin and Mother.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Holy Spirit, by Whose power she was the living-temple of the ever-blessed Trinity.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary.
On the small bead:
Praised be the Holy Spirit, by Whom she was exalted in Heaven above every living creature.
R. Amen.
Say Hail Mary and Gloria.
Prayer Source: Raccolta, The — A Manual of Indulgences by Sacred Penitentiary Apostolic, Benziger Brothers, Inc. , 1957
Litany of Our Lady of The Cape
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ, hear us, Christ, graciously hear us
God, the Father of Heaven, have mercy on us!
God, the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us!
God, the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us!
Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us!
Holy Mary, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of Canada, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Crowned Madonna, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Virgin of Miracles, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of the St. Lawrence, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Star of the Sea, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Guide of the Pilgrim, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Rampart of Our Faith, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Guardian of our Rights, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Mother of the Word Incarnate, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Mother of Sorrows, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Mother Crowned & Triumphant, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Spouse of Blessed Joseph, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Glorious Daughter of St. Anne, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Model of Christian Mothers, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Protector of Childhood, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Support of the Aged, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Advocate of Sinners, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Comfort of the Suffering, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Heaven of the Miserable, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Healer of the Wounded, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Refuge of the Crippled, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Hope of the Hopeless, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Joy of Fervent Souls, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Pledge of Predestination, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of the Apostles, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of the Elect, pray for us!
Our Lady of the Cape, Queen of Intercessors, pray for us!
Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord!
Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord!
Lamb of God who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on us!
Pray for us, Our Lady of the Cape, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ!
Let us Pray
O God, Whose Only Son has won for us eternal salvation, by His Life, Death & Resurrection, grant, we beseech Thee, that by honouring these mysteries of the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate their example and obtain what they promise, through the same Jesus Christ, Our Lord. AMEN
Source: Our Lady of the Cape Shrine Annals 1941