How to Pray the Chaplet of Our Lady's Tears

Begin by making the Sign of The Cross.

The Sign of the Cross:
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."

(To make the Sign of The Cross use your right hand, to touch your forehead at the mention of the Father; the lower middle of your chest at the mention of the Son; and the left shoulder on the word "Holy" and the right shoulder on the word "Spirit." This pattern forms a Cross.)

On the Crucifix, recite the 130th Psalm ("Out of the Depths.")

Out of the Depths: Psalm130 (Also known as "De Profundis"):
Out of the depths I call to you, Lord. O Lord, listen to my cry. Be attentive to the sound of my pleading. If you, Lord, note all our offenses, who then, O Lord, could stand? But with you is forgiveness, For which we revere you. I wait for the Lord, my soul awaits; I hope in his word. My soul waits for the Lord, more than watchmen wait for dawn, more than watchmen awaiting the dawn. Israel, hope in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy and generous redemption. It is he who redeems Israel from all their sins.

On each of the large beads pray the Our Father (also known as The Lord's Prayer)

The Our Father (The Lord's prayer):
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.

On each of the smaller beads were the Hail Mary is commonly prayed, pray the following invocation.

The O good Jesus Prayer:
"O good Jesus, have mercy on the soul in purgatory (mention name here) and grant to them eternal rest. Amen

As with the Traditional Rosary this Chaplet in divided in to five decades. Praying one "Our Father" and ten of "The O good Jesus Prayer" while meditating on the Passion of Christ is one decade.

Begin the first decade with the following prayer:

"I offer You, my Saviour, this first decade for the souls of all of my relatives, through the Precious Blood which You shed for them in Your Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane. O good Jesus, have mercy on them!" Amen

Pray one Our Father, then pray The O good Jesus Prayer ten times. During this time mediate on Jesus' Agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Begin the second decade with the following prayer:

"I offer You, my Saviour, this second decade for the souls of all those who have shown me kindness, through the Precious Blood which You shed for them in Your Scourging. O good Jesus, have mercy on them!" Amen

Pray one Our Father, then pray The O good Jesus Prayer ten times. During this time mediate on The Scourging Jesus' endured.

Begin the third decade with the following prayer:

"I offer You, my Saviour, this third decade for the souls of those whom I have at any time offended, through the Precious Blood which You shed for them in carrying Your Cross to Calvary. O good Jesus, have mercy on them!" Amen

Pray one Our Father, then pray The O good Jesus Prayer ten times. During this time mediate on Jesus carrying His Cross to Calvary.

Begin the forth decade with the following prayer:

"I offer You, my Saviour, this fourth decade for the souls of my friends and companions, through the Precious Blood which You poured forth upon the Cross, and through the sorrows which Mary, our tender Mother, endured at the foot of the Cross. O good Jesus, have mercy on them!" Amen

Pray one Our Father, then pray The O good Jesus Prayer ten times. During this time mediate on Jesus' Suffering on the Cross.

Begin the fifth decade with the following prayer:

"I offer You, my Saviour, this fifth decade for the soul of (One's father and/or Mother and/or relative.) I offer You, for this soul so dear to me, the Precious Blood and the sacred water from Your Heart, pierced by the lance. O good Jesus, open to this soul the gate of heaven, and grant me the grace to be reunited with it forever in the bosom of Your goodness." Amen

Pray one Our Father, then pray The O good Jesus Prayer ten times. During this time mediate on Jesus' Love and Compassion.

Complete the Chaplet by Praying:

"O good Jesus, have mercy on the souls in purgatory, (mention name/names here) and grant to them eternal rest. Amen

The Sign of the Cross:
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen."