How to Pray the Chaplet
1. Hold the Crucifix and make the +Sign of+the Cross+
2. You may then pray the Optional Opening Prayer on the first large bead.
3. On the first small bead, pray the Our Father.
4. On the second, pray the Hail Mary.
5. On the third, pray the Apostles Creed.
6. On the next first large bead, pray the Eternal Father prayer.
7. On each of the 10 small beads, pray the Response.
8. Repeat steps 6-7 on all the remaining beads, praying all five decades total.
9. Pray the Holy God prayer 3x.
10. Optional Closing Prayers.
11. Conclude by again making the +Sign of+the Cross+