DEVOTION TO THE HOLY WOUNDS OF CHRIST

Mary Martha Chambon (1841-

1907) was a lay Sister of the
Monastery of the Visitation Order
in Chambery, France. During her
life, Jesus Himself is said to have
revealed to her the following two
invocations, giving her the double
mission to adore and invoke the
Sacred Wounds unceasingly and to
revive this devotion in the hearts
of creatures. She died in the odor
of sanctity on 21 March 1907, and
the cause for her beatification was
introduced in 1937.
PRAYER
On the crucifix and first three beads:
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 (middle) beads:
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls.
On the small [decade] beads:
My Jesus, pardon and mercy. Through the merits of Thy Holy Wounds.

Here are some statements Jesus is said to have made to Sr. Mary Martha about this devotion:
 "Come to My Wounds with hearts burning with love, and make the aspirations with great
fervor that you may obtain the graces and favors you desire. Come to this wound in My Side; it
is the Wound of Love from which issue flames of fire"
 "You must pray that the knowledge of My Sacred Wounds may spread in the world". (As He
said these words, Sr. Mary Martha saw five luminous rays of glory issue from the Wounds of
Christ, and envelop the globe.)
 "My Holy Wounds sanctify souls and insure their spiritual advancement...Offer Me your actions
united to My Sacred Wounds, and even the smallest will have an incomprehensible value"
 "Offer them often to Me for sinners because I thirst for souls. At each word of the invocation
that you utter, I will let a drop of My Blood fall upon the soul of a sinner."
 "When you offer My Holy Wounds for sinners, you must not forget to do so for the souls in
Purgatory, as there are but few who think of their relief. The Holy Wounds are the treasure of
treasures for the souls in Purgatory."
Nihil obstat : John A. Schulien, Censor Librorum; Milwaukee, WI, 2 May 1956. Imprimatur :
+Albertus G. Meyer, Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1 May 1956.
 The following are promises by Jesus
to Sr. Mary Martha Chambon:

1. I will grant all that is solicited from Me through the invocation of my holy Wounds.
This devotion must be spread.
2. In truth, this devotion comes not from earth but from heaven. It can obtain
everything.
3. My holy Wounds support the world... ask me to like them constantly, for they are
the source of graces. One must invoke them often, attract others to them and instill
this devotion in the souls.
4. When you suffer sorrows, promptly confide them to my Wounds and they will be
alleviated.
5. he following aspirations must be repeated often to sick persons: "My Jesus, pardon
and mercy, for the merits of Your Holy Wounds.". This prayer will soothe both
body and soul.
6. And the sinner who will say: "Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of Our Lord
Jesus Christ to save our souls." will obtain conversion.
7. My Wounds shall heal yours.
8. There shall be no death for the souls who will pass out in my Wounds. They give
the true life.
9. For each word of the Chaplet of Mercy that you will pronounce, I will allow a drop
of my Blood to fall upon the soul of a sinner.
10. The soul who will have honoured my holy Wounds and will have offered them to
the Eternal Father for the souls in Purgatory shall be accompanied by the Blessed
Virgin and the Angels at the hour of their death and I, in my radiant glory, will
receive them and crown them.
11. The holy Wounds are the treasure of treasures for the souls in Purgatory.
12. The Devotion to my Wounds is the remedy in these times of iniquity.
13. Fruits of sanctity pour out of my Wounds. By meditating upon them you shall
acquire new food for love.
14. My child, if you dip your actions in my holy Wounds, they shall acquire value; your
smallest actions covered with my Blood shall satisfy my Heart.
15. My holy Wounds must be offered to my Eternal Father. Through them the Church
shall triumph, being helped by my Immaculate Mother.