Chaplet of Saint Cyprian of Antioch

The Chaplet of Saint Cyprian of Antioch is a Catholic-style series of invocations and supplications to God through Saint Cyprian of Antioch, the patron saint of sorcerers, necromancers, and magicians.  The invocations roughly follow the history of the life of the saint broken down into three parts: his upbringing and training as a sorcerer, his climactic battle as a master magician against the faith of Justina, and the process of his conversion and his martyrdom as a holy saint; the inspiration of this came from a historical confession of Saint Cyprian of Antioch and a well-known prayer by Jason Miller.  This chaplet was first published in this 2014 post.

The chaplet to be used is constructed of three lead beads with a Saint Cyprian of Antioch medal at the end, attached to a ring of three sets of nine beads, with a total of three separator beads, one for each group.  Alternatively, a simple niner chaplet may be used.

Start the Chaplet with the medal, and recite:

Saint Cyprian of Antioch, pray for us, now and at the hour of our death.

On the three lead beads, recite the Act of Contrition, an Orthodox hymn to Saint Cyprian of Antioch, and a Catholic prayer to him.

  1. O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended you, and I detest all my sins because they offend you, my God, who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of your grace, to confess my sins, to do good, avoid evil, and to amend my life.  Amen.
  2. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, you were converted from the art of sorcery, O divinely wise one, to the knowledge of God, and were manifested to the world as a most wise physician, granting healing to those who honor you, O Cyprian together with Justina.  With her, then, entreat the Master, the Lover of mankind, that He may save our souls.  Amen.
  3. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, who by Divine Grace was converted to the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, you who possessed the highest secrets of magic, build now a refuge for me against my enemies and their evil deeds.  For the merit that you obtained before God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, cancel out evil spells, products of hate, the spells that hardened hearts have cast or will come to cast against my person and against my home.  With the permission of God Almighty answer my prayer and come to my assistance, for the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.

On the first separator, recite the Our Father.

On the first set of nine beads, recite the following invocations to Cyprian the Initiate.  After each invocation, pray the Glory Be.

  1. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, born to pagan parents, pray for us.
  2. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, dedicated to the god Apollo as a child, pray for us.
  3. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, taught sorcery in Olympos, pray for us.
  4. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, taught illusion in Argos, pray for us.
  5. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, taught witchcraft in Tauropolis, pray for us.
  6. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, taught necromancy in Sparta, pray for us.
  7. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, taught enchantment in Memphis, pray for us.
  8. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, taught astrology in Chaldaea, pray for us.
  9. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, master of all the occult arts, pray for us.

On the second separator, recite the Our Father.

On the second set of nine beads, recite the following invocations to Cyprian the Magus.  After each invocation, pray the Glory Be.

  1. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, magus residing in Antioch, pray for us.
  2. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, approached by Aglaias to seduce Justina, pray for us.
  3. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, unleashing demons of lust upon Justina, pray for us.
  4. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, unleashing demons of deception upon Justina, pray for us.
  5. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, unleashing the Devil himself upon Justina, pray for us.
  6. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, wringing disaster on Antioch against Justina, pray for us.
  7. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, casting deadly illness upon Justina, pray for us.
  8. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, all magic defeated by the prayers of Justina, pray for us.
  9. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, seeing Truth and rebuking the Devil and his snares, pray for us.

On the third separator, recite the Our Father.

On the third set of nine beads, recite the following invocations to Cyprian the Saint.  After each invocation, pray the Glory Be.

  1. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, burning his books in sacrifice to God, pray for us.
  2. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, confessing repentantly for his sins before all Antioch, pray for us.
  3. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, baptized in the name of the Blessed Trinity, pray for us.
  4. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, made priest within a year by his zeal for holiness, pray for us.
  5. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, made bishop to lead all to divine virtue, pray for us.
  6. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, condemned to death by the Romans, pray for us.
  7. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, beheaded and departed into Heaven, pray for us.
  8. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, entering into the communion of the holy saints, pray for us.
  9. Saint Cyprian of Antioch, preserving us from all evil arts and acts, pray for us.

Conclude by reciting the Apostle’s Creed.