THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. The Chaplet is sometimes preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer.
1. Make the Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
2. Optional Opening Prayers: You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!
3. Our Father: 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, Amen.
4. Hail Mary: Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
5. The Apostle's Creed: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
6. The Eternal Father: Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
7. On the Ten Small Beads of Each Decade: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
8. Repeat for the remaining decades Saying the "Eternal Father" (6) on the "Our Father" bead and then 10 "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion" (7) on the following "Hail Mary" beads.
9. Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times): Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
10. Optional Closing Prayer: Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
DIVINE MERCY NOVENA
A POWERFUL PRAYER…
In a vision to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in 1935, the Lord revealed a
powerful prayer that He wanted everyone to say - the Chaplet of The Divine
Mercy - and He promised extraordinary graces to those who would recite it:
Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. ... Priests
will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were
a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would
receive grace from My infinite mercy.... I desire to grant unimaginable graces
to those souls who trust in My mercy ... (DIARY 687).
"When they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between
My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the Merciful
Savior" (Diary, 1541).
Through the chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with
My will (1731).
"By this novena [of chaplets, before the Feast of Mercy], I will grant every possible
grace to souls" (Diary, 796).
"Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were
a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive
grace from My infinite mercy" (Diary, 687).
"I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy"
(Diary, 687).
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. The Chaplet is sometimes preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer.
1. Make the Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
2. Optional Opening Prayers: You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!
3. Our Father: 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, Amen.
4. Hail Mary: Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
5. The Apostle's Creed: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
6. The Eternal Father: Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
7. On the Ten Small Beads of Each Decade: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
8. Repeat for the remaining decades Saying the "Eternal Father" (6) on the "Our Father" bead and then 10 "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion" (7) on the following "Hail Mary" beads.
9. Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times): Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
10. Optional Closing Prayer: Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
DIVINE MERCY NOVENA
A POWERFUL PRAYER…
In a vision to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in 1935, the Lord revealed a
powerful prayer that He wanted everyone to say - the Chaplet of The Divine
Mercy - and He promised extraordinary graces to those who would recite it:
Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. ... Priests
will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were
a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would
receive grace from My infinite mercy.... I desire to grant unimaginable graces
to those souls who trust in My mercy ... (DIARY 687).
"When they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between
My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the Merciful
Savior" (Diary, 1541).
Through the chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with
My will (1731).
"By this novena [of chaplets, before the Feast of Mercy], I will grant every possible
grace to souls" (Diary, 796).
"Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were
a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive
grace from My infinite mercy" (Diary, 687).
"I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy"
(Diary, 687).