How to Recite the Chaplet of
Divine Mercy
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary
rosary beads of five decades. The Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers
from the Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer.
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!
Begin with the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Apostle's Creed:
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.
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.
The Apostle's Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of
Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord, Who was conceived
by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified; died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He arose
again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God,
the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come 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.
Then, on the large bead before each decade:
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.
On the ten small beads of each decade, say:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy
on us and on the whole world. Conclude with (Say 3 Times): Holy God, Holy Mighty
One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
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.
3 O'CLOCK PRAYER
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!
Amen.
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