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How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet

How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet

This is a zoomed-in photo of one of our Divine Mercy Chaplets showing the medal of Jesus and some of the beads.

Follow along to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet using a rosary (if you skip the first bead) or chaplet beads. It is a prayer especially for the 3:00 to 4:00 hour to honour Our Lord’s suffering on the Cross.  It is known as “the holy hour” or “The Hour of Mercy”.  You can also pray it anytime.

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How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet

TIP: Pray with a Divine Mercy Chaplet or use a regular Rosary (skip the first bead).

Begin with the Sign of the Cross.

How to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, painting with the words "Jesus, I trust in You."

OPENING PRAYERS

Optional

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. (Diary, #1319)

Three Times

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You! (Diary, #84)

On the First 3 Beads

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.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you.  Blessed are you among women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.*

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.  Amen

*Or: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.  Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

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 Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will 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 life everlasting.  Amen.
 
This is a zoomed-in photo of one of our Divine Mercy Chaplets with an arrow indicating the group of 3 beads.
This is a zoomed-in photo of one of our Divine Mercy Chaplets with an arrow indicating the single beads.

On the Single (Our Father) Beads

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.  (Diary, #476)

On the Groups of 10 (Hail Mary) Beads

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. 

This is a zoomed-in photo of one of our Divine Mercy Chaplets with an arrow indicating the group of 10 beads.
This is a zoomed-in photo of one of our Divine Mercy Chaplets with an arrow indicating the group of 3 beads.

CLOSING PRAYERS

On the Group of 3 Beads

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Three Times

Jesus, I trust in You. (Diary, #48)

FINAL 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. (Diary, #950)

End with the Sign of the Cross.

Divine Mercy Novena prayers, Image of Jesus from the original painting.

On June 13, 2002, Saint (Pope) John Paul II granted the prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet indulgences (special blessings).

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About the Divine Mercy Prayers

St. Faustina Kowalska

St. Faustina was a Polish religious sister and mystic. Her confessor and spiritual director was Father Michal Sopocko. He directed her to record her visions and conversations with Jesus in a diary. It is now a published book with the title: The Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul.

Her Vision of Divine Mercy

She wrote that on the night of Sunday, February 22, 1931, Jesus appeared to her. He was wearing a white garment with white and pale rays emanating from His heart. He asked her to paint an image with the caption: Jesus, I trust in You. (13, 14)
How to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, painting with the words "Jesus, I trust in You."
Divine Mercy Novena prayers, painting of St. Faustina by an unknown artist. She is shown holding a picture of Divine Mercy

The Painting

St. Faustina commissioned an artist to paint Jesus as she saw Him in her vision of Divine Mercy.

The Chaplet

Jesus revealed The Chaplet of Divine Mercy to St. Faustina as a means to assist the dying.  It can be for those we know or for those we will never meet.
 
“My daughter, encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given to you… when they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person… as the merciful Saviour.” (Diary, 1541)

The Novena

The Divine Mercy Novena is for 9 days, starting on Good Friday.  Click on the image to learn more.
I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. (Diary, 699)

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CREDITS

The LOGO image of Our Lady of Grace is original artwork by Martin Lariviere in 2009.  We have the artist’s permission (my son). It is our exclusive trademark logo image.

A beautifully photographed sky by Donald Tong inspired the website’s colour scheme. Cropped portions of it are the background for the footer Bible verse. He shared it as a free download on pexels.com.

Raphael painted The Sistine Madonna circa (1513-1514). We made circular cut-outs from the original image.

The depiction of Divine Mercy (with the ribbon label) by Vilinius was painted on 22 February 1931 under the direction of St. Faustina Kowalska.

The close-up of Jesus was painted in 1934 by Eugenius Kazimirowski based on the request of Saint Faustina and her confessor Michael Sopocko.

Saracrl shared the close-up of the feet of our Lord from the Divine Mercy painting on Cathopic.

Both paintings of St. Faustina are by an unknown artist and are considered public domain by Wikipedia.

Our information is from general knowledge, experience, and shared internet sources. We’d like you to use it as a starting point for your research to verify facts and build a reference list.

IN REVIEW
When do we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet?

We pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet during the 3:00 to 4:00 hour to honour Our Lord’s suffering on the Cross.  This hour is referred to as Holy Hour or The Hour of Mercy.  We can also pray it anytime.

Can you pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet on a rosary?

You can pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet either on a chaplet or a rosary.  When praying on a rosary, skip the first bead.

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