Divine Mercy Chaplet

The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

1. Opening Prayers:

First, make the Sign of the Cross. Touch the

forehead, then the chest, then the left shoulder,

then the right shoulder, while saying:

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of

the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Recite this opening prayer once:

You expired, O 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.

Recite the following prayer 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.

Then recite one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and

the Apostles’ Creed:

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, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among 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.

Apostles Creed: I believe in God, the Father

almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

who was conceived by the power of the Holy

Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, 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.

2. The Decades of the Chaplet:

After the Opening Prayers, the next prayers are

said in sets of ten, called ‘decades.’ A set of five

decades is called a ‘chaplet.’ The prayers are said

using ordinary Rosary beads.

On the single large bead (before each set of ten

smaller beads) recite:

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.

Then, on each of the ten smaller beads, recite:

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have

mercy on us and on the whole world.

(Alternate version of this prayer: For the sake of

Jesus Christ’s sorrowful Passion and death on the

Cross, have mercy on us and on the whole world.)

After each set of ten prayers, many persons add:

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from

the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I

trust in You.

Repeat the above set of prayers, called a decade,

five times to complete one Divine Mercy Chaplet.

3. Closing Prayers:

Recite the following prayer three times:

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal

One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Then recite this closing prayer:

Eternal God, Your Mercy is endless, and Your

treasury of compassion is inexhaustible. Look

with kindness upon us and increase Your Mercy

within us, so that, in difficult moments, we may

not despair, nor become despondent, but may,

with great confidence, submit ourselves to Your

Holy Will, which is Love and Mercy itself.

Amen.

Finally, make the Sign of the Cross again:

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of

the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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