Divine 
Mercy
Chaplet
 

"Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy, but there must also be acts of mercy ... I demand from you deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me. You are to show mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere. you must not shrink from this or try to excuse or absolve yourself from it," (Diary of St. Faustina, #742).

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To fittingly observe the Feast of Mercy, we should:

1. Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter.

2. Sincerely repent of all our sins.

3. Place our complete trust in Jesus.

4. Go to confession, preferably before that Sunday.

5. Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast.

6. Venerate the Image of The Divine Mercy.

7. Be merciful to others, through our actions, words, and prayers on their behalf.

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Going to confession is not the only way we should prepare ourselves for Divine Mercy Sunday. As Cardinal Francis Macharski, then Archbishop of Cracow, Poland, explains in a 1985 pastoral letter, "We are not simply called to ask for God's mercy with trust. We are called to be merciful. Our own merciful attitude is likewise a preparation. Without deeds of mercy, our devotion would not be real. For Christ does not only reveal the mercy of God, but at the same time He places before people the demand that they conduct themselves in life with love and mercy. Pope St. John Paul II states that this requirement constitutes the very heart of the Gospel ethos (Rich in Mercy, 3) -- it is the commandment of love and the promise: 'Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy' (Mt. 5:7). Let it be a mercy that is forgiving and true, and universal, with good works, deeds, and prayer for others!"

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Chaplet of Divine Mercy (Pray at the 3:00 Hour)

Click here to listen on YouTube, Analyn Solano, Time: 17:30

Click here to listen on YouTube, Divine Mercy In Song, Time: 20:56

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+ Make the Sign of the Cross

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Optional Opening Prayer: (Pray using the Rosary)

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.

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Repeat Three (3) Times:

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

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Recite the Our Father, Hail Mary, Apostle's Creed

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The Eternal Father: (Repeat on each of the large "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.

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(Repeat on each of the small "Hail Mary" beads):

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

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(At the conclusion of the fifth decade, repeat three [3] times):

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

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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.

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+ Make the Sign of the Cross