The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

 The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a Catholic prayer that aims to invoke the Mercy of Jesus to intercede on the entire world. The prayer was written by the Polish Saint and Mystic Maria Faustina Kowalska. On February 22, 1931, Sister Faustina wrote in her diary: «In the evening, being in my cell, I saw the Lord Jesus dressed in a white robe: one hand raised to bless, while the other touched the robe on his chest, which was slightly moved away there. it let out two large rays, one red and the other pale. [...] Jesus said to me: "Paint an image according to the model you see, with the writing underneath: Jesus I trust in You! I want this image to be venerated [...] throughout the world. I promise that the soul who venerates this image will not perish. [...] I want the image [...] to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter: this Sunday must be the Feast of Mercy.»

To recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, a simple rosary can be used. This sequence is followed:

1. Sign of the Cross

2. Our Father

3. Hail Mary

4. Creed (Apostles' Creed)

5. On each major bead of the Rosary, when the Our Father is normally said, say:

Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, the soul and Divinity of Your beloved Son and our Lord Jesus Christ, in expiation for our sins and those of the whole world.

6. On each minor bead of the Rosary, when the Hail Mary is normally said, say:

For His painful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

7. Invocation. At the end of the wreath, the following prayer is said three times:

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

8. Concluding prayer (optional)

God, Merciful Father, who revealed Your love in Your Son Jesus Christ, and poured it out on us in the Holy Spirit Consoler, we entrust to You today the destinies of the world and of every man. Bend over us sinners, heal our weakness, defeat all evil, let all the inhabitants of the earth experience Your Mercy, so that in You, the One and Triune God, they will always find the source of hope. Eternal Father, through the painful Passion and Resurrection of Your Son, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen.