The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
Opening Prayer
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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.
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 ….. Hail Mary … I believe in God [Apostles’ Creed].
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,m 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 small beads, recite:
For the sake of His sorrowful passion,
Have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Recite the following prayer three times:
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Recite the closing prayer:
Eternal Father, 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. 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.