How to Pray the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
Begin with:
Our Father… Hail Mary… The Apostle’s Creed.
Then, on the OUR FATHER BEADS, you will say the following prayer:
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.
On the HAIL MARY BEADS, you will say the following prayer:
Leader: For the sake of Jesus’ sorrowful passion
All: Have mercy on us and on the whole world.
In conclusion, THREE TIMES you will recite the following prayer:
All: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Concluding 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. Amen.
St. Faustina’s prayer for a merciful heart
O Jesus, I understand that Your mercy is beyond all imagining, and therefore I ask you to make my heart so big that there will be room in it for the needs of all the souls living on the face of the earth, and the souls suffering in Purgatory.
Make my heart sensitive to all the sufferings of my neighbour, whether of body or soul. O my Jesus, make my heart like unto Your merciful heart; transform our hearts into Your own heart that I may sense the needs of other hearts, especially those who are sad and suffering. May the rays of mercy rest in my heart.
Jesus help me to go through life doing good to everyone. Amen.
Apostle’s Creed
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.
Divine Praises:
Blessed be God
Blessed be His Holy Name
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true Man
Blessed be the Name of Jesus
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood
Blessed be Jesus in the most holy Sacrament of the Altar
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate conception
Blessed be her glorious Assumption
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother
Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse
Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.