The Chaplet of Divine Mercy was given by Our Lord to St. Faustina Kowalska in Vilnius, Poland, in 1935. It is prayed on ordinary rosary beads and is especially associated with 3:00 PM, the hour of Christ's death.
Opening Prayers
Make the Sign of the Cross
Optional Opening Prayer:
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.
(Repeat 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!
Our Father... Hail Mary... Apostles' Creed...
On the Large Beads (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.
On the Small Beads (10 times)
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Concluding Prayer (three times)
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Origin: Revealed to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) and recorded in her Diary. The Divine Mercy devotion was championed by St. John Paul II, who canonized St. Faustina in 2000 and established Divine Mercy Sunday.