Divine Mercy Chaplet

Introduction

The Divine Mercy Chaplet, celebrating Christ’s limitless mercy and love for mankind. is and based on the 1930s-era writings of St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, canonized on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 30, 2000. This is not a painting of St. Faustina, but an actual photograph.

Jesus said to Saint Faustina : “Souls who spread the honour of My mercy I shield through their entire life and at the hour of death I will not be a Judge for them, but the Merciful Saviour. I promise that the soul who will venerate this image will not perish. I further promise to that soul victory over enemies here on earth especially at the hour of death. I Myself shall defend that soul as my own glory…”

We pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet on the traditional Rosary beads. We begin with an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and the Apostles’ Creed. Then, on the first medallion, large single bead, we pray, “Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood …” Then, on each of the ten decade beads, we pray “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion …” We repeat this five times. At the end we pray, three times, “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us and on the whole world.” Some Catholics, when they pray the Chaplet at three o’clock, the hour of divine mercy, add, “O Blood and Water …”

In Polish

In Hebrew

In Latin

In English

Ojcze Przedwieczny, ofiaruje Ci Cialo i Krew, Dusze i Bóstwo najmilszego Syna Twojego, a Pana naszego Jezusa Chrystusa, na przeblaganie za grzechy nasze i calego swiata.

Dla Jego bolesnej meki, miej Milosierdzie dla nas i calego swiata.

Swiety Boze, Swiety Mocny, Swiety Niesmiertelny, zmiluj sie nad nami i nad calym swiatem.

Optional three o’clock prayer

O Krwi i Wodo, któras wytrysnela z Najswietszego Serca Jezusowego, jako Zdrój Milosierdzia dla nas, ufamy Tobie.

Jezu ufam Tobie.

Avinu hanitzkhi, anu makrivim lekha, et haguf vehadam, nefesh veelohut,
shel binkha hayakar, adoneinu yeshua hamashiakh, kekapara al khetotenu.

Ukhetot kol holam. Bizkhut etzev korbano, rakhem aleinu veal kol holam.

Elohim hakadosh, Elohim hakol yakhol, rakhem aleinu, veal kol haolam. Amen.

Pater aeterne, offero tibi Corpus et Sanguinem, animam et divinitatem dilectissimi Filii Tui, Domini nostri, Iesu Christi, in propitiatione pro peccatis nostris et totius mundi.

Pro dolorosa Eius passione, miserere nobis et toto mundo.

Sanctus Deus, Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis et toto mundo.

Eternal Father I offer to you the Body and Blood, Soul and the Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement of our sins and those of the whole world.

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

Holy God, Holy mighty One, Holy immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Optional three o’clock prayer

O Blood and Water, which hast gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Fount of Mercy for us, we trust in Thee.