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Chaplet of Divine Mercy

10 min

Opening Prayers

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Apostles' 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 shall 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.

Credo in Deum Patrem omnipoténtem, Creatórem cæli et terræ.

Et in Iesum Christum, Fílium eius únicum, Dóminum nostrum,

qui concéptus est de Spíritu Sancto, natus ex María Vírgine,

passus sub Póntio Piláto, crucifíxus, mórtuus, et sepúltus,

descéndit ad ínferos, tértia die resurréxit a mórtuis,

ascéndit ad cælos, sedet ad déxteram Dei Patris omnipoténtis,

inde ventúrus est iudicáre vivos et mórtuos.

Credo in Spíritum Sanctum,

sanctam Ecclésiam cathólicam, sanctórum communiónem,

remissiónem peccatórum,

carnis resurrectiónem,

vitam ætérnam.

Amen.

First Decade

On the Our Father bead:

Eternal Father

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 each of the ten Hail Mary beads:

Divine Mercy Response ×10

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

Second Decade

On the Our Father bead:

Eternal Father

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 each of the ten Hail Mary beads:

Divine Mercy Response ×10

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

Third Decade

On the Our Father bead:

Eternal Father

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 each of the ten Hail Mary beads:

Divine Mercy Response ×10

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

Fourth Decade

On the Our Father bead:

Eternal Father

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 each of the ten Hail Mary beads:

Divine Mercy Response ×10

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

Fifth Decade

On the Our Father bead:

Eternal Father

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 each of the ten Hail Mary beads:

Divine Mercy Response ×10

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

Concluding Prayers

Three times:

Holy God ×3

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

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 itself.

Amen.

Jesus, King of Mercy, I trust in You.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

About this prayer

A short, powerful chaplet prayed on rosary beads, pleading the Father's mercy through the Passion of Christ — given to St. Faustina Kowalska in 1935.

History

On September 13, 1935, Jesus dictated the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to Sr. Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938) in Vilnius, Poland. The Lord promised extraordinary graces to those who pray it, especially for the dying: 'When they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between my Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the merciful Saviour' (Diary, 1541). St. John Paul II canonized St. Faustina in 2000 and established Divine Mercy Sunday (the Octave of Easter). The chaplet is traditionally prayed at 3 PM — the Hour of Mercy — but may be prayed at any time.

How to pray it

Pray on regular rosary beads. Begin with the Sign of the Cross, one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and the Apostles' Creed. Then on each Our Father bead (five times), pray the 'Eternal Father' prayer; on each Hail Mary bead (ten per decade, five decades), pray 'For the sake of His sorrowful Passion...' Conclude with the 'Holy God' three times. Prayed at 3 PM, it gains special grace; prayed for the dying, it obtains Christ's mercy.

Portuguese text of the closing prayer (*Diary*, 950): Portal Divina Misericórdia, Padres Marianos — [misericordia.org.br](https://misericordia.org.br/formacoes/3o-dia-a-misericordia-esperanca-suprema/)

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