About 7 minutes · on rosary beads
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
Jesus taught this prayer to St. Faustina in 1935 and promised great graces to those who pray it with trust. Pray it each day of the novena, and especially at 3 o'clock, the Hour of Mercy.
Sing it with Justin instead1. Begin
Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Opening prayer (optional)
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.
Three times (optional)
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, and the Apostles' Creed
2. The five decades
Decade 1 of 5 · Large bead
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.
3. Conclude
Three times
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Closing prayer (optional)
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.
End
Jesus, I trust in You. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.