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How to Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy:

On October 5, 1938, a young religious by the


1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross, 1 Our Father, 1
name Sister Faustina (Helen Kowalska) died
Hail Mary and The Apostles Creed.
in a convent of the Congregation of Sisters of
Our Lady of Mercy in Cracow, Poland. She 2. Then on the Our Father Beads say the following:
came from a very poor family that had Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood,
Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our
struggled hard on their little farm during the Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and
terrible years of WWI. Sister had had only those of the whole world.
three years of very simple education. Hers
3. On the 10 Hail Mary Beads say the following:
were the humblest of tasks in the convent, For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy
usually in the kitchen or the vegetable garden, on us and on the whole world.
or as a porter.
(Repeat step 2 and 3 for all five decades).

4. Conclude with (three times):


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

Promises for those who pray the Chaplet


of Divine Mercy:

By praying faithfully, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Jesus


will be as a defense for the dying person as a loving
On February 22, 1931, Our Lord and Savior Savior as opposed to a judge.
Jesus Christ appeared to this simple nun,
bringing with Him a wonderful message of By praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, one will have
Mercy for all mankind. Saint Faustina tells us mercy at the hour of death.
in her diary under this date:
"In the evening, when I was in my cell, I became
By praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, sinners have THE CHAPLET
hope of salvation. We can also offer our prayers for other
aware of the Lord Jesus clothed in a white
garment. One hand was raised in blessing, the
sinners. OF DIVINE
other was touching the garment at the breast.
From the opening of the garment at the breast
By praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, prayers are
answered. Unimaginable graces are offered by God
provided that they are compatible with His perfect Will.
MERCY
there came forth two large rays, one red and
the other pale. In silence I gazed intently at the
Lord; my soul was overwhelmed with fear, but
also with great joy. After a while Jesus said to
me, 'paint an image according to the
pattern you see, with the inscription: Jesus, I
trust in You.'"

A Divine Awareness
Of another vision on Sept. 13, 1935, she writes:

"I saw an Angel, the executor of God's wrath...


about to strike the earth...I began to beg God
earnestly for the world with words which I heard
interiorly. As I prayed in this way, I saw the Angel's
helplessness, and he could not carry out the
just punishment...."

The following day an inner voice taught her to say


this prayer on ordinary rosary beads:

"First say one 'Our Father', 'Hail Mary', and 'I


believe'. Then on the large beads say the following Jesus said later to Sister Faustina:
words:
"Say unceasingly this chaplet that I have taught
you. Anyone who says it will receive great Mercy
'Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul
at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to
and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord
Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of sinners as the last hope. Even the most hardened
the whole world.' sinner, if he recites this Chaplet even once,
In 1933, God gave Sister Faustina a striking vision will receive grace from My Infinite Mercy. I want
of His Mercy, the whole world to know My Infinite Mercy. I
On the smaller beads you are to say the following
Sister tells us: words: 'For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have want to give unimaginable graces to those who
mercy on us and on the whole world.' In conclusion trust in My Mercy...."
"I saw a great light, with God the Father in the you are to say these words three times: 'Holy God,
midst of it. Between this light and the earth I saw Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy "....When they say this Chaplet in the presence of
Jesus nailed to the Cross and in such a way that on us and on the whole world'. the dying, I will stand between My Father and the
God, wanting to look upon the earth, had to look dying person not as the just judge but as the
through Our Lord's wounds and I understood that Merciful Savior".
God blessed the earth for the sake of Jesus."

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