GET WRITE AND PRAY How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet He promised that those who prayed the Chaplet would receive extraordinary graces. He wanted her to share it with the whole world. In later revelations, Jesus told Faustina that the Chaplet was not just for her. The next day, Sister Faustina heard the inspired words again, but this time, after “have mercy on us,” the words “and on the whole world” were added.įrom this moment on, Sister Faustina continually repeated this prayer, especially for the dying. Then, she received these words within her heart:Įternal 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 for the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us.Īs she continued praying these words, the angel stopped his course of action against the city the city was saved! A Prayer for Mercy on the Whole World Faustina prayed for mercy, but she found that her prayers were powerless. It started when Faustina envisioned an angel that God sent down to discipline a particular city. One aspect of His message was instruction on how to pray what Jesus called “the Chaplet.” Over the course of several years, Jesus continued to reveal His message of mercy to Sister Faustina. She recorded His words of merciful love in what is now known as the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska. When Sister Faustina was a 20-year-old nun within the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, Jesus appeared to her as the King of Divine Mercy. A Little History of the Divine Mercy Chaplet
Yes, God sent us Jesus out of His mercy-His love-for us!Ģ,000 years after He walked the earth, Jesus appeared to a Polish nun to remind us of the immense mercy God continues to have for each of us, and in fact, the whole world. …the Gospel is the revelation in Jesus Christ of God’s mercy. Isn’t that beautiful?Īccording to the Catechism of the Catholic Church: More specifically, it is God’s love meeting us in our suffering. All we need to do is turn our hearts toward Jesus and pray a few simple (but oh-so-powerful) words. There is incredible grace and mercy readily available to us when we pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
If you have a Rosary-or ten fingers-you can easily pray this seven-minute prayer. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed on traditional Rosary beads. And what I quickly discovered is that powerful prayers can be short and simple. In fact, I didn’t pray the Chaplet until I was well into adulthood. I didn’t grow up knowing anything about the Divine Mercy Chaplet.