The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a devotion that Jesus revealed to St. Faustina Kowalska with the promise: "Through the Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will."
The Chaplet can be prayed using ordinary rosary beads
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Apostles' Creed...
On rosary, 5x (once per each decade)
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.
Small bead (10)
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. (3x)
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.
Follow along with the chaplet prayers below. Click each section to move through the prayers.
Make the Sign of the Cross and say:
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.
(Repeat 3 times) 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, 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.
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.
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 will 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.
On the large bead before the first decade:
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 the ten small beads of the first decade:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(Repeat "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion..." ten times)
On the large bead before the second decade:
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 the ten small beads of the second decade:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(Repeat "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion..." ten times)
On the large bead before the third decade:
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 the ten small beads of the third decade:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(Repeat "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion..." ten times)
On the large bead before the fourth decade:
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 the ten small beads of the fourth decade:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(Repeat "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion..." ten times)
On the large bead before the fifth decade:
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 the ten small beads of the fifth decade:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(Repeat "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion..." ten times)
Say this prayer 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. Amen.
You have completed the Divine Mercy Chaplet! May God bless you!
As you pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, you may wish to offer it for special intentions:
Jesus promised St. Faustina: "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 Savior."
The message of mercy calls us to be instruments of peace, forgiveness, and reconciliation.
Bring your own needs before the throne of mercy, trusting in Jesus's promise that through this prayer we will obtain everything compatible with His will.
Jesus told St. Faustina: "At three o'clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony."
Whenever possible, try to pray the Chaplet at 3:00 PM, the hour of Christ's death on the cross, which St. Faustina called "the hour of great mercy."