Choose to answer the Call of Divine Mercy

The Divine Mercy of Jesus is for sinners and the more of a sinner you are, the more you have a right to it. This is what Jesus told Sister Faustina (during her spiritual visions of Jesus) in Poland back in the early 20th Century. Sister Faustina was a contemporary of Pope John Paul II in Poland, back when he was known as Karol Wojtyla. She died before WWII started but, thanks be to God, she wrote everything down that Jesus told her. If you are looking for a spiritual director, and can’t find one, it is highly recommended that you read her book.
This is GREAT reading while you are doing your holy hour, or just when you have 5 or 10 minutes to spare. The words of Jesus are bolded so there is no question as to what He thinks is important in spiritual direction. For sure, no Catholic is obliged to believe in personal revelation (as opposed to public revelation in the Bible), but the Church has determined that Saint Faustina’s visions are worthy of belief and there is nothing in them that runs counter to what the Bible says. If you were to take all of the sins ever committed on earth, they wouldn’t amount to a grain of sand in comparison to the ocean of the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ.

How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet

You can use regular Rosary beads or your fingers for this prayer.

Step 1: Intro Prayer

Make the Sign of the Cross, then say the following prayer:

“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 three times) O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!”

Step 2: First Three Prayers

On the first three beads above the crucifix pray, one Our Father, one Hail Mary and The Apostles Creed.

Step 3: Eternal Father Prayer

Then on the first Our Father Bead say the Eternal Father prayer:

“Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Thy dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.”

Step 4: Sorrowful Passion Prayer

After each Eternal Father prayer, on the ten Hail Mary Beads say the following prayer:

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

(Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for all five decades).

Step 5: Holy God Prayer

Say the Holy God prayer, repeated three times:

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

Step 6: Concluding Prayer

Conclude with the closing prayer:

“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.”