Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
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The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy, also called the Divine Mercy Chaplet, is a Catholic devotion to the
Kowalska stated that she received the prayer through visions and conversations with Jesus, who made specific promises regarding the recitation of the prayers.[2] Her Vatican biography quotes some of these conversations.[4]
As a
History
On September 13, 1935, while Kowalska was in Vilnius, she wrote of a vision of Jesus about the chaplet in her diary (Notebook 1 item 476).[8][9] Kowalska stated that Jesus asked her to pray the chaplet and instruct others to do so. Although the chaplet is said on beads like the Rosary, it is about a third of the length of the Rosary, and unlike the Rosary that has evolved over the years, the form and structure of the chaplet has remained unchanged since Kowalska attributed it to a message from Jesus.[9][10]
According to Kowalska's visions, written in her diary, the chaplet's prayers for mercy are threefold: to obtain mercy, to trust in
Kowalska wrote that Jesus promised that all who recite this chaplet at the hour of death or in the presence of the dying will receive great mercy. She wrote that Jesus said:...When they say this Chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying not as the just judge but as the Merciful Savior.
Kowalska stated that Jesus also promised that anything can be obtained with this prayer if it is compatible with his will. In her diary Kowalska recounted a vision on September 13, 1935 in which she saw an angel sent to a city to destroy it. Kowalska began to pray for God's mercy on the city and felt the strong presence of the
Pope John Paul II was instrumental in the formal establishment of the
Practice
According to
In the Philippines, the opening portion of the chaplet known as the "3 O'Clock Habit" (Filipino: Panalangin Para Sa Ika-tatlo Ng Hapon) is broadcast on radio stations and television networks[a] daily at 3:00 p.m., beginning June 16, 1985.[16] In 2000, Pope John Paul II ordained the Sunday after Easter as the Divine Mercy Sunday, where Roman Catholics remember the institution of the Sacrament of Penance. The hour Jesus died by crucifixion, 3:00 p.m., is called the Hour of Mercy. In a novena, the chaplet is usually said each of the nine days from Good Friday to Divine Mercy Sunday.
Chaplet
Prayers
The chaplet contains several unique prayers. The rosary may be used to move through the prayers.
First opening prayer
The first prayer is prayed on the first large bead where the Our Father is normally prayed and may be used to begin the chaplet:
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.[17]
Second opening prayer
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The second prayer is O Blood and Water (Polish: O krwi i wodo), also known as conversion prayer. It is repeated three times in succession, while remaining on the first large bead, and may be used along with the first opening prayer to begin the chaplet. Its full text, as reported in the
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You![17]
It may be regarded as an extension of the ejaculatory prayer Jezu, ufam tobie ("Jesus, I trust in You"), set under the Divine Mercy image (according to Diary 47).
It is given three times in the Diary (84, 187, 309), for the first time under the date of August 2, 1934. Jesus himself promised to Faustina Kowalska: "When you say this prayer, with a contrite heart and with faith on behalf of some sinner, I will give him the grace of conversion" (186).
This prayer is often said in the Hour of Mercy (3:00 p.m.), when someone has no time for a longer prayer, like the entire Chaplet, because of the duties (as recommended in Diary 1320, 1572). It is also applied in various other situations, especially when someone meets a sinner (as Jesus requires passim in the Diary).
It invokes the Divine Mercy that is given to the humanity from the
Eternal Father
The Eternal Father prayer opens each decade of the chaplet and is prayed on the single beads separating the decades where the Our Father is normally prayed:
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.[17]
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion
The "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion" prayer, repeated 10 times in succession, forms the body of each decade of the chaplet, using the beads where the Hail Marys are normally recited:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.[17]
Holy God
The Holy God prayer, repeated three times in succession, concludes the chaplet, recited where the Hail Holy Queen is normally prayed:
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.[17]
Closing prayer
The closing prayer is used after the Holy God to end the chaplet:
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.[17][18]
Structure
The chaplet is prayed on ordinary rosary beads that are also used to pray the
The chaplet is begun on the short strand of the rosary beads:
- The sign of the cross on the Crucifix;
- The optional first opening prayer on the first large bead;
- The optional second opening prayer, repeated three times, still on the first large bead;
- The Lord's Prayer on the first small bead;
- The Hail Mary on the second small bead; and
- The Apostles' Creed on the third small bead.
The praying of the decades then follows, repeating this cycle for each:
- The Eternal Father on the large bead, with a specific offering each decade; and
- The For the sake of His sorrowful Passion on each of the ten adjacent small beads, with other petitions for mercy, emphasizing the offering of the Body and Blood of Christ.
To conclude:
- The Holy God on the medallion;
- The optional closing prayer, still on the medallion;
- Any further intentions; and
- The sign of the cross.
In Poland, the second opening prayer is used as a closing prayer instead, followed by Jesus, I trust in you three times, and Saint Faustina, Apostle of Mercy, save us three times.[citation needed]
Novena
The chaplet may be repeated over a period of nine days as part of a
- All mankind, in particular, all sinners.
- The souls of Catholic priests and religious.
- All devout and faithful souls.
- Those who do not believe in God and those who do not yet know him.
- The souls of those separated from the Catholic Church.
- Meek and humbleof heart, and children.
- People who especially venerate and glorify Christ's mercy.
- The souls in Purgatory.
- The souls of those who have become lukewarm.
See also
- Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Vilnius)
- Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Kraków)
- Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Płock)
- Works of mercy
Notes
- DZMM radio station) dropped the practice in 1990s and 2000s, but it is currently[when?] only shown on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Channel.
References
- ^ Roesch, Joe (2014). "Is Divine Mercy for All Christians?". Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
However, all Christians can agree that we are redeemed through the death of Christ on the cross. There is no reason, therefore, why all Christians could not pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, since it focuses on our redemption in Christ.
- ^ ISBN 0-87973-910-Xpage 174
- ^ Pope John Paul II. "Homily for Faustina at Vatican website".
- ^ a b Vatican Biography of Faustina Kowalska Archived March 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Chaplet". The Divine Mercy Society of the Anglican Church. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
The Chaplet below is the Universal Anglican Church version and may be recited using either the Universal Anglican Church prayer beads or the Roman Catholic rosary.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4033-1009-5pages 85-95
- ISBN 1-56854-617-3page 195
- ^ "Chaplet of Divine Mercy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ ISBN 1-4502-3236-1pages 63-79
- ^ Catholic Chaplaincy: The Promises of Jesus to Those Who Pray The Chaplet
- ISBN 978-0-87973-923-2
- ^ a b c d "EWTN description of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-08. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
- ^ Kazimierz Lijka, Nabożeństwo do Miłosierdzia Bożego, „Teologia Praktyczna", 17, 2016, s. 161–177
- ISBN 0-86012-383-9page 251
- ISBN 978-1-4116-9457-6
- ^ Divine Mercy in the Philippines
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59614-036-3.
- ^ St. Faustina Kowalska Diary - Divine Mercy in My Soul - 950
- ^ "Divine Mercy Sunday | USCCB". www.usccb.org. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Chaplet of Divine Mercy | Diocese of Portland". portlanddiocese.org. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
Further reading
- ISBN 1-59614-110-7
- Pope Benedict's Divine Mercy Mandate by David Came 2009 ISBN 978-1-59614-203-9