The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a Catholic prayer devotion based on the visions of Saint Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who recorded them in her diary in the 1930s. It’s prayed using ordinary rosary beads, and many people use a printable PDF guide to follow the prayers in order, especially when learning it for the first time.
How it’s prayed: the chaplet begins with the Sign of the Cross, an optional opening prayer, then the Our Father, Hail Mary and Apostles’ Creed. On each large bead, the “Eternal Father” prayer is said, and on each of the ten small beads of a decade, the prayer “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.” This is repeated for five decades. It closes by praying “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world” three times, and sometimes a closing prayer.
When it’s prayed: many Catholics pray the chaplet at 3 p.m., known as the Hour of Mercy, and especially during the Divine Mercy Novena, which begins on Good Friday and ends on Divine Mercy Sunday, the Sunday after Easter. It’s also prayed for the sick and dying.
Tips: a printed guide helps you keep track of which prayer goes on which bead. Praying slowly and reflectively is more meaningful than rushing. It usually takes about 15 to 20 minutes, and it can also be sung.
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Learn more on Wikipedia’s Chaplet of the Divine Mercy article. Find more devotional text guides on Minedit.