Saint Faustina: Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Today, October 5, we celebrate the feast of Saint Faustina (1905-1938), mystic, and “secretary of the Lord.” Throughout her brief life, Jesus appeared and spoke to Saint Faustina, who faithfully recorded His words in her diary, entitled “Divine Mercy in my Soul.” When she left this world, she left this incomprehensible gift behind for the betterment of mankind—detailing the Lord’s gracious gift of Mercy to the world.

Following her visions of Jesus, Saint Faustina recorded in her diary that “an inner voice” taught her to say the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, using the Holy Rosary as a model.

The instructions for praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy include:

1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, and The Apostles Creed.


2. On the Our Father Beads say the following:

“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.”

3. On the 10 Hail Mary Beads say the following:

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

4. Conclude by saying the following three times:

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

Sister Faustina recorded that Jesus later said to her:

"Say unceasingly this chaplet that I have taught you. Anyone who says it will receive great Mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as the last hope. Even the most hardened sinner, if he recites this Chaplet even once, will receive grace from My Infinite Mercy. I want the whole world to know My Infinite Mercy. I want to give unimaginable graces to those who trust in My Mercy...."

He also said:

"....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.”