Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

[5] The chaplet may also be said without beads, usually by counting prayers on the fingertips,[2] and may be accompanied by the veneration of the Divine Mercy image.

However, she felt a power from Jesus in her soul and heard internally two new prayers: "The Eternal Father" and "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion".

[10][11] The next day, on 14 September 1935, as she entered a chapel, she heard internally Jesus dictating her the same prayers and the structure of a new chaplet based on them.

[6][16][17] Pope John Paul II was instrumental in the formal establishment of the Divine Mercy devotion and acknowledged the efforts of the Marian Fathers in its promotion in a Papal Blessing in 2001, the 70th anniversary of the revelation of the Divine Mercy Message and Devotion.

Kowalska wrote that Jesus promised that all who recite this chaplet will receive great mercy during their lifetime and especially at the hour of death.

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.

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 Diary, is: O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

[22]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).

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" (Diary 186).

Blood and water from his side pierced by a spear (John 19:34) symbolizes the grace of sacraments: help and forgiveness (cf.

[22][17] However, according to the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, the chaplet should not be prayed the same way as an ordinary rosary: the decades should not be interspersed with meditations, intentions or any other prayers.

The structure of the chaplet is as follows:[22][17][24][25] The chaplet is begun on the short strand of the rosary beads: The praying of the decades then follows, repeating this cycle for each: To conclude: 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.