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The Chaplet of the Divine MercySt. Faustina Kowalska and Her Legacy of Jesus Christ’s Mercy
St. Faustina Kowalska, an obscure Polish nun who died in the late 1930s of tuberculosis, was the herald of the New Catholic Devotion to the Divine Mercy.
The Chaplet of the Divine MercyThe Chaplet of the Divine Mercy is a unique devotion prayed on regular rosary beads which was given to a young and very unobtrusive Polish Nun in the early 20th Century through visions she experienced of the Lord Jesus Christ. Praying the Chaplet of the Divine MercyThe actual devotion is very simple. You begin with the Sign of the Cross, Pray an ‘Our Father,’* ‘The Hail Mary,*’ and the Apostle’s Creed,’* and then on the ‘Our Father’ beads, you pray: “Eternal Father, I offer you the body, blood, soul and divinity of your dearly beloved son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.” On the ‘Hail Mary’ beads, you pray: “For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. On the final three beads, you pray “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Promises Given to St. Faustina about the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy by Jesus ChristJesus promised St. Faustina that all who prayed the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy for the dying would insure their immediate entry into heaven and complete eradication of all need of purgatory. The Conversion Prayer of the Divine MercySt. Faustina was also told by Jesus Christ that if you prayed the conversion prayer for any soul (Oh, blood and water, which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You.) that he would guarantee their conversion. And if their heart was too hard for conversion, he would guarantee the conversion of another soul in their place. Divine Mercy Sunday and the 3:00 Devotional Hour The Chaplet of Divine Mercy has been put to music in two formats; a Gregorian Chant and in Song. Pope John Paul II canonized Sister Faustina as a saint and established ‘Divine Mercy Sunday,’ which is celebrated one week after Easter. On Divine Mercy Sunday, the Lord promised that those who went to confession and received communion would receive baptismal purity. Many people pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00 P.M., which is called the hour of mercy because it was the hour in which Jesus died on the cross. *The Our Father – Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. *The Hail Mary – Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. *The Apostles Creed – I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord. Who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heave, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Sources: The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy, St. Faustina Kowalska, Divine Mercy in my Soul - The Diary of St. Faustina, The Divine Mercy – Message and Devotion
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