The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. 

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Optional Opening Prayers

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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.

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

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Begin with the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Apostle's Creed:

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Our Father

Hail Mary

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The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, 

Creator of heaven and earth,

and in Jesus Christ,

His only Son, our Lord,

Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, 

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate, 

was crucified, died, and was buried;

He descended into hell, the third day 

He arose again from the dead;

He ascended into Heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of God, 

the Father Almighty,

from thence He shall come 

to judge the living and the dead. 

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I believe in the Holy Spirit, 

the Holy Catholic Church,

the communion of saints, 

the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body, 

and life everlasting. Amen.

Then, on the large bead before each decade:

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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.

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On the ten small beads of each decade, say:

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For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,

have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Conclude with (Say 3 Times):

Holy God,

Holy Mighty One,

Holy Immortal One,

have mercy on us

and on the whole world

​​Optional Closing Prayer​

​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.