How can we pray the Rosary of Divine Mercy?
The Rosary of Divine Mercy is a prayer spread by Saint Faustina. This rosary is usually recited every Friday at 3 p.m. It is also a prayer that we can recite whenever we want. Pope Francis presents this rosary as a spiritual medicine for our souls.
At three o'clock, in this hour of my Passion, I could not refuse anything to the soul that prays to me. Saint Faustina, Little Diary, 1320
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Procedure of the Rosary of Divine Mercy
The Traditional Rosary of Divine Mercy
Very concretely, this rosary is meditated on with a normal rosary. On the first three beads, we recite:
- 1 “Our Father ”
- 1 "Hail Mary "
- 1 “I believe in God ”
On the large beads that start the dozens:
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. »
On the small beads:
By His painful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. »
At the end of this rosary, you must say this invocation three times: O holy God, O mighty God, O immortal God, have mercy on us and on the whole world."
Possible variations
It is possible to end the rosary with free invocations such as:
“Saint Faustina, pray for us.”
“Jesus, I trust in You. ”
“O blood and water that flowed from the heart of Jesus as a source of mercy, I trust in you.”
The devotions associated with this rosary
Other devotions are related to the mercy of Christ.
The promises of Jesus to Saint Faustina
All the promises of Jesus and the mercy He feels for the world, we can read them in the Little Diary by Saint Faustina.
The greatest misery of the soul does not arouse my anger but my heart trembles with great mercy for it. (Small Diary, 1739)
This image comes from an apparition of Jesus to Saint Faustina. Jesus asked that an image be made representing him as he appeared to the Apostle of Mercy. He also asked that this image be revered.
The hour of mercy at 3 p.m. (associated with the recitation of the Rosary of Divine Mercy)
This hour refers to the death of Christ on Good Friday at 3pm. The prayer that we can recite at that time is the rosary taught by Jesus to Saint Faustina in 1935. Jesus promises grace to all who devoutly recite this rosary.
It is requested by Jesus to Saint Faustina and instituted by Pope John Paul II during the great Jubilee of the year 2000.
Pray the rosary of divine mercy with Hozana
You can find different prayer communities to taste the mercy of Christ. A novena is offered over9 days to discover mercy.
The novena of divine mercy is a beautiful prayer to recite in order to enter into the mercy of Christ, especially between Good Friday and Divine Mercy Sunday.
