“Write that 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.”
The Origin of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, from St.
Faustina's diary.
St. Faustina with actual diary page superimposed. In
passage 474 we learn the origin of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
(474) In the evening, when I was in my cell, I saw an Angel,
the executor of divine wrath. He was clothed in a dazzling robe,
his face gloriously bright, a cloud beneath his feet. From the
cloud, bolts of thunder and flashes of lightning were springing
into his hands; and from his hand they were going forth, and
only then were they striking the earth. When I saw this sign of
divine wrath which was about to strike the earth, and in
particular a certain place, which for good reasons I cannot
name, I began to implore the Angel to hold off for a few
moments, and the world would do penance. But my plea was a mere
nothing in the face of the divine anger. Just then I saw the
Most Holy Trinity. The greatness of Its majesty pierced me
deeply, and I did not dare to repeat my entreaties. At that very
moment I felt in my soul the power of Jesus’ grace, which dwells
in my soul. When I became conscious of this grace, I was
instantly snatched up before the Throne of God. Oh, how great is
our Lord and God and how incomprehensible His holiness! I will
make no attempt to describe this greatness, because before long
we shall all see Him as He is. I found myself pleading with God
for the world with words heard interiorly. As I was praying in
this manner, I saw the Angel’s helplessness: he could not carry
out the just punishment which was rightly due for sins. Never
before had I prayed with such inner power as I did then.
(475) The words with which I entreated God are
these: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and
Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son,
Our Lord Jesus Christ for our sins and those of the
whole world; for the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us.
(476) The next morning, when I entered chapel, I
heard these words interiorly: Every time you enter
the chapel, immediately recite the prayer which I
taught you yesterday. When I had said the prayer, in
my soul I heard these words: This prayer will serve
to appease My wrath. You will recite it for nine
days, on the beads of the rosary, in the following
manner: First of all, you will say one OUR FATHER
and HAIL MARY and the I BELIEVE IN GOD. Then on the
OUR FATHER beads you will say the following words:
"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 HAIL MARY beads
you will say the following words: "For the sake of
His sorrowful Passion have mercy on us and on the
whole world." In conclusion, three times you will
recite these words: "Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy
Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole
world."
The promises to those who recite the Chaplet,
from St. Faustina's diary.
Reciting the Chaplet at a Mother of Mercy Messengers
presentation at Ave Maria University, Naples,FL.
(687) "Say unceasingly the chaplet that
I have taught you. Whoever will recite it will receive great
mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners
as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner
most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he
would receive grace from My infinite mercy. I desire that the
whole world know My infinite mercy. I desire to grant
unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My Mercy."
(1565) When I entered the chapel for a moment, the Lord said to me,
"My daughter, help Me to save a certain dying sinner. Say
the chaplet that I have taught you for him".
When I began to say the chaplet, I saw the man dying in the midst of
terrible torment and struggle. His Guardian Angel was defending him, but he was,
as it were, powerless against the enormity of the soul’s misery. A multitude of
devils was waiting for the soul. But while I was saying the chaplet, I saw Jesus
just as He is depicted in the image. The rays which issued from Jesus’ heart
enveloped the sick man, and the powers of darkness fled in panic. The sick man
peacefully breathed his last. When I came to myself, I understood how very
important the chaplet was for the dying. It appeases the anger of God.
(1541) “My daughter, encourage souls to say the chaplet
which I have given to you. It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by
saying the chaplet. When hardened sinners say it, I will fill their souls with
peace, and the hour of their death will be a happy one.
Write this for the benefit of
distressed souls; when a soul sees and realizes the
gravity of its sins, when the whole abyss of the
misery into which it immersed itself is displayed
before its eyes, let it not despair, but with trust
let it throw itself into the arms of My mercy, as a
child into the arms of its beloved mother. These
souls have a right of priority to My compassionate
Heart, they have first access to My mercy. Tell them
that no soul that has called upon My mercy has been
disappointed or brought to shame. I delight
particularly in a soul which has placed its trust in
My goodness.
Write that 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."
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