The Chaplet of Divine Mercy was entrusted to the Church through the revelations received by Saint Faustina Kowalska (1905–1938), a Polish nun of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. In the 1930s, Our Lord appeared to Saint Faustina and revealed this chaplet as a powerful prayer to implore God’s mercy upon the whole world, especially for sinners and the dying.

Prayed upon ordinary rosary beads, the chaplet draws the soul into the mystery of Christ’s Passion, offering to the Eternal Father the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of His dearly beloved Son in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. It is a prayer of trust, surrender, and intercession, rooted in the inexhaustible mercy flowing from the pierced Heart of Jesus.

The Holy See formally approved the Divine Mercy ...