The Prayers of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for Priests

(The chaplet of divine mercy is prayed on the rosary beads.)

1. The Sign of the Cross

2. Opening Prayers

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. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You! (three times, Diary 84).

3. The Our Father

4. The Hail Mary

5. The Apostle’s Creed

6. Before Each Decade

On the “Our Father” bead before each decade: “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 the those of the whole world.”

7. Prayers for the Decades

When praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for priests, the following intentions would be prayed on the “Our Father” bead, after the above prayer.

First decade: Eternal Father, we bring to You the souls of priests and religious. Immerse them in Your unfathomable mercy that they will be clean, healed, free and holy. Keep them in the embrace of Your merciful love and truth.

Second decade: Eternal Father, we bring to You the souls of priests and religious who are struggling with themselves and others. Immerse them in Your unfathomable mercy that they will be clean, healed, free and holy. Renew them in their identity, mission and relationship.

Third decade: Eternal Father, we bring to You the souls of cardinals and bishops, the clergy in leadership of the Church, who have weighty responsibility. Immerse them in Your unfathomable mercy that they will be clean, healed, free, and holy. May the Sanctifier grant them wisdom and courage.

Fourth decade: Eternal Father, we bring to You the souls of clergy who have grown lukewarm, discouraged, or duplicitous. Immerse them in Your unfathomable mercy that they will be clean, healed free, and holy. May the power of the Cross transfigure and raise them up.

Fifth decade: Eternal Father, we bring to You the souls of priests who wholeheartedly strive to fulfill their vocation to radiate the love of the heart of Jesus. Immerse them in Your unfathomable mercy that they will be clean, healed, free, and holy. Keep them safe from the enemies of the priesthood and Church.

8. Doxology

After 5 decades, the concluding doxology (three times): “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”

10. Closing Prayer

Closing prayers (optional): “Eternal Father, in whom mercy is endless, and the treasury of compassion exhaustible, 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.” (950).

This Prayer is from  Kathleen Beckman’s  Praying for Priests: An Urgent Call for the Salvation of Souls