Prayed on ordinary Rosary beads. Best said at the Hour of Mercy (3 p.m.).
Opening Prayers
The Sign of the Cross
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Optional Opening Prayer
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. (Repeat three times) O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven…
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace…
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord…
On the Our Father beads (before each decade)
Eternal Father
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 ten Hail Mary beads
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion
Pray ten times
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Repeat the Eternal Father and the ten prayers for all five decades.
Concluding Prayers
Holy God
Pray three times
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
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. Amen.