Putting Our Trust in Him

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It's the Advent Season and what is a better Christmas present than to share some good news with my brothers and sisters in Christ, right? For all ye Christians especially Catholics, the knowledge about Chaplet of Mercy or Divine Mercy is crucial.

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy (or the Divine Mercy Chaplet) is a Catholic devotional prayer based on the visions of Polish nun Sister Faustina Kowalska. In the 1930s, Sister Faustina had received visions from the Lord asking to spread His message of mercy throughout the world. She also received instructions on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet. The Catholic Church teaches that anyone who recites this prayer at the hour of death will receive great mercy. Jesus also promises that anything can be obtained with this prayer, provided that it is compatible with God’s Will. This prayer can be recited with or without a rosary. 

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I did recite this prayers occasionally when I had the motivation, but after reading about the outcome of this prayer, I regret not reciting this prayer diligently like I should. Chaplet of Mercy is best recite at 3 am, but since I am at dreamland that hour, my family and I would recite it at 3 pm in the afternoon.

I remember, during this holiday, me, my mother and my sister Mel were reciting this prayer and we made a petition so that our beloved cat Kitty, who did not come back since the day before, to come back to us. (Yeah, we sometimes dedicate prayer to our pet). That same afternoon, about 4 pm, one hour after we prayed, Kitty came back and meowed to us. Imagine our gratefulness to the Lord that moment for answering our prayer that soon~!

There are a lot of miraculous and great effects of this prayer shared by Brother Stanley C. Villavicencio of the Philippines about this prayer. I will share with you on the coming post. Right now, for those who are not familiar with this prayer, I would like to share with you how to recite this prayer.

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1) Begin by touching the crucifix and make the sign of the cross.

2) Start by reciting one OUR FATHER, one HAIL MARY  and continue with the one APOSTLES CREED. 

3)  By referring to the picture, pray this at the center medal.

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.

4)  On the 10 beads, recite this prayer:

FOR THE SAKE OF HIS SORROWFUL PASSION, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

5) On the red beads (refer to the picture) where we usually recite the Our Father during the Rosary, you recite the same prayer just like at no 3. 

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.

6) Continue the pattern of praying ten clear beads followed by a red bead until you come back to the center medal.

7)  On the center medal pray three times:

HOLY GOD, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

8) Include this prayer after step 7. 

'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.

 

9) End by touching the crucifix and pray The Sign of the Cross.

SOURCE OF PRAYING STEPS:  HERE

Enjoy this Christmas gift from me and don't forget to share this gift with your other brothers and sisters in Christ too yeah~! Have a blessed Christmas in advance~!