Divine Mercy chaplet

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Are we supposed to be meditating on anything in particular when praying the Divine Mercy chaplet?
 
I usually don’t. But if you want to meditate, the Sorrowful Passion will be the most appropriate to deliberate on.

“For the sake of His sorrowful Passion…”
 
I just didn’t know if I was leaving anything out.

Usually I just pray it with a more or less blank mind. I have enough trouble as it is meditating on the Mysteries of the Rosary because my wanders so terribly.
 
I meditate on God’s mercy in forgiving my sins, as it seems to me that’s what we are thanking God for. I also meditate on how wonderful it will be to be with God one day if I am lucky, as I always do the chaplet at the end of the day. But I think you can meditate on anything…
 
There’s a fantastic podcast here of a spoken Divine Mercy Chaplet. It gives you reflections on the Five Wounds of Christ (crown of thorns, each hand, feet and side), devoting each decade of the Chaplet to one of the wounds. Highly recommended 👍
 
Hipster_Doofus said:
Are we supposed to be meditating on anything in particular when praying the Divine Mercy chaplet?
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Not that I know of. However, I try to hold in my mind an intention that I am praying the chaplet for those who have taken their own lives, asking that the Holy Spirit give them the grace of a chance for a true contrition, thus giving Jesus a chance to stand between them and the Father as a savior.

(This from my AA experience, where we have an appalling number of suicides from those who were broken on the wheel of alcoholism and drug addiction.)
 
Yes, the image of the Divine Mercy.

By “image” do you mean the picture of Jesus pointing to His heart with the two beams shooting out of it, or do you mean something else?

*Not that I know of. However, I try to hold in my mind an intention that I am praying the chaplet for those who have taken their own lives, asking that the Holy Spirit give them the grace of a chance for a true contrition, thus giving Jesus a chance to stand between them and the Father as a savior.

(This from my AA experience, where we have an appalling number of suicides from those who were broken on the wheel of alcoholism and drug addiction.)*

At the risk of sounding selfish, often my intentions for a particular chaplet or even a Rosary, involve people with problems like mine, and include me in them, since I’m in a really bad situation right now, on various levels.
 
There’s a fantastic podcast here of a spoken Divine Mercy Chaplet. It gives you reflections on the Five Wounds of Christ (crown of thorns, each hand, feet and side), devoting each decade of the Chaplet to one of the wounds. Highly recommended.

Okay, I’m gonna show my ignorance here. I don’t have an Ipod. Is there any way for me to listen to the podcast on my computer? It looks like there’s some interesting programs.
 
I find the Divine Mercy chaplet easier than the rosary to meditate on because my mind CAN wonder. I often meditate on different aspects of the Passion. One that speaks to me is when He was accused, but said nothing in defense. Anyway, my mind can wander to different aspects of the passion at will. I also try to touch base with the person or intention that I am offering it for. And sometimes I call to mind the things that I need mercy for.
 
Hipster_Doofus said:
There’s a fantastic podcast here of a spoken Divine Mercy Chaplet. It gives you reflections on the Five Wounds of Christ (crown of thorns, each hand, feet and side), devoting each decade of the Chaplet to one of the wounds. Highly recommended.

Okay, I’m gonna show my ignorance here. I don’t have an Ipod. Is there any way for me to listen to the podcast on my computer? It looks like there’s some interesting programs.
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You should be able to just click on it and it will open up in Windows Media or whatever Media player so that you can listen to it on your computer.
 
i always picture myself in front of Jesus while praying the chaplet and believing he will hear my prayer.
 
No, at least that I know. I, by myself, never meditate in anything special. But it is necessary to concentrate ourselves carefully in the prayer, of course! Offer your Divine Mercy chaplet for a special intention! That offer helps in the concentration!
 
Hipster_Doofus said:
There’s a fantastic podcast here of a spoken Divine Mercy Chaplet. It gives you reflections on the Five Wounds of Christ (crown of thorns, each hand, feet and side), devoting each decade of the Chaplet to one of the wounds. Highly recommended.
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I’ve never been to that website, but that is eXactly what I do. I reflect on the 5 wounds, one for each decade. By the grace of God, I got to go to a Divine Mercy Chapel, which not only had the Divine Mercy picture but also a relic of St. Faustina that you could touch as you entered and left the chapel. (It was behind glass of course.)
 
Hipster_Doofus said:
I just didn’t know if I was leaving anything out.

Usually I just pray it with a more or less blank mind. I have enough trouble as it is meditating on the Mysteries of the Rosary because my wanders so terribly.
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YES! I agree completely! Although my mind still wanders, the decades of the rosary are MUCH easier to reflect on, especially if you have a guide (like this one) that has a separate meditation for each bead. But I’ve seen nothing like that for the D.M.C.
 
Yes, we are supposed to meditate on his sorrowful passion. Just as in the Holy Rosary we are supposed to meditate on certain mysteries, during the Divine Mercy Chaplet we are supposed to be meditating on all aspects of his passion.

Jesus also specifically asks that we mediatate on a very particular part of the passion:

“At three o’clock implore my mercy, especially for sinners; and if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony.”

I believe his moment of agony is when he cried out to his father on the cross.
 
LilyM said:
There’s a fantastic podcast here of a spoken Divine Mercy Chaplet. It gives you reflections on the Five Wounds of Christ (crown of thorns, each hand, feet and side), devoting each decade of the Chaplet to one of the wounds. Highly recommended 👍
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Boy, thanks for this Lily! I usually meditate on the sorrowful mysteries, which is the Lord’s Passion, but this would be great!
 
Jason_Molitor said:
Yes, we are supposed to meditate on his sorrowful passion. Just as in the Holy Rosary we are supposed to meditate on certain mysteries, during the Divine Mercy Chaplet we are supposed to be meditating on all aspects of his passion.

Jesus also specifically asks that we mediatate on a very particular part of the passion:

“At three o’clock implore my mercy, especially for sinners; and if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony.”

I believe his moment of agony is when he cried out to his father on the cross.
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This is another confusion for me. Was his moment of abandonment when he cried out to the Father, or in the garden sweating blood? (he was abandon throughout his passion so, not sure what he meant by this?)
 
I actually flash through images of people in my life. I am begging God to have mercy on them as well as myself and the whole world. It makes it a little more “personal”.
 
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