Do protestants like the "Divine Mercy Chaplet"?

[Melchior]

SueKrum:

although we’ve gotten off topic here, I think it’s a matter of preference. who’s to say what kind of music is more pleasing to God? is one instrament better than another? suppose you went down to Harlum and saw a bunch of teenagers who looked really rough rapping about God. it sounds obsurd, but they do it. they turn over a trash can and drum on it to geta beat going and they rap about Jesus. isn’t that better than them rapping about sex and drugs? Who are we to say that they aren’t pleasing God?
Just because some people sing the Devine Nercy Chaplet in a jazzy tune, doesn’t make it any less holy. if they are singing it from their heart, what does it matter. as we mature in our faith, yes, we may grow away from that kind of music, but the people who are doing it in EWTN are youths. be glad they are there and not singing something else. All three of them have lovely voices and I find the melody easy to fallow and I sing along and dedicate every note along with every word to Jesus. maybe when I am 40, that won’t appeal to me anymore and I’ll stick with the more solomn and traditional one. just as I don’t sing the supper blessing in the tune to “are you sleeping” anymore.

I understand what you are saying Sue. But context is everything. Would you want to hear rap music replace hymns during Sunday Mass? I am guessing the answer is no because the style of music is not fitting for Mass. Are words the only content of music that matters? Don’t we always choose melodies and tunes that are appropriate to certain contexts? No Bach at a 1st birthday party because kids tunes are what is appropriate to the occasion.

We are to offer God our best, in the beauty of holiness. And the best for worship is not popular music. There is nothing wrong with pop music. But I think you make my point when you say it is a matter of taste. Is the music in this context for us (our entertainment) or our we singing to God?

I am sorry for getting off topic. But you did ask what we Protestants thought of the DMC. I like it alot when done reverently.

Further I hate when I people say it is a poor man’s rosary.

Mel

 

[SueKrum]

Yeah, and that’s cool. I’m glad you like it. I never heard it called the poor man’s rosery before
thanks for being so polite. some people get so mad when I don’t agree with their thoughts on music I appriciate it Keep on praying it the way it feels right in your heart and give it all to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
God bless

 

[Melchior]

SueKrum:

Yeah, and that’s cool. I’m glad you like it. I never heard it called the poor man’s rosery before
thanks for being so polite. some people get so mad when I don’t agree with their thoughts on music I appriciate it Keep on praying it the way it feels right in your heart and give it all to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
God bless

 

[BonnieBj]

Frankly in my 20+ years aways from the Church in several different Protestant denominations I never once heard of the Divine Mercy chaplet. I don’t understand this. And I don’t understand why Protestants do not pray for mercy since we are expressly commanded to do so by God and it seems like the only time mercy was ever mentioned was when it came up in a Bible study or reading.As soon as I discovered this devotion I started saying it daily. I was able to memorize it, which is a minor miracle in itself because of my neurological deficits which make it almost impossible for me to memorize things and difficult at best to remember things for any length of time. The Lord specifically asked me to pray it and the rosary daily for souls who are in mortal danger and the conversion of sinners. My “job” is to be an apostle of mercy, like St. Faustina.

 

[Kristina_P]

When I was a Protestant, I probably would have objected less to the Hail Mary and more to this:
“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.”
The idea of our offering Christ’s sacrifice is weird enough. The idea of offering it for someone else is even weirder. I understand and agree with this prayer now, but I know it would have caused problems for me as a Protestant.

 

[talitim]

I am in the RCIA process, raised a protestant, I had never heard of the Chaplet of DIvine Mercy. I would hear it on EWTN, because in my city EWTN and TBN share a channel, but I had always thought that they were just repeating some mumbo jumbo works for salvation formula.
I have been in the process for 3 weeks, and after hearing the Chaplet yesterday, my eyes became swollen with tears. I was able to recount my sin over the day, and feel real conviction. I also cried because I know I cannot take part in the Holy Communion until next year.
Yes. I will Pray this to My Lord every day.
Mike