Meditations for the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
A Chaplet of Reparation
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a meditative prayer to God Our Father. Contemplating the suffering of Jesus with compassion is a way to enter into His suffering and offer reparation for our sins and the sins of the whole world. These meditations can be used at each decade.
I. Before the Last Supper, Jesus said His goodbye to His Mother. They both knew it was their final embrace before His death. How much Jesus suffered knowing He could do nothing to lessen Her sorrow.
II. At the Last Supper, Jesus gave His own Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity to His Apostles. In spite of the love he received and in spite of the warnings of his fate, Judas still chose to betray Jesus. How much Jesus suffered from the coldness of Judas’s heart.
III. Jesus, the King of the Universe, is brought before Pontius Pilate who treats Him as a curiosity, an amusement. Without compassion Pontius Pilate orders the scourging of a man he knows is innocent. How much Jesus suffered for the indifference of Pontius Pilate.
IV. Simon of Cyrene stood before Jesus, saw His blood-stained cloak, the sweat and blood pouring down the face of Jesus, His cheeks covered by the spittle of the crowd — and felt no pity. He had to be forced to help carry the cross. How much Jesus suffered from the contempt of those for whom He was dying.
V. The Romans nailed His wrists at the point where so many nerves come together that even morphine cannot kill the pain. He suffered the humiliation of the world gloating over His naked, tortured body as He convulsed in agony.
