How to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy: 1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 2. Opening Prayers 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 word 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,