“”It pleases me to grant everything souls ask of me by saying the chaplet. When hardened sinners say it, I will fill their souls with peace, and the hour of their death will be a happy one. Write this for the benefit of distressed souls….let it not despair, but with trust,..Tell them no soul that has called upon My mercy has been disappointed or brought to shame. I delight particularly in a soul that has placed its trust in My goodness. Write that when they say this Chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My father and the dying person, not as the Just Judge but as the Merciful Saviour”. (Diary, 1541)
First let me suggest you read this paragraph in full and trust Jesus’ deep promises.
If you’ve EVER lost someone special, don’t let the ‘tense’ of your loss affect saying the Chaplet, for the Divine Mercy cannot be constrained by time or distance.
Let me convey a vision I had a few years ago. This is very personal and has been shared with few. It was the 25th anniversary of the death of the greatest man I’ve ever met, my dad. I was standing at the station waiting on the train to take me home after work, a time I normally reserve for praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Heavy of heart, I started this prayer time with a special request of the Father through His Son’s promise and the power of the Holy Spirit. “Father, I trust in Your Son’s promise that when this Chaplet is said at the bed of a dying person He ‘will fill their souls with peace, and the hour of their death will be a happy one’. I ask Father, by Your great power and love to apply this particular Chaplet I’m offering, to the moment of my dad’s death, that Your Divine Mercy will be given him. I trust in You, Lord”. And with that, I began, “in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit…”
All the sudden, I found myself kneeling at the end of my parent’s bed, praying the Chaplet. I gazed around, confused but still drawn into my prayer. I saw my dad come to the door, glance back toward the stairs that led to the main floor and my mother, whom he had just left so he could lay down and rest. I saw the love in his eyes for his wife.
As I knelt and prayed, I watched my dad lay down in bed and close his eyes to nap. As tears rolled down my face, I saw my dad take his last breath on earth. I wanted so bad to stop this moment. Only by Divine Grace did I manage to continue the next decade, ‘Eternal Father, I offer You the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, I atonement for our sins, and those of the whole world…’
And there before me, at each side of my father’s bedside, stood the Blessed Mother and St. Michael the Archangel. St. Michael glanced my way and bowed his head as welcome. The Blessed Mother reached out her hand and took my father’s, she then lifted him to a sitting position. I saw my dad look up into the beautiful eyes of our Mother and smile. I have seen my dad happy before but nothing can compare to the joyous look on his face at that moment. He stood and the Mother of Mercy hugged him. St Michael stepped forward and embraced my dad, the three turned together to walk ‘away’… as they vanished I saw tears of joy rolling down my father’s cheeks. He is home.
I blinked the tears from my eyes and as I wiped tears from my cheeks, I could see that only moments had passed at the station. What had seemed like 15 minutes had only been a moment.
I know to this day, in my request and Chaplet, Jesus fulfilled His promise, bringing my dad home. He even sent a royal escort.
If you are scared or stressed or saddened by a loss, don’t hesitate to turn Jesus through the Divine Mercy and this Chaplet. Pray with confidence and total trust, He always keeps His promises.
you may not have a vision or confirmation but be assured none the less that He will keep His promise. And trust
Ask for a lot – trust Him with everything.