STEPS TO PRAY AND SING THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET IN MOTION 

Hi! My name is Mary Ann Renna.

Thank you for your interest in the Divine Mercy Chaplet in Motion. My family and I have been blessed to compose the melody and reverent hand motions that engage children in actively praying the words of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
 
We are humbled and grateful to the Lord and Pat Polachek, O.F.S., co-founder of the Foundation of Jesus The Divine Mercy, for making it possible for Faith-filled adults all over the world, adults just like you, to see how easy it is to teach our young children this extremely powerful prayer in motion. Often, when the children learn it, they share it with all of their family members. These graces continue to flow from families to communities, and to all nations all over the world. We know how powerful the prayers of our innocent children are before the Throne of God!
 
To teach children to pray, and especially to say or sing the Divine Mercy Chaplet, is one of the most important things we can do at this time. Remember that Jesus told St. Faustina on the 6th Day of the Divine Mercy Novena:
 
Today bring to me the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as earthly Angels, who would keep vigil at My altars. I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace. Only the humble soul is able to receive My grace. I favor humble souls with My confidence. (Diary 1220) 
 
We are so glad you are looking into the process of teaching the Divine Mercy Chaplet in Motion  to a group of these earthly Angels, whether that is in your Church, school, your choir, or anywhere.  The Divine Mercy Chaplet in Motion is ideal for young children, preschool age to about fourth grade. It is very easy to do and, hopefully, these steps will help you in your planning and delivery.
 
Step 1 – PRAY
Ask the Holy Spirit to show you God’s Will, to lead you through the entire process, to open up the hearts of others to come forward to help you, and for everyone involved to be able to see the importance of teaching the Divine Mercy Chaplet to others, especially to our children!
 
Step 2 – DECIDE IF YOUR MUSIC WILL BE LIVE OR FROM THE RECORDING
In other words, you need to decide if the music for the Chaplet will be played and sung with live musicians and singers, such as a choir or cantor to lead everyone, or if it will be played from the CD or download of Kids Sing Divine Mercy Chaplet (Original Version) by the Rennas. If you have a pianist or guitarist, there is Kids Sing Divine Mercy Chaplet Sheet Music by the Rennas, available for you, as well.
 
The Opening Prayers of the Chaplet, which are the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Apostles’ Creed, may be spoken or sung. 
 
If you decide that you would like them to be sung, there are two sets of links for these three prayers:
 
Recordings of the Opening Prayers of the Chaplet:
Separate audio-only versions of the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Apostles’ Creed, taken from Kids Sing Divine Mercy by the Rennas, are easily available for your use.
 
Lead Sheets (Lyrics & Guitar Chords) of the Opening Prayers of the Chaplet:
 
For musicians playing live, individual downloadable Our Father, Hail Mary, and Apostles’ Creed Lead Sheet PDFs, which coordinate with Kids Sing Divine Mercy by the Rennas, also are readily available.
 
If you will be using the recording, make sure you have a sound person familiar with the sound system who will be able to play it for you in the Church or the room you’ll be using, so that it’s loud enough for everyone to hear it.
 
Step 3 – INTRODUCE DIVINE MERCY TO THE CHILDREN
It is important for the children to know how this incredible Chaplet of the Divine Mercy  started. An easy way to introduce them to it is to show them the short 13-minute Divine Mercy Chaplet for Kids, often shown on EWTN, which will introduce them to St. Faustina and how she obtained the Chaplet  from Jesus. 
 
Step 4 - INTRODUCE THE WORLD MISSION ROSARY.
 
Step 5 – INTRODUCE THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET IN MOTION TO THE CHILDREN
Show the children The Divine Mercy Chaplet in Motion Instructional Video with Mary Ann Renna. This is where they will hear the music and learn the motions step by step.
 
Step 6 - PRACTICE THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET IN MOTION WITH THE CHILDREN
Parents and teachers may practice a few times with them to help them to become familiar with it. Of course, live musicians and singers would need to practice more to be able to lead. The music of the Kids Sing Divine Mercy Chaplet (Original Version) by the Rennas is intentionally easy to play and learn.
 
A few volunteers (either adults or children) who wish to be in the front to help lead the Chaplet in Motion, will be most helpful for the children to follow.
 
There’s a short clip from Holy Trinity School in Pennsylvania showing how children were placed to lead the school in the Chaplet.  This footage is also shown in the EWTN Global Divine Mercy Chaplet which is often shown within the EWTN Global Divine Mercy Chaplet Version 1 and also within the EWTN Global Divine Mercy Chaplet Version 2.
 
We have done our best to make sure that all the basics you need to know to create a beautiful and prayerful atmosphere for children to learn and sing The Divine Mercy Chaplet in Motion are presented in the Facilitator Guide.
 
Please contact me or Pat Polachek, with any questions or suggestions. We would love to hear from you.
 
There you have it!  We pray that you will be greatly blessed for stepping out in Faith and teaching to others, especially the youngsters entrusted to your care, this most important and powerful prayer that Jesus Christ Himself taught us through our beloved St. Faustina! 

Contact Us:
Mary Ann Renna: 
[email protected] or www.RennaMusic.com 
 
Pat Polachek: 
[email protected] 
724.747.7071 
 
Foundation of Jesus The Divine Mercy website 

Divine Mercy Chaplet in Motion - Mary Ann Renna