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When I first heard about the Divine Mercy Chaplet, I thought it was ridiculous.That was in the year 2000, when St. Pope John Paul II canonized St. Faustina and granted universal observance of the Feast of Divine Mercy annually on the Second Sunday of Easter. Up to that point, I’d never heard of Divine Mercy, nor did I know much about chaplets in general. So, I knew nothing about the Divine Mercy Chaplet.We have the Rosary; why do we need anything else? I thought to myself.I figured one bead-related devotion was plenty. The Blessed Mother herself had given the devotion...