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OPENING HYMN:
HEART OF JESUS, MEEK AND MILD
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THE NOVENA TO THE DIVINE MERCY
MERCIFUL DEEDS:
ACT OF CONTRITION
THE CORPORAL WORKS OF MERCY: ALL: O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended
Thee, and I detest all my sins, because I dread the loss of
Feed the hungry Heaven and the pains of Hell, but most of all because they
Give drink to the thirsty offend Thee, my God, Who art all-good and deserving of
Shelter for the homeless all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Thy grace to
confess my sins, to do penance and to amend my life and
Comfort the imprisoned to avoid the near occasion of sins. AMEN.
Visit the sick
Bury the dead ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE DIVINE MERCY
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NOVENA PRAYER
PLEASE REMEMBER THE
First Day page 02 Sixth Day page 07 CONDITIONS OF THE FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY
Second Day page 03 Seventh Day page 08
Third Day page 04 Eighth Day page 09 In order to receive this grace, the Lord attached conditions for
Fourth Day page 05 Ninth Day page 10 the proper observance of this Feast on Low Sunday (i.e. the
Fifth Day page 06 Sunday after Easter)
O Sacred Heart! O Love Divine! "Today bring to Me the souls of Priests and Religious,
Do keep us near to Thee; and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy.
And make our hearts so like to Thine It was they who gave Me strength to endure My bitter
That we may holy be.
Passion. Through them, as through channels,
REF: Heart of Jesus hear! My mercy flows out upon mankind."
O heart of Love Divine!
Listen to our Prayer; ALL: Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is
Make us always Thine. good, increase Your grace in us that we may perform
worthy works of mercy, and that all who see them may
O Temple pure! O House of gold! glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.
Our heaven here below
What sweet delight, what wealth untold, Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the
From Thee do ever flow. [REF] company of chosen ones in Your vineyard - upon the souls
of Priests and Religious - and endow them with the
strength of Your Blessing. For the love of the Heart of
Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your
Power and Light, that they may be able to guide others in
the way of salvation, and with one voice sing praise to
Your boundless Mercy for ages without end. AMEN.
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THIRD DAY PRAYER PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
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FOURTH DAY PRAYER
PRAYER OF MERCY
ALL: O Jesus, eternal Truth, our Life, I call upon You and
"Today bring to Me the pagans and those
beg Your mercy for poor sinners. O sweetest Heart of my
Lord, full of pity and unfathomable mercy, I plead with who do not yet know Me.
you for poor sinners. O Most Sacred Heart, Fount of I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion,
Mercy from which gush forth rays of inconceivable graces
and their future zeal comforted My heart.
upon the entire human race, I beg of You light for poor
sinners. O Jesus, be mindful of Your own bitter Passion Immerse them in the ocean of My mercy."
and do not permit the loss of souls redeemed at so dear a
price of Your most precious Blood. ALL: Most Compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the
whole world. Receive into the abode of Your Most
O Jesus, when I consider the great price of Your Compassionate Heart the souls of those who as yet do not
Blood, I rejoice at its immensity, for one drop alone would believe in You or do not know You. Let the rays of Your
have been enough for the salvation of all sinners. grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may
Although sin is an abyss of wickedness and ingratitude, the extol Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape
price paid for us can never be equaled. from the abode which is Your Compassionate Heart.
Therefore let every soul trust in the Passion of the Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the
Lord, and place its hope in His mercy. God will not deny souls of pagans and of those who as yet do not know You,
His mercy to anyone. Heaven and earth may change, but but who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of
God's mercy will never be exhausted. Oh, what immense Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These souls do
joy burns in my heart when I contemplate Your not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that
incomprehensible goodness, O Jesus! I desire to bring all they, too, may extol the generosity of Your Mercy for
sinners to Your feet that they may glorify Your mercy endless ages. AMEN.
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throughout endless ages. AMEN. (Diary 1, 72)
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FIFTH DAY PRAYER NINTH DAY READING
READER:
St. Faustina said,
"Today bring to Me the souls of heretics and
schismatics, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. “I will not allow myself to be so absorbed in the whirlwind
During My bitter Passion, they tore at My Body and of work as to forget about God. I will spend all my free
moments at the feet of the Master hidden in the Blessed
heart, that is, My Church. As they return to unity with
Sacrament. He has been tutoring me from my most tender
the Church, My wounds heal, and in this way they years.” (Diary I,I, 82)
alleviate My Passion."
Jesus told her:
ALL: Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not
refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into the “Write this: before I come as the just Judge, I am coming
abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of first as the King of Mercy. Before the day of justice
heretics and schismatics. Draw them by Your Light into arrives, there will be given to people a sign in the heavens
the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from of this sort:
the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it "All light in the heavens will be extinguished, and there
about that they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your will be great darkness over the whole earth. Then the sign
Mercy. of the cross will be seen in the sky, and from the openings
where the hands and the feet of the Savior were nailed will
Eternal Father, turn Your Merciful gaze upon the
come forth great lights which will light up the earth for a
souls of those of heretics and schismatics, who have
period of time. This will take place shortly before
squandered Your Blessings and misused Your Graces by
obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon the last day." (Diary I,
I, 83
83)
their errors, but upon the love of Your own Son and upon
His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their sake, “Write down at once what you hear: ‘I am the Lord in My
since they, too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate essence and am immune to orders or needs. If I call
Heart. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great creatures into being - that is the abyss of My mercy.”
Mercy for endless ages. AMEN. (Diary I,
I, 85
85)
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The First torture that constitutes hell is: The loss of God.
SIXTH DAY PRAYER
The Second is: Perpetual remorse of conscience.
The Third is: That one's condition will never change.
The Fourth is: The fire that will penetrate the soul
without destroying it. – a terrible suffering since it "Today bring to Me the meek and humble souls and the
is a purely spiritual fire, lit by God's anger;
souls of little children, and immerse them in My mercy.
The Fifth Torture is: Continual darkness and a terrible
suffocating smell, and despite the darkness, the These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They
devils and the souls of the damned see each other strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as
and all the evil, both of others and their own. earthly Angels, who will keep vigil at My altars. I pour
The Sixth Torture is: The constant company of Satan.
The Seventh Torture is: Horrible despair, hatred of out upon them whole torrents of grace. Only the humble
God, vile words, curses and blasphemies. “ souls is capable of receiving My grace. I favor humble
souls with My confidence."
“These are the tortures suffered by all the damned together...
I would have died at the very sight of these tortures if the ALL: Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said "Learn
omnipotence of God had not supported me. Let the sinner from Me for I am meek and humble of heart". Receive into the
know that he will be tortured throughout all eternity, abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble
in those senses which he made use of to sin. souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all
I am writing this at the command of God, so that no soul heaven into ecstasy, and they are the heavenly Father's
may find an excuse by saying there is no hell, or that nobody favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the Throne
of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These
has ever been there, and so no one can say what it is like.
souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate
Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love
“I, Sister Faustina, by the order of God, have visited the and mercy.
abysses of hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek and
to its existence. humble souls, and upon the souls of little children who are
I cannot speak about it now; but I have received a command enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart
from God to leave it in writing. (Diary II, 741) of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son.
Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very
PAUSE - REFLECT - PRAY Throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the
(Turn to page 28 – PRAYER OF MERCY) love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them:
Bless the whole world that all souls together may sing out the
praises of Your Mercy for endless ages. AMEN.
(Turn to page 11 – CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY)
MERCY)
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I demand from you deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of
SEVENTH DAY PRAYER
love for Me. You are to show mercy to your neighbors
always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or
try to excuse or absolve yourself from it. I am giving you
"Today bring to Me the souls who especially venerate and three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbor:
glorify My mercy, and immerse them in My mercy. These The first - by deed,
souls sorrowed most over My Passion and entered most The second - by word,
deeply into My Spirit. They are living images of My The third - by prayer.
Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy,
brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me. By this
fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the means a soul glorifies and pays reverence to My mercy.
hour of death." (Diary II, 742)
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SEVENTH DAY READING EIGHTH DAY PRAYER
READER:
HOW SHOULD WE VENERATE THIS IMAGE
"Today bring to Me the souls who are in the prison of
OF THE DIVINE MERCY? By having it blessed and
displayed in an honorable place in our homes and also in purgatory, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy.
our places of work. We can carry a small card of the Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching
image with us a reminder of God’s abiding presence to flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They
draw mercy from the fount of mercy, to trust Him, and to are making retribution to My justice. It is in your power
do works of mercy.
Our Lord said: “By means of this image, to bring them relief. Draw all indulgences from the
image, I shall
grant many graces to souls.” (Diary II, 742) treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf.
The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy is special, because Oh, if you only knew the torments they suffer, you would
the Lord designed it as a special vessel of grace and He continually offer for them the alms of the spirit and pay
Himself taught it to St. Faustina. It is a priestly and
off their debt for My justice."
Eucharistic prayer for mercy, for all in need of mercy and
can be said at any time. So our Lord’s promises are special
ALL: Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You
for those who pray the Chaplet.
desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your Most
Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very
"Oh what graces I will grant to souls who say this dear to You, and yet, who must make retribution to Your
Chaplet: the very depths of My tender mercy are stirred justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which gushed
for the sake of those who say the Chaplet.” forth from Your Heart put out the flames of purifying fire, that
(Diary II, 848)
848) in that place, too, the power of Your mercy may be praised.
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NINTH DAY PRAYER SIXTH DAY READING
READER:
Once the Lord said to St. Faustina:
"Today bring to Me souls who have become lukewarm,
"Act like a beggar who does not back away when he gets
and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These
more alms (than he asked for),
souls wound My Heart most painfully. My souls but offers thanks the more fervently.
suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of You too should not back away and say that you are not
Olives because of lukewarm soul. They were the reason worthy of receiving greater graces when I give them to you.
I know you are unworthy, but rejoice all the more and take
I cried out: "Father, take this cup away from me, if it be
as many treasures from My Heart as you can carry, for
Your will". For them the last hope of then you will please Me more.
salvation is to flee to My mercy." And I will tell you one more thing - take these graces not
only for yourself, but also for others; that is, encourage the
ALL: Most Compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion souls with whom you come in contact to trust in My
Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your Most infinite mercy. Oh, how I love those souls who have
Compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure love let complete onfidence in Me.
these tepid souls, who, like corpses, filled You with such I will do everything for them." (Diary I, 294)
294)
deep loathing, be once again set aflame. O Most
Compassionate Jesus, exercise the omnipotence of Your And Jesus assured her:
mercy and draw them into the very ardor of Your love; and
bestow upon them the gift of holy love, for nothing is
beyond Your power. " Yes, I will be with you always, if you always remain a
little child and fear nothing. As I was your beginning here,
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon so I will also be your end. Do not rely on creatures, even in
lukewarm souls, who are nonetheless enfolded in the Most the smallest things, because this displeases Me. I want to
Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I beg You be alone in your soul. I will give light and strength to your
by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His three-hour soul, and you will learn from My representative that I am
agony on the Cross: Let them, too, glorify the abyss of in you, and your uncertainty will vanish like mist before the
Your mercy. AMEN. rays of the sun." (Diary I, 295)
295)
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CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY (ROSARY)
FIFTH DAY READING
THE LORD'S PRAYER
READER:
LEADER: Our Father Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be
St. Faustina in her diary said, “The Lord permitted
Thy Name; Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth
me to see the immensity and greatness of His Mercy. If
as it is in Heaven.
only souls could realize how much God loves them!
Earthly human understanding, is only a pale shadow of the ALL: Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our
reality.” Jesus pleaded for help in seeking the return of all trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
who have lost their faith and offended God. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
He said to His Secretary, St. Faustina: AMEN.
“Write, the greater the misery of a soul, the greater its right HAIL MARY
to my mercy, urge all souls to trust in the unfathomable abyss
of My mercy, for I want to save them all. On the cross, the LEADER: Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with
fountain of My mercy was opened wide by the lance for all Thee, Blessed art Thou among Women and blessed is the
souls — no one have I excluded!” (Diary III, 1182) Fruit of Thy womb, Jesus.
1182)
ALL: Holy Mary Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now
“My Secretary, write that I am more generous toward sinners and at the hour of our death. AMEN.
than toward the just. It was for their sake that I came down
from heaven; it was for their sake that My Blood was spilled. THE APOSTLES' CREED
Let them not fear to approach Me;
they are most in need of My mercy... (Diary IV
IV, 1275)
1275)
ALL: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of
heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son,
I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy
appeal to My compassion, but on the contrary, I justify him Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under
in My unfathomable and inscrutable mercy. Write: before I Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He
come as a just Judge, I first open wide the door of My mercy. descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He
He who refuses to pass through the door of My Mercy, must ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the
Father. He will come again to judge the living and the
pass through the door of My Justice." (Diary
(Diary III,
III, 1146)
1146)
dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic
PAUSE - REFLECT - PRAY Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
(Turn to page 28 – PRAYER OF MERCY) the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. AMEN.
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ON THE OUR FATHER BEAD BEFORE EACH DECADE
FOURTH DAY READING
ALL: Eternal Father,
I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity,
of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, READER:
in atonement for our sins and those of the whole The message of Our Lord to St. Faustina is about
world. His great Mercy for all mankind. There is a great urgency
about His message of mercy, because He wants no one to
miss out on it when the day of justice comes.
ON THE TEN HAIL MARY BEADS OF EACH DECADE
In these messages, there is an urgent focus on
NOW. NOW is the time of mercy. NOW is the time for
LEADER: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion. salvation, before He comes in judgment. St. Faustina
ALL: Have mercy on us and on the whole world. recorded the Lord’s words of urgency:
Jesus said to St. Faustina:
AFTER THE FIVE DECADES, CONCLUDING DOXOLOGY “The loss of each soul plunges Me into mortal sadness. You
always console Me when you pray for sinners. The prayer
ALL: Holy God,
most pleasing to Me is prayer for the conversion of sinners.
Holy Mighty One,
Know, My daughter, that this prayer is always heard and
Holy Immortal One,
Have mercy on us and on the whole world. AMEN. 97)
answered." (Diary V, 1397)
(Repeat 3 times) “While there is time, let (mankind) have recourse to
the Fount of My Mercy.” (Diary II, 848)
IN THANKSGIVING “The awful day, the day of justice, is near.” (Diary II, 965)
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TO THE DIVINE MERCY
“So I turn to you, you--chosen souls, will you also fail to O God of compassion, You alone can justify me and
understand the love of My Heart? You will never reject me when I, contrite, approach Your
Here, too, My Heart finds disappointment; I do not find merciful Heart, where no one has ever been refused, even
complete surrender to My love. So many reservations, so if he were the greatest sinner… [For Your Son assured
much distrust, so much caution. To comfort you, let Me me:] “Sooner would heaven and earth turn into
tell you that there are souls living in the world who love nothingness than would My mercy fail to embrace a
Me dearly. I dwell in their hearts with delight. trusting soul.”
But they are few. In convents too, there are souls that fill
Jesus, Friend of a lonely heart, You are my haven,
My Heart with joy. They bear My features;
You are my peace. You are my salvation; You are my
therefore the Heavenly Father looks upon them with
serenity in moments of struggle and amidst an ocean of
special pleasure. They will be a marvel to angels and men. doubts. You are the bright ray that lights up the path of my
Their number is very small. They are a defense for the life. You are everything to a lonely soul. You understand
world before the justice of the Heavenly Father and a the soul even though it remains silent. You know our
means for obtaining mercy for the world. weaknesses and, like a good physician, You comfort and
The love and sacrifice of these souls sustain the world in heal, sparing us sufferings — expert that You are. AMEN.
existence. The infidelity of a soul specially chosen by Me
wounds My Heart most painfully. Such infidelities are
swords which pierce My Heart.” (Diary I, 367)
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LITANY OF MERCY
St. Faustina’s Praises of the Divine Mercy
The Love of God is the flower—Mercy the fruit. When St. Faustina told her confessor, she received a
reply from the priest: "That refers to your soul. Certainly,
Let the doubting soul read these considerations on Divine paint God’s image in your soul." When she came out of
Mercy and become trusting: the confessional, she again heard words such as these:
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“You will do this in this life and in the next. I will deny
FIRST DAY READING
nothing to any soul whom you will bring to the fount of
My mercy. On each day you will beg My Father, on the
READER:
strength of My bitter Passion, for graces for these souls.”
The diary of St. Maria Faustina H. Kowalska is the
record of her life experience – the journey of her soul. She “I answered, ‘Jesus, I do not know how to make this
was graced by a special communion with God, and the
novena or which souls to bring first into Your Most
diary expresses her conviction that this communion ought
to be the center of our lives. Compassionate Heart.’ Jesus replied that He would tell
St. Faustina herself stated that she desired by this me which souls to bring each day into His Heart.”
writing to fulfill the expressed command of the Lord Jesus (Diary III, 1209)
1209)
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