1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and The Apostles Creed.
2. Then on the Our Father Beads say the following:
Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.
3. On the 10 Hail Mary Beads say the following:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(Repeat step 2 and 3 for all five decades).
4. Conclude with (three times):
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
These are the short Prayer at 3p.m(the Hour of Great Mercy) and the "OPTIONAL" for the Opening and Closing Chaplet Prayer.
(Optional for Opening prayer)
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 world and empty Yourself out upon us. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!
As for the "OPTIONAL Closing Chaplet prayer, are as below :
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
for special intentions
What is the Chaplet of Divine Mercy?
Saint Faustina was born Helena Kowalska in the village of Glogowiec west of Lodz, Poland, on August 25, 1905. She was the third of ten children. When she was almost twenty, she entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, whose members devote themselves to the care and education of troubled young women.The following year she received her religious habit and was given the name Sister Maria Faustina, to which she added "of the Most Blessed Sacrament," as was permitted by her Congregation's custom.
In the 1930s, Sister Faustina received from the Lord a message of mercy that she was told to spread throughout the world. She was asked to become the apostle and secretary of God's mercy, a model of how to be merciful to others, and an instrument for reemphasizing God's plan of mercy for the world.
The message of mercy that Sister Faustina received is now being spread throughout the world; she has been recognized by the Church as a "Saint"; and her diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul, has become the handbook for devotion to The Divine Mercy. She would not have been surprised, for she had been told that the message of God's mercy would spread through her writings for the great benefit of souls.
Through Saint Faustina, Jesus also revealed special ways to live out the response to His mercy–one of which is the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, as both a novena and a prayer for the three o'clock hour–the hour of His death.
How to Recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. At the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts the Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer.Optional 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 world and empty Yourself out upon us.O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!
Begin with the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Apostle's Creed:
Our Father
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.The Apostle's Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified; died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.Then, on the large bead before each decade:
Eternal Father,
I offer you the Body and Blood,Soul and Divinity,
of Your Dearly Beloved Son,
Our Lord, Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins
and those of the whole world.
On the ten small beads of each decade, say:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Conclude with (Say 3 Times):
Holy God,Holy Mighty One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world.
Optional Closing Prayer
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.Prayer For The Holy Souls in Purgatory
– St. Faustina
Eternal Father,
turn your merciful graze
upon the souls suffering in Purgatory,
who are enfolded in the
Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus.
I beg you, by the sorrowful Passion
of Jesus Your Son,
and by all the bitterness
with which His most sacred Soul was flooded,
manifest Your mercy to the souls
who are under Your just scrutiny.
Look upon them in no other way
than through the Wounds of Jesus,
Your dearly beloved Son;
for we firmly believe that there is no
limit to Your goodness and compassion.
Have mercy, O Lord,
have mercy on the Poor Souls in Purgatory.
May the souls of the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
St Faustina Diary - The souls in Purgatory
What the souls in Purgatory told St Faustina
Our Lord said to Saint Faustina:
Encourage souls to say the Chaplet which I have given you ... Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death ... 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 Savior ... Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from my infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy ... Through the Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will.
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy as a Novena
The Chaplet can be said anytime, but the Lord specifically asked that it be recited as a novena. He promised, "By this Novena (of Chaplets), I will grant every possible grace to souls."For each of the nine days, our Lord gave Saint Faustina a different intention: all mankind, especially sinners; the souls of priests and religious; all devout and faithful souls; those who do not believe in God and those who do not yet know Jesus; the souls who have separated themselves from the Church; the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children; the souls who especially venerate and glorify His mercy; the souls detained in purgatory; and souls who have become lukewarm.
"I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the fountain of My mercy, that they may draw therefrom strength and refreshment and whatever grace they have need of in the hardships of life, and especially at the hour of death."
We, too, can make a novena of prayer for these intentions and others, especially by praying the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy.
Intentions for Each Day of the Novena
First Day
Today bring to Me ALL MANKIND, ESPECIALLY ALL SINNERSMost Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from it. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen.
Second Day
Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUSMost Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service, that they may perform worthy works of mercy; and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the 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.
Third Day
Today bring to Me ALL DEVOUT AND FAITHFUL SOULSMost Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from it. We beg this of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Fourth Day
Today bring to Me THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD AND THOSE WHO DO NOT YET KNOW MEMost compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who do not believe in God and of those who as yet do not know You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your Most Compassionate Heart.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who do not believe in You, and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too, may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Fifth Day
Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO HAVE SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM MY CHURCHMost Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Church. Draw them by Your light into the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Son's Church, who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces by obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon the love of Your own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their sake, since they, too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate Heart. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Sixth Day
Today bring to Me THE MEEK AND HUMBLE SOULS AND THE SOULS OF LITTLE CHILDRENMost Merciful Jesus, You yourself have said, "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and they are the heavenly Father's favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the 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.
Seventh Day
Today bring to Me THE SOULS WHO ESPECIALLY VENERATE AND GLORIFY MY MERCYMost Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your mercy. These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident of Your mercy; and united to You, O Jesus, they carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart from this life.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy, and their hearts, overflowing with joy, sing a canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I beg You O God: Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to them that during their life, but especially at the hour of death, the souls who will venerate this fathomless mercy of His, He, Himself, will defend as His glory. Amen.
Eighth Day
Today bring to Me THE SOULS WHO ARE DETAINED IN PURGATORYMost Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet, who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of Purgatory, that there, too, the power of Your mercy may be celebrated.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded: Manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no other way but only through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and compassion. Amen.
Ninth Day
Today bring to Me SOULS WHO HAVE BECOME LUKEWARMMost compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure love let these tepid souls, who like corpses, filled You with such deep loathing, be once again set aflame. O Most Compassionate Jesus, exercise the omnipotence of Your 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.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon lukewarm souls who are nonetheless enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I beg You by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His three-hour agony on the Cross: Let them, too, glorify the abyss of Your mercy. Amen.
Eucharistic Adoration Prayer
by Saint Faustina Kowalska
A Mystic with a message for theNew
Millennium.
Saint Maria Fautina Kowalska, known today the world over as the "Apostle of The Divine Mercy," is numbered by the theologians among the outstanding mystics of the church.
"You are the secretary of My mercy. I have chosen you for that
office in this and the next life."
These words of Jesus are found in the Diary of St. Maria
Faustina Kowalska, which chronicles Sr. Faustina's great
experience of Divine Mercy in her soul and her mission to share
that mercy with the world.
[ One of the **MOST POWERFUL** devoted prayer - The Chaplet of Divine Mercy ]
In the Diary of Saint Faustina Kowlaska, she recorded a number of PROMISES WHICH JESUS MADE TO THOSE DEVOTED to His Divine Mercy. We selected a few of the most powerful of these promises for this article, with a special focus on praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. It is worth reading these promises a number of times to fully understand them.
Promises for Praying the Chaplet :
"Oh, what great graces I will grant to souls who say this Chaplet. Write down these words, my daughter. Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize my unfathomable mercy. It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the day of justice. While there is STILL TIME, let them have recourse to the fount of my mercy; let them profit from the blood and water which gushed forth for them" (Diary passage, 848) .
"Say unceasingly the Chaplet that I have taught you. Whoever will recite it, they will receive great mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet ONLY ONCE, he would RECEIVE grace from My infinite mercy" (Diary passage, 687).
The Promise Of The Grace Of Mercy For The Dying :
"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; when a soul sees and realizes the gravity of its sins, when the whole abyss of the misery into which it immersed itself is displayed before its eyes, let it not despair, but with trust let it throw itself into the arms of My mercy, as a child into the arms of its beloved mother. 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 passage, 1541).
"At the hour of their death, I DEFEND every soul that WILL SAY this Chaplet as I do my own glory. When this Chaplet is said by the bedside of a dying person, God's anger is placated and His unfathomable mercy envelops the soul" (Diary passage, 811)
"I desire that this mercy flow out upon the whole world through your heart. Let no one who approaches you go away without that trust in my mercy, which I so ardently desire for souls. Pray as much as you can for the dying. By your entreaties, obtain for them trust in my mercy, because they have most need of trust, and have it the least" (Diary passage, 1777)
Example of the Chaplet Saving a Soul :
"My daughter, help me to save a certain dying sinner. Say the Chaplet that I have taught you for him. When I began to say the Chaplet, I saw the man dying in the midst of terrible torment and struggle. His Guardian Angel was defending him, but he was, as it were, powerless against the enormity of the soul’s misery. But while I was saying the Chaplet, I saw Jesus just as He is depicted in the Image. The rays that issued from Jesus’ heart enveloped the sick man, and the powers of darkness fled in panic. The sick man peacefully breathed his last" (Diary passage, 1565)
Saint Faustina’s Praises of the Divine Mercy (948-949)
The love of God (is) the flower, Mercy—the fruit.
Let the doubting soul read these considerations on Divine Mercy and become trusting.
Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the bosom of the Father, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, greatest attribute of God, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, incomprehensible mystery, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, fount gushing forth from the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, unfathomed by any intellect, human or angelic, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, from which wells forth all life and happiness, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, better than the heavens, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, source of miracles and wonders, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, encompassing the whole universe, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, descending to earth in the person of the Incarnate Word, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, which flowed out from the open wound of the heart of Jesus, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, enclosed in the Heart of Jesus for us, and especially for sinners, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, unfathomed in the institution of the Sacred Host, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in the founding of the Holy Church, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in our justification through Jesus Christ, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, accompanying us through our whole life, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, embracing us especially at the hour of death, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, endowing us with immortal life, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, shielding us from the fire of hell, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, accompanying us every moment of our life, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in the conversion of hardened sinners, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, astonishment for Angels, incomprehensible to Saints, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, unfathomed in all the mysteries of God, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, lifting us out of every misery, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, source of our happiness and joy, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in calling us forth from nothingness to existence, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, embracing all the works of His hands, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, in which we are all immersed, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, crown of all of God’s handiwork, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, sweet relief for anguished hearts, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, only hope for despairing souls, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, repose of hearts, peace amidst fear, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, delight and ecstasy of holy souls, we trust in You.
Divine Mercy, inspiring hope against all hope, we trust in You.
Eternal God in Whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion—inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair, nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
O incomprehensible and limitless Mercy Divine,
To extol and adore You worthily who can?
Supreme attribute of Almighty God,
You are the sweet hope of sinful man.
Into one hymn yourselves unite, stars,
Earth, and sea, and the Divine Mercy
Incomprehensible in concert praise,
Charmingly.
To the Divine Mercy
I fly to your mercy, compassionate God, who alone are good. Although my misery is great and my offences are many, I trust in your mercy, because you are the God of mercy; and from time immemorial, it has never been heard of, nor do heaven or earth remember, that a soul trusting in Your mercy has been disappointed.
O God of compassion. You alone can justify me and you will never reject me when I, contrite, approach your Merciful Heart, where no one has ever been refused. even if he were the greatest sinner (1730) [For you Son assured me:] sooner would heaven and earth turn into nothingness than would My mercy fail to embrace a trusting soul (1777).
Jesus, friend of a lonely heart, You are my haven. You are my peace, You are my salvation, you are my serenity in moments of struggle and amidst an ocean of doubts. You are the bright ray that lights up the path of my life. You are everything to a lonely soul. You understand the soul even though it remains silent. you know our weaknesses and, like a good physician, you comfort and heal, sparing us sufferings - expert that you are (247)
Desires of a Soul
O Jesus, our Master, we unite our desires to the desires that You had on the Cross: we desire to fulfill Your holy will; we desire the conversion of souls; we desire that Your mercy be adored; we desire that the triumph of the Church be hastened; we desire the Feast of Mercy to be celebrated all over the world; we desire sanctity for priests; we desire that in all religious houses there reign a spirit of great zeal for the glory of God and for the salvation of souls; we desire that souls do not offend God but persevere in good; we desire that the blessing of God descend upon all. Amen.
A Prayer for Divine Mercy
O Greatly Merciful God, Infinite Goodness, today all mankind calls out from the abyss of its misery to Your mercy—to Your compassion, O God; and it is with its mighty voice of misery that it cries out. Gracious God, do not reject the prayer of this earth’s exiles! O Lord, Goodness beyond our understanding, Who are acquainted with our misery through and through, and know that by our own power we cannot ascend to You, we implore You: Anticipate us with your grace and keep on increasing Your mercy in us, that we may faithfully do Your holy will all through our lives and at death’s hour. Let the omnipotence of Your mercy shield us from the darts of our salvation’s enemies; that we may with confidence, as Your children, await Your final coming—that day known to You alone. And we expect to obtain everything promised us by Jesus, in spite of all our wretchedness. For Jesus is our Hope: through His merciful Heart as through an open gate, we pass through to heaven.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
O Jesus, Eternal God, We thank You for Your countless graces and blessings. Let every beat of our hearts be a new hymn of thanksgiving to You, O God. Let every drop of our blood circulate for You, O Lord. Our souls are one hymn in adoration of Your mercy. We love You, O God, for Yourself alone. Amen. (1794)
To Obtain Love for God
Most sweet Jesus, set on fire our love for You and transform us into Yourself. Divinize us that our deed may be pleasing to You. May this be accomplished by the power of the Holy Communion which we receive (daily). Oh, how greatly we desire to be wholly transformed into You, O Lord! Amen.
To Obtain an Understanding of God
Jesus, give us intellect, a great intellect, for this only, that we may understand You better; because the better we get to know You, the more ardently will we love You. Jesus, we ask You for a powerful intellect, that we may understand divine and lofty matters. Jesus, give us keen intellect with which we will get to know Your Divine Essence and Your inner, Triune life. Amen. (V, 73)
Prayer for the Grace to be Merciful Towards Others
O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as we breathe, as many times as our hearts beat, as many times as our blood throb through our bodies, so many thousand times do we want to glorify Your mercy.
We want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, O Lord. May the greatest of all your divine attributes—that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through our hearts and souls to our neighbours.
Help us, O Lord, that our eyes may be merciful, so that we may never suspect of judge from appearances, but look for what is beautiful in our neighbour’s souls and come to their rescue.
Help us, that our ears may be merciful, that our ears may be merciful, that we may give heed to our neighbour’s needs and not be indifferent to their pains and moanings.
Help us, O Lord, that our tongues may be merciful, so that we should never speak negatively of our neighbours, but have a word of comfort and forgiveness for all.
Help us, O Lord, that our hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that we may do only good to our neighbours and take upon ourselves the more difficult and toilsome tasks.
Help us, that our feet may be merciful, so that we may hurry to assist our neighbours, overcoming our own fatigue and weariness. Our true rest is in the service of our neighbours.
Help us, O Lord, that our hearts may be merciful so that we ourselves may feel all the sufferings of our neighbours. We will refuse our hearts to no one. We will be sincere even with those whom we know will abuse our kindness. And we will lock ourselves up in the most merciful Heart of Jesus. We will bear our own sufferings in silence. May Your mercy, O Lord, rest upon us.
You Yourself command us to exercise the three degrees of mercy. The first: the act of mercy of whatever kind. The second, the word of mercy—if we cannot carry out a work of mercy, we will assist by our words. The third: prayer—if we cannot show mercy by deeds or words, we can always do so by prayer. Our prayer reaches out even there where we cannot reach out physically.
O our Jesus, transform us into Yourself, for You can do all things.
(This prayer gives us a true measure of our mercy, a mirror in which we can observe ourselves as merciful Christs. We can well make it our morning invocation as well as our evening examination of conscience.)
For Sinners
Jesus said to St. Faustina: “You always console Me when you pray for sinners. The prayer most pleasing to me is the prayer for their conversion. Know, my daughter, that this prayer is always heard and answered.”
O Jesus, eternal Truth, our Life, we call upon You and we beg Your mercy for poor sinners. O sweetest Heart of our Lord, full of pity and unfathomable mercy, we plead with You for poor sinners. O Most Sacred Heart, Fount of Mercy from which gush forth rays of inconceivable graces upon the entire human race, we beg of You light for poor sinners. O Jesus, be mindful or Your own Bitter Passion and do not permit the loss of souls redeemed at so dear a price of Your most precious Blood. O Jesus, when we consider the great price of Your Blood, we rejoice at its immensity, for one drop alone would have been enough for the salvation of all sinners. Although sin is an abyss of wickedness and ingratitude, the price paid for us can never be equalled. Therefore, let every soul trust in the Passion of the Lord and place its hope in His Mercy. God will not deny His mercy to anyone. Heaven and earth may change, but God’s mercy will never be exhausted. Oh, what immense joy burn in our hearts when we contemplate Your incomprehensible goodness, O Jesus! We desire to bring all sinners to Your feet that they may glorify Your mercy throughout endless ages. Amen.
At the Feet of Christ in the Eucharist
O Jesus, Divine Prisoner of Love, when I consider Your love and how You emptied Yourself for me, my senses deaden. You hide Your inconceivable majesty and lower Yourself to miserable me. O King of Glory, though You hide Your beauty, yet the eye of my soul rends the veil. I see the angelic choirs giving You honor without cease, and all the heavenly Powers praising You without cease, and without cease they are saying: Holy, Holy, Holy.
Oh, who will comprehend Your love and Your unfathomable mercy toward us! O Prisoner of Love, I lock up my poor heart in this tabernacle that it may adore You without cease night and day. I know of no obstacle in this adoration: and even though I be physically distant, my heart is always with You. Nothing can put a stop to my love for You. No obstacles exist fro me...
O Holy Trinity, One and Indivisible God, may You be blessed for this great gift and testament of mercy. Amen. (81)
I adore You, Lord and Creator, hidden in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I adore You for all the works of Your hands, that reveal to me so much wisdom, goodness and mercy, O Lord. You have spread so much beauty over the earth and it tells me about Your beauty, even though these beautiful things are but a faint reflection of You incomprehensible Beauty. And although You have hidden Yourself and concealed Your beauty, my eye enlightened by faith, reaches You and my soul recognizes its Creator, its Highest Good, and my heart is completely immersed in prayer of adoration.
My Lord and Creator, Your goodness encourages me to converse with You. Your mercy abolishes the charm which separates the Creator from the creature. To converse with You, O Lord is the delight of my heart, in You I find everything that my heart could desire. Here Your light illumines my mind, enabling it to know You more and more deeply. Here steams of grace flow down upon my heart. Here my soul draws eternal life. O my Lord and Creator, You alone, beyond all these gifts, give Your own self to me and unite Yourself intimately with your miserable creature. (1692)
O Christ, let my greatest delight be to see You love and Your praise and glory proclaimed, especially the honor of Your mercy. O Christ, let me glorify Your goodness and mercy to the last moment of my life, with every drop of my blood and every beat of my heart. Would that I be transformed into a hymn of adoration of You. When I find myself on my deathbed, may the last beat of my heart be a loving hymn glorifying Your unfathomable mercy. (1708)
Testimonies
Testimony by
Divine Mercy Apostolate
St Peter's Church, Padungan, Kuching
Sarawak, Malaysia.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/divinemercyapostolate
Isaac is another WALKING WITNESS of Divine Mercy.
They pray over a young man, Isaac who was being "charmed by black magic" by someone. The young man was in coma for 4 years in Hospital Norma, Kuching, Malaysia. Actually, the "charm" is being made on the young man's father. But don’t know how it goes to the son. When they prayed over him, the bed was shaking. A bit like when you watched the Exorcist movie.
Before they pray over, they will set up a simple altar with the Divine Mercy Image, Crucifix, candles and holy water. So, it happened when Michael snapped the Divine Mercy Image with his mobile. Then after that, then they realized they saw the image of the devil captured in the photo.
After they pray over, the young man can open his eyes and can eat and drink.
When the father of the young man came to visit his son in the hospital which I assume is after they prayed over the young man. . .When Andy, the one who prayed over the young man shakes hand upon greeting with the young man's father and after that suddenly Andy had stomach ache. So, Andy cannot bear it any longer and go back home and poo. It was believed that the bad thing transmitted / transferred to Andy. After Andy "poo", I think he is fine already.
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Testimony by
Divine Mercy Apostolate
St Peter's Church, Padungan, Kuching
Sarawak, Malaysia.
Martina is a WALKING WITNESS of Divine Mercy. Her sickness hidden by the enemies, the doctors were unable to diagnose her ailment and therefore unable to treat her accordingly. She was Paralysed and wheelchair bound for 2 year until DMA visited her. At one stage she was DEAD... and even now walking about unaided, the doctors (of SGH) insist that she cannot walk !!!
1st DMA visit - she moved her badok (bottoms).
2nd DMA visit - she stood up and walked.
3rd DMA visit - she walked unaided.
After the 3rd DMA visit, the real cause of her ailment was revealed and the doctors managed to zoomed in and gave her some treatment - cancer of some sort.
The nerves of her legs were DAMAGED and she is NOT SUPPOSED TO WALK, her doctors are right: YOU CANNOT WALK.
But she was healed by JESUS THE DIVINE MERCY. This the doctors (Muslim) refused to believe.
She gave glory to Divine Mercy by radiating the Mercy that she has received to people.
Her testimony is the key stone picked by Our Lord Himself for DMA.
Personally I was present at the 2nd DMA visit and I was shocked (everybody too) to see her STOOD UP AND WALKED !!!
My friends, Martina is chosen by Jesus. DMA was directed to pray for her at Kampung Amoungan, Serian, St Elizabeth Parish. She is healed because she BELIEVED, she TRUSTED completely the mercy of God..... and now she is RADIATING THE MERCY THAT SHE HAS RECEIVED to you.
JESUS IS THE HEALER.
JESUS I TRUST IN TOU.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/divinemercyapostolate/
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Testimonies of HAYDEN, 9.
DIVINE MERCY saved him.
A year ago the doctors gave him 6 months to live !
Then he was directed to come to DMD at St Peter's Church. Hayden first came to DMD on Good Friday this year (2013), he wrote his own petitions, participated actively and loudly ay the DMD and our DMA activities, including our recent visit to Malacca/Seremban.
Compiled by Ben Chang
