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Novena to the
Divine Mercy
Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy, which falls on the Sunday following Easter, be
preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy. This nine day Novena begins on Good Friday.

Jesus gave St. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena. In her diary, St.
Faustina wrote: “On each day of the novena you will bring to My heart a different group of souls
and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy ... On each day you will beg My Father, on
the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls.”

Chaplet of the Divine Mercy Begin with the Our Father, the Hail Conclude with (say 3 times):
Mary and the Apostle’s Creed:
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using Holy God,
ordinary rosary beads of five decades. Then, on the large bead before Holy Mighty One,
each decade: Holy Immortal One,
Optional Opening Prayers have mercy on us
Eternal Father, and on the whole world.
You expired, Jesus, but the source I offer you the Body and Blood,
of life gushed forth for souls, and Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Optional Closing Prayer
the ocean of mercy opened up for Beloved Son,
the whole world. O Fount of Life, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless
unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop in atonement for our sins and the treasury of compassion —
the whole world and empty Yourself and those of the whole world. inexhaustible, look kindly upon us
out upon us. and increase Your mercy in us, that in
On the ten small beads of each difficult moments we might not despair
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth decade, say: nor become despondent, but with
from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain great confidence submit ourselves to
of Mercy for us, I trust in You! For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy
have mercy on us and on the whole itself.
world.
novena to the
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Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Sunday

Prayer for all mankind, Prayer for the souls of Prayer for all devout and
especially sinners priests and religious faithful souls
“Today bring to Me all “Today bring to Me the Souls “Today bring to Me all
mankind, especially all of Priests and Religious, Devout and Faithful Souls,
sinners and immerse them and immerse them in My and immerse them in
in the ocean of my mercy. unfathomable mercy. It was the ocean of My mercy.
In this way, you will console they who gave me strength These souls brought me
Me in the bitter grief into to endure My bitter Passion. consolation on the Way of
which the loss of souls Through them as through the Cross. They were a drop
plunges Me.” channels My mercy flows of consolation in the midst
out upon mankind.” of an ocean of bitterness.”
Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature
it is to have compassion on us and to Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury
forgive us, do not look upon our sins all that is good, increase Your grace in of Your mercy, You impart Your graces
but upon our trust which we place men and women consecrated to Your in great abundance to each and all.
in Your infinite goodness. Receive service, that they may perform worthy Receive us into the abode of Your Most
us all into the abode of Your Most works of mercy; and that all who see Compassionate Heart and never let us
Compassionate Heart, and never let them may glorify the Father of Mercy escape from It. We beg this grace of
us escape from It. We beg this of You who is in heaven. You by that most wondrous love for the
by Your love which unites You to the heavenly Father with which Your Heart
Father and the Holy Spirit. burns so fiercely.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze
upon the company of chosen ones in
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze Your vineyard — upon the souls of Eternal Father, turn Your merciful
upon all mankind and especially upon priests and religious; and endow them gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the
poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most with the strength of Your blessing. inheritance of Your Son. For the sake
Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the For the love of the Heart of Your Son of His sorrowful Passion, grant them
sake of His sorrowful Passion show us in which they are enfolded, impart to Your blessing and surround them
Your mercy, that we may praise the them Your power and light, that they with Your constant protection. Thus
omnipotence of Your mercy for ever may be able to guide others in the way may they never fail in love or lose the
and ever. Amen. of salvation and with one voice sing treasure of the holy faith, but rather,
praise to Your boundless mercy for with all the hosts of Angels and Saints,
ages without end. Amen. may they glorify Your boundless mercy
for endless ages. Amen.

The message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine
Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina
Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience
to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600
pages recording the revelations she received about
God’s mercy. Even before her death in 1938, the
devotion to The Divine Mercy had begun to spread.
For more information about Sr. Faustina and The
Divine Mercy visit Holy Spirit Interactive (www.
holyspiritinteractive.net/features/divinemercy)

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Day 4 Day 5 Day 6
Easter Monday Easter Tuesday Easter Wednesday

Prayer for those who do Prayer for the souls of Prayer for the meek and
not believe in Jesus and separated brethren humble souls and the
those who do not yet souls of children
“Today bring to Me the Souls
know Him of those who have separated “Today bring to Me the Meek
“Today bring to Me those who themselves from My Church, and Humble Souls and the
do not believe in God and and immerse them in the ocean Souls of Little Children, and
those who do not know Me, of My mercy. During My bitter immerse them in My mercy.
I was thinking also of them Passion they tore at My Body These souls most closely
during My bitter Passion, and and Heart, that is, My Church. resemble My Heart. They
their future zeal comforted My As they return to unity with the strengthened Me during My
Heart. Immerse them in the Church My wounds heal and bitter agony. I saw them as
ocean of My mercy.” in this way they alleviate My earthly Angels, who will keep
Passion.” vigil at My altars. I pour out
Most compassionate Jesus, You are the upon them whole torrents of
Light of the whole world. Receive into Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself,
You do not refuse light to those who grace. I favor humble souls
the abode of Your Most Compassionate
Heart the souls of those who do not seek it of You. Receive into the abode with My confidence.”
believe in God and of those who as of Your Most Compassionate Heart the
yet do not know You. Let the rays of souls of those who have separated Most Merciful Jesus, You yourself have
Your grace enlighten them that they, themselves from Your Church. Draw said, “Learn from Me for I am meek
too, together with us, may extol Your them by Your light into the unity and humble of heart.” Receive into the
wonderful mercy; and do not let them of the Church, and do not let them abode of Your Most Compassionate
escape from the abode which is Your escape from the abode of Your Most Heart all meek and humble souls and
Most Compassionate Heart. Compassionate Heart; but bring it the souls of little children. These souls
about that they, too, come to glorify send all heaven into ecstasy and they
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful the generosity of Your mercy. are the heavenly Father’s favorites.
gaze upon the souls of those who do They are a sweet-smelling bouquet
not believe in You, and of those who Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze before the throne of God; God Himself
as yet do not know You, but who are upon the souls of those who have takes delight in their fragrance. These
enclosed in the Most Compassionate separated themselves from Your Son’s souls have a permanent abode in Your
Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light Church, who have squandered Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus,
of the Gospel. These souls do not know blessings and misused Your graces by and they unceasingly sing out a hymn
what great happiness it is to love You. obstinately persisting in their errors. of love and mercy.
Grant that they, too, may extol the Do not look upon their errors, but upon
generosity of Your mercy for endless the love of Your own Son and upon His Eternal Father, turn Your merciful
ages. Amen. bitter Passion, which He underwent gaze upon meek souls, upon humble
for their sake, since they, too, are souls, and upon little children who
enclosed in His Most Compassionate are enfolded in the abode which is
Heart. Bring it about that they also the Most Compassionate Heart of
may glorify Your great mercy for Jesus. These souls bear the closest
endless ages. Amen. 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.

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Day 7 Day 8 Day 9
Easter Thursday Easter Friday Easter Saturday

Prayer for the souls who Prayer for the souls who Prayer for the souls who
especially venerate and are detained in purgatory have become lukewarm
glorify Jesus’ mercy
“Today bring to Me the Souls “Today bring to Me the Souls
“Today bring to Me the Souls who are in the prison of who have become Lukewarm,
who especially venerate Purgatory, and immerse them and immerse them in the
and glorify My Mercy, and in the abyss of My mercy. abyss of My mercy. These
immerse them in My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood souls wound My Heart most
These souls sorrowed most cool down their scorching painfully. My soul suffered the
over my Passion and entered flames. All these souls are most dreadful loathing in the
most deeply into My spirit. greatly loved by Me. They Garden of Olives because of
They are living images of My are making retribution to My lukewarm souls. They were the
Compassionate Heart. These justice. It is in your power to reason I cried out: ‘Father, take
souls will shine with a special bring them relief. Draw all the this cup away from Me, if it be
brightness in the next life. Not indulgences from the treasury Your will.’ For them, the last
one of them will go into the of My Church and offer them hope of salvation is to run to
fire of hell. I shall particularly on their behalf. Oh, if you only My mercy.”
defend each one of them at the knew the torments they suffer,
Most compassionate Jesus, You are
hour of death.” you would continually offer
Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm
for them the alms of the spirit souls into the abode of Your Most
Most Merciful Jesus, receive into the and pay off their debt to My Compassionate Heart. In this fire of
abode of Your Most Compassionate
justice.” Your pure love, let these tepid souls
Heart the souls of those who who, like corpses, filled You with such
particularly extol and venerate the deep loathing, be once again set
Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself
greatness of Your mercy. These souls aflame. O Most Compassionate Jesus,
have said that You desire mercy; so
are mighty with the very power of God exercise the omnipotence of Your
I bring into the abode of Your Most
Himself. In the midst of all afflictions mercy and draw them into the very
Compassionate Heart the souls in
and adversities they go forward, ardor of Your love, and bestow upon
Purgatory, souls who are very dear
confident of Your mercy; and united to them the gift of holy love, for nothing
to You, and yet, who must make
You, O Jesus, they carry all mankind is beyond Your power.
retribution to Your justice. May the
on their shoulders. These souls will not
streams of Blood and Water which
be judged severely, but Your mercy Eternal Father, turn Your merciful
gushed forth from Your Heart put out
will embrace them as they depart from gaze upon lukewarm souls who are
the flames of Purgatory, that there,
this life. nonetheless enfolded in the Most
too, the power of Your mercy may be
celebrated. Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful of Mercy, I beg You by the bitter
gaze upon the souls who glorify and Passion of Your Son and by His three-
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze
venerate Your greatest attribute, that hour agony on the Cross: Let them,
upon the souls suffering in Purgatory,
of Your fathomless mercy, and who are too, glorify the abyss of Your mercy.
who are enfolded in the Most
enclosed in the Most Compassionate Amen.
Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg
Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living
You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus
Gospel; their hands are full of deeds
Your Son, and by all the bitterness
of mercy, and their hearts, overflowing
with which His most sacred Soul was
with joy, sing a canticle of mercy to
flooded: Manifest Your mercy to the
You, O Most High! I beg You O God:
souls who are under Your just scrutiny.
Show them Your mercy according to
Look upon them in no other way but
the hope and trust they have placed
only through the Wounds of Jesus,
in You. Let there be accomplished in
Your dearly beloved Son; for we firmly
them the promise of Jesus, who said
believe that there is no limit to Your
to them that during their life, but
goodness and compassion. Amen.
especially at the hour of death, the
souls who will venerate this fathomless
mercy of His, He, Himself, will defend
as His glory. Amen.

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