DIVINE MERCY
CHAPLET
AND NOVENA TO THE DIVINE MERCY
“Jesus I Trust
In You”
Chaplet of
Mercy as a Novena
In addition to
the Novena to the Divine Mercy which Our Lord gave to Sister Faustina
for her own personal use, He revealed to her a powerful prayer that He
wanted everyone to say -- the Chaplet of Mercy. Sister Faustina prayed
the Chaplet almost constantly, especially for the dying, and the Lord
urged her to encourage others to say it too, promising extraordinary,
graces to those who would recite this special prayer.
The Chaplet can
be said anytime but the Lord specifically asked that it be recited as a
novena especially on the nine days before the Feast of Mercy.
He promised, “By this Novena (of Chaplets) I will grant every
possible grace to souls” (796).
We can pray this
Novena of Chaplets for our own personal intentions or we can offer it
together with the Novena to The Divine Mercy for the daily intentions
dictated by Our Lord to Sister Faustina.
THE CHAPLET OF
MERCY
The Chaplet of
Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. At the
Shrine of Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts the Chaplet is preceded by
two opening prayers from the Diary of Sister Faustina and followed by a
closing prayer.
Opening Prayers
(optional)
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.
(1319) O Blood and Water, which
gushed forth from
the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I Trust in You! (84).
Begin the Chaplet
with the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Apostles
Creed.
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:
Holy God, Holy
Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(3x)
Closing Prayers
(optional)
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. (950)
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NOVENA TO THE
DIVINE MERCY
FIRST DAY
Today bring to me
All Mankind,
Especially All Sinners
Most Merciful
Jesus, whose very nature it is to have a 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 infinite
goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassion 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
infinite power of Your mercy forever and ever.
Amen.
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SECOND DAY
Today bring to me
The Souls Of
Priests and Religious
Most Merciful
Jesus, from whom comes all that is good. Increase Your grace in 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 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 sigh praise to Your boundless Mercy for ages without end.
Amen.
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THIRD DAY
Today bring to me
All Devout and
Faithful Souls
Most 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 grace 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 host of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless
mercy for endless ages. Amen.
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FOURTH DAY
Today bring to me
Those Who Do Not
Believe In Me And Those Who Do Not Yet Know Me
Most
Compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world. Receive into
the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who as yet
do not believe in You or 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
Your Son, 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.
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FIFTH DAY
Today bring to me
The Souls Of The
Separated Brethren
Most Merciful
Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do no refuse light to those who seek it of
You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls
of our separated brethren. 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 our separated brethren,
especially those 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 of Jesus bring it about that they also may
glorify Your great mercy for endless ages.
Amen.
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SIXTH DAY
Today bring to me
The Meek an
Humble Souls And The Souls Of Little Children
Most 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 sigh out a
hymn of love and mercy.
Eternal Father,
turn Your merciful gaze upon meek and humble souls, and upon the souls
of 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.
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SEVENTH DAY
Today bring to me
The Souls Who
Especially Venerate And Glorify My Mercy
Most 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 might 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 One, 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 spirit, overflowing
with joy, sings 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.
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EIGHTH DAY
Today bring to me
The Souls Who Are
Detained In Purgatory
Most 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 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.
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NINTH DAY
Today bring to me
Souls Who Have
Become Lukewarm
Most
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 His three-hour agony on the Cross.
Let them, too glorify the abyss of Your mercy.
Amen.
Jesus said: “Do
whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My Mercy…I will
make up for what you lack…Tell aching mankind to come close to My
merciful Heart, and I will fill them with peace… I am giving mankind
the final hope.”
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