Prayer at the the hour of Great Mercy ~ 3 o'clock prayer & Chaplet

Our Lord in His revelations to St. Faustina;

At three o’clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy. In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion. (Diary, 1320)

Good Friday. At three o'clock, I saw the Lord Jesus, crucified, who looked at me and said, I thirst. Then I saw two rays issue from His side, just as they appear in the image. I then felt in my soul the desire to save souls and empty myself for the sake of poor sinners. I offered myself, together with the dying Jesus, to the Eternal Father, for the salvation of the whole world. With Jesus, through Jesus and in Jesus is my communion with You, Eternal Father. On Good Friday, Jesus suffered in His soul in a way which was different from [His suffering on] Holy Thursday. (Diary, 648)

As often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoke its omnipotence for the whole world, and particularly for poor sinners; for at that moment mercy was opened wide for every soul. In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others for the asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world — mercy triumphed over justice. (Diary, 1572)

My daughter, try your best to make the Stations of the Cross in this hour, provided that your duties permit it; and if you are not able to make the Stations of the Cross, then at least step into the chapel for a moment and adore, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of mercy; and should you be unable to step into the chapel, immerse yourself in prayer there where you happen to be, if only for a very brief instant. (Diary, 1572)

3 o'clock prayer 

The Hour of Great Mercy

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. (diary, 1319) 

O Blood and Water 

which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus 

as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in you! (diary, 84)

Holy God, 

Holy Mighty One, 

Holy Immortal One, 

Have mercy on us and the whole world. (diary, 476)

(3X)

Jesus King of Mercy, 

I trust in You!

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Ask for His Mercy 

Be merciful

Completely trust in Jesus

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Chaplet of the Divine Mercy

(can be said using normal Rosary)

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, 

and of the Son, 

and of the Holy Spirit. 

Amen.

[On each one of the 3 ordinary rosary beads begin with]:

[1st bead]

Our Father (The Lord's Prayer)

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.

[2nd bead]

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, 

full of grace, 

the Lord is with thee; 

blessed are thou among 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.

[3rd bead]

Apostles 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 Spirit, 

born of the Virgin Mary, 

suffered under Pontius Pilate, 

was crucified, died, and was buried. 

He descended into hell; 

the third day He rose again from the dead. 

He ascended into heaven, 

sits 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 life everlasting. 

Amen.

* [On the large beads of a Rosary (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 10 small beads of each decade]

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,

Have mercy on us and on the whole world.

[After five decades said repeating above * conclude with]

Holy God,

Holy Mighty One,

Holy Immortal One,

have mercy on us

and on the whole world.

(3 times)

O Blood and Water 

which Gushed Forth from the Heart of Jesus 

as a fountain of mercy for us, I trust in You. 

Jesus, King of Mercy, we trust in You!

Saint Faustina, pray for us.

Saint John Paul II, pray for us.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, 

and of the Son, 

and of the Holy Spirit. 

Amen.

Prayer for obtaining the Lord's Graces through the intercession of Saint Faustina

O Jesus, You inspired Saint Faustina with profound veneration for Your boundless Mercy, deign, if it be Your holy will, to grant me, through her intercession, the grace for which I fervently pray… 

My sins render me unworthy of Your Mercy, but be mindful of Saint Faustina's spirit of sacrifice and self-denial, and reward her virtue by granting the petition, with childlike confidence, I present to you through her intercession.

Our Father...,

Hail Mary...,

Glory...

Saint Faustina pray for us.

Prayer to be Merciful to Others

Through this message reveled to St. Faustina, Jesus calls us ask for His Mercy

Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask. I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My compassion (Diary, 1146). Beg for mercy for the whole world (570). No soul that has called upon My mercy has ever been disappointed (1541).

This prayer gives us a true measure of our mercy, a mirror in which we observe ourselves as merciful Christs. We can make it our morning invocation and our evening examination of conscience.

O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as I breathe, as many times as my heart beats, as many times as my blood pulsates through my body, so many thousand times do I want to glorify Your mercy.

I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, O Lord. May the greatest of all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neighbor.

Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or judge from appearances, but look for what is beautiful in my neighbors’ souls and come to their rescue.

Help me, that my ears may be merciful, so that I may give heed to my neighbors’ needs and not be indifferent to their pains and moanings.

Help me, O Lord, that my tongue may be merciful, so that I should never speak negatively of my neighbor, but have a word of comfort and forgiveness for all.

Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors and take upon myself the more difficult and toilsome tasks.

Help me, that my feet may be merciful, so that I may hurry to assist my neighbor, overcoming my own fatigue and weariness. My true rest is in the service of my neighbor.

Help me, O Lord, that my heart may be merciful so that I myself may feel all the sufferings of my neighbor. I will refuse my heart to no one. I will be sincere even with those who, I know, will abuse my kindness. And I will lock myself up in the most merciful Heart of Jesus. I will bear my own suffering in silence. May Your mercy, O Lord, rest upon me.

You Yourself command me to exercise the three degrees of mercy. The first: the act of mercy, of whatever kind. The second: the word of mercy — if I cannot carry out a work of mercy, I will assist by my words. The third: prayer — if I cannot show mercy by deeds or words, I can always do so by prayer. My prayer reaches out even there where I cannot reach out physically.

O my Jesus, transform me into Yourself, for You can do all things (163).

St. Faustina Feast day & Novena 2013 @ Church of Divine Mercy, Sg.Ara, Penang.

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Litany of St. Faustina

Saint Faustina, help me to penetrate more and more deeply into the mystery of God's mercy; help me to come to know the goodness of God so that I may trust in Him ever more and that I may not hurt Him with my distrust. 

LITANY OF SAINT FAUSTINA

Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.

God the Father of heaven - have mercy on us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world - have mercy on us.

God the Holy Spirit - have mercy on us.

Holy Trinity, one God - have mercy on us.

Holy Mary - pray for us.

Saint Faustina, living witness of the heavenly Father's mercy - pray for us.

Saint Faustina, humble servant of Jesus - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, obedient instrument of the Spirit, the Comforter - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, trustful daughter of the Mother of Mercy - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, confidante of the Divine Mercy message - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, faithful secretary of the words of the Merciful Jesus - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, great apostle of God's mercy - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, dispenser of God rich in mercy - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, gift of God for the whole world - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, perceiving the goodness of the Creator in every creature - Mercy Incarnate. 

Saint Faustina, glorifying God in the mystery of the Incarnation - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, partaker in the Lord's passion and resurrection - Mercy Incarnate. 

Saint Faustina, guide on the way of Jesus' cross - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, meeting with Jesus in the holy sacraments - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, united with the Spouse in your soul - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, enraptured by the mercy of God in Mary's life - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, loving the Church - the Mystical Body of Christ - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, persevering in unwavering hope - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, enkindled with ardent love - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, beautiful with true humility - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, simple with childlike trust - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, model of fulfilling God's will - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, example of generous service - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, caring protector of the souls of priests and religious - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, defender of young people and children against evil - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, hope of the fallen and the despairing - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, strength of the sick and the suffering - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, safeguarding trust in the hearts of the dying - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, offering yourself for sinners - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, solicitous for the salvation of all people - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, advocate of the suffering souls in purgatory - Mercy Incarnate.

Saint Faustina, imploring God's mercy for the whole world - Mercy Incarnate.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world - spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world - graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world - have mercy on us.

V: Pray for us, Saint Faustina.

R: That we may proclaim the message of Mercy to the world with our life and words.

Let us pray:

Merciful God, receive our thanksgiving for the gift of Saint Faustina's life and mission. Grant, we beseech You, that by her intercession we may grow in the attitude of trust in You and mercy toward our neighbor. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

D.Prayer through the Intercession of Saint Faustina

O Jesus, You inspired Saint Faustina with profound veneration for Your boundless Mercy. Grant me through her intercession, if it be Your holy will, the grace ...for which I fervently pray. My sins render me unworthy of Your Mercy, but be mindful of Saint Faustina's spirit of sacrifice and self-denial, and reward her virtue by granting the petition which, with childlike confidence, I present to You through her intercession.

Our Father..., Hail Mary..., Glory...

Saint Faustina, pray for us.

St. Faustina, Virgin (Optional Memorial)

Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska 

the apostle of the Divine Mercy
and "Secretary" of His Divine Mercy

(1905-1938)

On 5 October, we celebrate the optional memorial of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, born Helen Kowalska, she had a religious vocation from the age of seven, after being rejected by a number of congregations, she finally entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Warsaw in 1925. Faustina was chosen by Jesus to remind the world of the mystery of God's merciful love, the devotion to Divine Mercy. Jesus appeared to her as "King of Divine Mercy" and said to Faustina, "Today I am sending you with my mercy to the people of the whole world." It is his desire to heal the aching world, to draw all people into his merciful heart of love. In her spiritual life she also distinguished herself with a love of the Eucharist and a deep devotion to the Mother of Mercy.

St. Faustina's mission was to spread devotion to God's Mercy, which she called His greatest attribute. She was to do this by founding a congregation of religious devoted to the Divine Mercy and by having an image painted of Christ's mercy (Jesus with red and white rays radiating from His Heart, with the legend "Jesus, I trust in you"). She is spread the Divine Mercy Chaplet, a devotion revealed by Jesus to her and to ask the Holy Father to establish the Sunday after Easter as the Feast of Divine Mercy. Jesus promised great graces to those who would pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.

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The Chaplet of Divine Mercy 

is prayed on an ordinary rosary. 

Sign of the Cross

Begin with the Our Father, the Hail Mary and the Apostle's Creed. Then, on the Our Father beads, pray:

Eternal Father, 

I offer Thee the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity 

of Thy dearly beloved Son, 

our Lord, Jesus Christ, 

in atonement for our sins 

and those of the whole world.

On the Hail Mary beads, pray:

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, 

have mercy on us and on the whole world.

At the end, recite the following three times:

Holy God, 

holy Mighty One, 

holy Immortal One, 

have mercy on us 

and on the whole world.

Sign of the Cross

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Faustina was declared Faustina Venerable on 7 March, 1992 by Pope John Paul II and later beatified on 18 April, 1993, and finally canonized by Pope John Paul II, on 30 April, 2000. The first Sunday after Easter was declared Divine Mercy Sunday.

O God, who manifest your almighty power above all by pardoning and showing mercy, bestow, we pray, your grace abundantly upon us and make those hastening to attain your promises heirs to the treasures of heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. AMEN.

This year 2013 marks 

the 75th Anniversary of St. Faustina's death.

Saturday, 5 October, 2013
St. Faustina, Virgin (Optional Memorial)

Reading

Baruch 4: 5 - 12, 27 - 29
5	Take courage, my people, O memorial of Israel!
6	It was not for destruction that you were sold to the nations, but you were handed over to your enemies because you angered God.
7	For you provoked him who made you, by sacrificing to demons and not to God.
8	You forgot the everlasting God, who brought you up, and you grieved Jerusalem, who reared you.
9	For she saw the wrath that came upon you from God, and she said: "Hearken, you neighbors of Zion, God has brought great sorrow upon me;
10	for I have seen the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them.
11	With joy I nurtured them, but I sent them away with weeping and sorrow.
12	Let no one rejoice over me, a widow and bereaved of many; I was left desolate because of the sins of my children, because they turned away from the law of God.
27	"Take courage, my children, and cry to God, for you will be remembered by him who brought this upon you.
28	For just as you purposed to go astray from God, return with tenfold zeal to seek him.
29	For he who brought these calamities upon you will bring you everlasting joy with your salvation."

Psalm

Psalms 69: 33 - 37
33	For the LORD hears the needy, and does not despise his own that are in bonds.
34	Let heaven and earth praise him, the seas and everything that moves therein.
35	For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah; and his servants shall dwell there and possess it;
36	the children of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall dwell in it.

Gospel

Luke 10: 17 - 24
17	The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!"
18	And he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
19	Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you.
20	Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
21	In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to babes; yea, Father, for such was thy gracious will.
22	All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him."
23	Then turning to the disciples he said privately, "Blessed are the eyes which see what you see!
24	For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it."

Almighty and ever-living God

who revealed to Saint Faustina

the pierced side of your Risen Son

flowing with water and with blood,

grant, through her intercession,

that we may enter into the merciful designs of his Heart

for the salvation of sinners

and for the joy of his one Bride, the Church.

Through Christ our Lord. 

AMEN.

Prayer of St. Faustina before the Most Blessed Sacrament

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 chasm 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 You light illumines my mind, enabling it to know You more and more deeply. Here streams of graces 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.

O Christ, let my greatest delight be to see You loved 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. Amen.

prayer source:EWTN