Fifth Day of Divine Mercy Novena April 10, 2007

Today bring to Me

THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO HAVE

SEPARATETED THEMSELVES FROM

MY CHURCH,*

And immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.

During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body

And Heart, that is, My Church. As they return

To unity with the Church My wounds heal and

In this way they alleviate My Passion.

Most 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 obsti-

nately 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

*Our Lord’s original words here were "heretics and schis-

matics," since He spoke to St. Faustina within the context

Of her times. As of the Second Vatican Council, Church

Authorities have seen fit not to use those designations in

Accordance with the explanation given in the Council’s

Decree on Ecumenism (n.3). Every pope since the Council

Has reaffirmed that usage. St. Faustina herself, her heart

Always in harmony with the mind of the Church, most cer-

tainly would have agreed. When at one time, because of

The decisions of her superiors and father confessor, she

Was not able to execute Our Lord’s inspirations and

Orders, she declared: "I will follow Your will insofar as

You will permit me to do so through Your representative.

O my Jesus, I give priority to the voice of the Church over

The voice with which You speak to me" (Diary, 497). The

Lord confirmed her action and praised her for it.

Marians of the Immaculate Conception

Association of Marian Helpers

Stockbridge, MA

http://www.divinemercy.com.au/index.html

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and an 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)

Begin with:

The Our Father or The Lords Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hollowed 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

The Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art 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

The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended into hell.

On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again 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 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.

When you get to the next large bead, Repeat the Eternal Father prayer and on the next ten small beads the For the sake of his sorrowful passion Prayer.

After you conclude all five decades, Pray:by repeating three times in a row

Holy God,

Holy Mighty One,

Holy Immortal One,

have mercy on us

and on the whole world.

Closing Prayer: Prayed Once

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. (Diary 950)

There is a recommendation to pray the chaplet or Novena prayers at the hour of Mercy daily. If your working or what ever life's demands call you to, It can be prayed at any time of the day that you decide. I'll be praying here daily at 3 PM.

Another helpful thing I do when I have to be somewhere other than home is set the alarm on my cell phone to 3 PM to Vibrate, And then I say a few for the Sake of his sorrowful passion and just remind my self of his divine mercy and our saviors death on the cross. It just brings my mind back to Christ in the middle of the day and helps me to re-focus my distracted mind back on the one we Love.

Last edited on Tue Apr 10th, 2007 01:12 am by BettyBoopToo