Third Day
Join #MundAlum priests Father Patrick Kizza ’19 (Archdiocese of Chicago) and Father Larry Basbas ’20 (Archdiocese of Chicago) in praying today’s Divine Mercy Chaplet.
We begin the Novena with the intention Jesus told St. Faustina to pray for today:
“Today bring to Me all devout and faithful souls, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. These souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness.
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 hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.” (St. Faustina’s Diary, 1214-1215)
See below for the video and how to recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
How to Recite the Chaplet
(on ordinary Rosary beads)
Make the Sign of the Cross
- The Our Father
- The Hail Mary
- The Apostles’ Creed
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 10 small beads of each decade:
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Concluding Doxology: (after five decades)
Holy God,
Holy Mighty One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
(three times)
Optional Concluding 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.
