DIVINE MERCY NOVENA
 

DAY #1

 

The knowledge of the

Mystery of Divine Mercy

 

JESUS:

 

“Your life is to be modeled on Mine, from the crib to My death on the Cross. 

Penetrate My mysteries,

and you will know the abyss of My mercy towards creatures and My unfathomable goodness –

and this you shall make known to the world.”  (Diary 438)

 

ST. FAUSTINA:

 

“O God, how I desire that souls come to know You and to see that You have crated them because of Your unfathomable love;

I feel that I am going to remove the veil of heaven so that earth will not doubt Your goodness” (Diary 483).

 

Saint Faustina, obtain for me the grace of penetrating more and more deeply into the mystery of

God’s mercy in the work of creation, salvation and glory so that, like you, I may make it known to the world.

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DAY #2

 

The contemplation of Mercy

in Everyday Life

 

JESUS:

 

“When you reflect upon what I tell you in the depths of your heart, you profit more than if you had read many books. 

Oh, if souls would only want to listen to My voice when I am speaking in the depths of their hearts,

they would reach the peak of holiness in a short time”  (Diary 584).

 

ST. FAUSTINA:

 

God, I look for no happiness beyond my own interior where You dwell, I rejoice that You dwell within me;

here I abide with You unendingly; it is here that my greatest intimacy with You exists;

here I dwell with You in safety; here is a place not probed by the human eye. 

The blessed Virgin encourages me to commune with You in this way (cf. Diary 454).

 

Saint Faustina, teach me to abide with the Lord in my own soul,

to listen to His voice and to experience with Him all the moments of my life. 

Obtain for me the grace of contemplating mercy in everyday life.

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DAY #3

 

The Attitude of Trust toward God

 

JESUS:

 

“My daughter, if I demand through you that people revere My mercy, you should be the first to distinguish yourself by this confidence in My mercy” (Diary 742). 

“I assure you of a permanent income on which you will live. 

Your duty will be to trust completely in My goodness, and My duty will be to give you all you need. 

I am making Myself dependent upon your trust: 

if your trust is great, then My generosity will be without limit”  (Diary 548).

 

ST. FAUSTINA:

 

“God, One in the Holy Trinity, I want to love You as no human soul has ever loved You before;

and although I am utterly miserable and small, I have, nevertheless, cast the anchor of my trust deep down into the abyss of Your mercy,

O my God and Creator!  In spite of my great misery I fear nothing, but hope to sing You a hymn of glory for ever”  (Diary 283).

 

Saint Faustina, obtain for me the grace of childlike trust so that I may

always and in everything faithfully fulfill God’s will, which is mercy itself for us.

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DAY #4

 

The attitude of Mercy toward Neighbor

 

JESUS:

 

“My daughter, I demand from you deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me. 

You are to show mercy to your neighbours always and everywhere. 

You must not shrink from this or try to excuse or absolve yourself from it. 

I am giving you three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbour: 

the first – by deed, the second – by word, the third – by prayer. 

In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me. 

By this means a soul glorifies and pays reverence to My mercy”  (Diary 742).

 

ST. FAUSTINA:

 

“My Jesus, penetrate me through and through so that I might be able to reflect You in my whole life. 

Divinize me so that my deeds may have supernatural value. 

Grant that I may have love, compassion and mercy for every soul without exception. 

O my Jesus, each of Your saints reflects one of Your virtues; I desire to reflect Your compassionate heart, full of mercy; I want to glorify it. 

Let Your mercy, O Jesus, be impressed upon my heart and soul like a seal, and this will be my badge in this and the future life” (Diary 1242).

 

Saint Faustina, intercede for me before the Lord so that my life, too, may be transformed into mercy

exercised toward my neighbour by deed, word and prayer. 

May my eyes, ears, mouth, hands, feet, and heart be merciful.

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DAY #5

 

Proclaiming the Message of Mercy

 

JESUS:

 

“In the Old Covenant I sent prophets wielding thunderbolts to My people. 

Today I am sending you with My mercy to the people of the whole world. 

I do not want to punish aching mankind, but I desire to heal it, pressing it to My Merciful Heart,

I use punishment when they themselves force Me to do so;

My hand is reluctant to take hold of the sword of justice, Before the Day of Justice I am sending the Day of Mercy”

(Diary 1588).

 

ST. FAUSTINA:

 

“O my God, let everything that is in me praise You,

my Lord and Creator; and with every beat of my heart I want to praise Your unfathomable mercy. 

I want to tell souls of Your goodness and encourage them to trust in Your mercy. 

That is my mission, which You Yourself have entrusted to me,

O Lord, in this life and in the life to come”

(Diary 1325).

 

Following your example,

Saint Faustina, I want to proclaim to the world the message of Mercy by the

witness of my life and word so that it may reach all the peoples of the earth and fill their hearts with hope. 

May Jesus’ promise be fulfilled in my life as well: 

“Souls who spread the honor of My mercy I shield through their entire lives as a tender mother her infant,

and at the hour of death I will not be a Judge for them, but the Merciful Savior” 

(Diary 1075).

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DAY #6

 

Imploring God’s Mercy for the World

 

JESUS:

 

“My daughter, I have inclined My heart to your requests. 

Your assignment and duty here on earth is to beg for mercy for the whole world (Diary 570). 

You will join prayers, fasts, mortifications, labours and all sufferings to

My prayer, fasting, mortification, labours and sufferings and then they will have power before My Father” (Diary 531). 

“I am making you the administrator of My mercy” (Diary 570).

 

ST. FAUSTINA:

 

“O my God, I am conscious of my mission in the Holy Church. 

It is my constant endeavour to plead for mercy for the world. 

I unite myself closely with Jesus and stand before Him as an

atoning sacrifice on behalf of the world. 

God will refuse me nothing when I entreat Him with the voice of His Son. 

My sacrifice is nothing in itself, but when I join it to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ,

it becomes all-powerful and has the power to appease divine wrath. 

God loves us in His Son; the painful Passion of the Son of God constantly turns aside the wrath of God”

(Diary 482).

 

Together with you, Saint Faustina, I want to plead for mercy for the whole world,

particularly for sinners as well as for priests and religious so that, living in the world,

they may lead the people of God on the paths of salvation.

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DAY #7

 

Love for the Church –

The Mystical Body of Christ

 

JESUS:

 

“My daughter, consider the life of God which is found in the Church for the salvation and the sanctification of your soul. 

Consider the use that you make of these treasures of grace, of these efforts of My love” (Diary 1758).

 

SAINT FAUSTINA:

 

Jesus, I am striving for sanctity, because in this way I shall be useful to the Church. 

I make constant efforts in practicing virtue.  I try faithfully to follow Jesus.

And I deposit this whole series of daily virtues – silent, hidden, almost imperceptible,

but made with great love – in the treasury of God’s Church for the common benefit of souls. 

I feel interiorly as if I were responsible for all souls. 

I know very well that I do not live for myself alone, but for the entire Church (Diary 1505).

 

Grateful for all the gifts of God’s mercy available to me in the Church,

I want to make use of them like you,

Saint Faustina, in order to become a saint and so draw other souls to the founts of God’s mercy.

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DAY #8

 

Meeting with Jesus in the Sacraments

 

JESUS:

 

“Oh, how painful it is to Me that souls so seldom unite themselves to Me in Holy Communion. 

I wait for souls, and they are indifferent toward Me. 

I love them tenderly and sincerely, and they distrust Me. 

I want to lavish My graces on them, and they do not want to accept them. 

They treat Me as a dead object, whereas My Heart is full of love and mercy. 

In order that you may know at least some of My pain,

imagine the most tender of mothers who has great love for her children, while those children spurn her love. 

Consider her pain.  No one is in a position to console her. 

This is but a feeble image and likeness of My love” 

(Diary 1447).

 

SAINT FAUSTINA:

 

“Jesus, there is one more secret in my life, the deepest and dearest to my heart: 

it is You Yourself when You come to my heart under the appearance of bread. 

Herein lies the whole secret of my sanctity. 

Here my heart is so united with Yours as to be but one. 

There are no more secrets, because all that is Yours is mine, and all that is mine is Yours. 

Such is the omnipotence and the miracle of Your mercy”  (Diary 1489). 

“All the good that is in me is due to Holy Communion.  I owe everything to it. 

I feel that this holy fire has transformed me completely. 

Oh, how happy I am to be a dwelling place for You, O Lord! 

My heart is a temple in which You dwell continually”  (Diary 1392).

 

Saint Faustina,

obtain for me the grace of living faith so that each sacrament be for me a privileged place of

meeting with the Lord,

and may the Eucharist be at the very center of my entire life,

transforming it into love.

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DAY #9

 

Devotion to Our Lady

 

MARY:

 

“Your lives must be like Mine: 

quiet and hidden,

in unceasing union with God, pleading for humanity

and preparing the world for the second coming of God

(Diary 625).

 

SISTER FAUSTINA:

 

“O sweet Mother of God, I model my life on You. 

You are for me the bright dawn;

in You I lose myself, enraptured.  O Mother, Immaculate Virgin, in You the divine ray is reflected. 

Midst storms, it is You who teach me to love the Lord, O my shield and defense from the foe” (Diary 1232).

 

Saint Faustina,

most faithful daughter of the Mother of Mercy,

hide me under Her mantle so that She may lead me to Jesus and teach me to participate

in His life and mission of revealing to the world the mercy of the heavenly Father. 

Like Mary, I want to give Jesus – Mercy Incarnate – to people and prepare the world for His second coming.

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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,

*Saint Faustina, humble servant of Jesus—Mercy Incarnate,

*Saint Faustina, obedient instrument of the Spirit, the Comforter,

*Saint Faustina, trustful daughter of the Mother of Mercy,

*Saint Faustina, confidante of the Divine Mercy message,

*Saint Faustina, faithful secretary of the words of the Merciful Jesus,

*Saint Faustina, great apostle of God’s mercy,

*Saint Faustina, dispenser of God rich in mercy,

*Saint Faustina, gift of God for the whole world,

*Saint Faustina, perceiving the goodness of the Creator in every creature,

*Saint Faustina, glorifying God in the mystery of the Incarnation,

*Saint Faustina, partaker in the Lord’s passion and resurrection,

*Saint Faustina, guide on the way of Jesus’ cross,

*Saint Faustina, meeting with Jesus in the holy sacraments,

*Saint Faustina, united with the Spouse in your soul,

*Saint Faustina, enraptured by the mercy of God in Mary’s life,

*Saint Faustina, loving the Church—the Mystical Body of Christ,

*Saint Faustina, powerful with genuine faith,

*Saint Faustina, persevering in unwavering hope,

*Saint Faustina, enkindled with ardent love,

*Saint Faustina, beautiful with true humility,

*Saint Faustina, simple with childlike trust,

Saint Faustina, model of fulfilling God’s will,

*Saint Faustina, example of generous service,

*Saint Faustina, caring protector of the souls of priests and

religious,

*Saint Faustina, defender of young people and children against evil,

*Saint Faustina, hope of the fallen and the despairing,

*Saint Faustina, strength of the sick and the suffering,

*Saint Faustina, safeguarding trust in the hearts of the dying,

*Saint Faustina, offering yourself for sinners;

*Saint Faustina, solicitous for the salvation of all people,

*Saint Faustina, advocate of the suffering souls in purgatory,

*Saint Faustina, imploring God’s mercy for the whole world.

 

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.