The Divine Mercy

The message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God's mercy. Even before her death in 1938, the devotion to The Divine Mercy had begun to spread.

Shrine of the Divine Mercy

National Shrine of Divine Mercy - USA

Feast Day - October 5th.

Helena Kowalska was born in Glogowiec, Poland, in 1905. A few weeks before her twentieth birthday, she was received as a postulant by the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy in Warsaw, and in 1926 she became a novice and adopted the name Maria Faustina. In 1928, she took her vows as a nun, and died just ten years later. She was beatified in 1993 and canonized on April 30, 2000.

Begin with the Sign of the Cross, 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and The Apostles Creed.

Then on the Our Father Beads say the following:

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 Hail Mary Beads say the following:

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

(Repeat step 2 and 3 for all five decades). Conclude with (three times): Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

The Divine Mercy Novena - EWTN

O Lord, our God. We place our trust in You, Because you are mercy itself.

We repent of our sins and turn to You for mercy.

We trust You to provide for our every need, according to Your will.

Help us to forgive others as You forgive us. We promise to be merciful by our deeds, words and prayers.

Though we have fears because of human weakness, we rely on Your infinite goodness and mercy.

We entrust to You the future of our planet, our Church, our nations, our families and all our needs.

With loud cries we implore your mercy on us and on the whole world.

Look upon us, created in your image and likeness.

Form us in the Heart of Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit into the living images of mercy.

May all come to know the depth of Your mercy and sing the praises of Your mercy forever.

AMEN