Practical Tips to live the Divine Mercy Devotion by Sr.Mary Joe CSN - HTML preview

PRACTICAL TIPS

to live the

DIVINE MERCY

DEVOTION

Sr.Mary Joe CSN

HOW IT ALL BEGAN...

In the 1930s, Jesus appeared to a Polish nun named St. Faustina.

Through visions and revelations, He communicated to her His

desire to establish a devotion to Divine Mercy.

St. Faustina faithfully documented all her mystical experiences in her diary, creating an awe-inspiring, life-changing book that captivates readers.

“You will prepare the world for my Final Coming.”

Jesus’ words to St.Faustina

(Diary 429)

What is MERCY?

When I say ‘Lord have mercy on me!’

I am asking God to

GIVE ME and FORGIVE ME,

even if I don’t deserve it.

Lord, please GIVE me this grace, even if I don’t deserve it.

Lord, please FORGIVE me this sin, even if I don’t deserve it.

Here I acknowledge

MY UNWORTHINESS

and proclaim

GOD’S GOODNESS

LORD HAVE MERCY ON ME!

The 5 elements of the

Divine Mercy Devotion

1) Divine Mercy Image

2) Divine Mercy Chaplet

3) Hour of Great Mercy (3:00 pm) 4) Divine Mercy Novena

5) Divine Mercy Feast

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life DIVINE MERCY IMAGE

Jesus’ words regarding the Image

"By means of this image I shall be granting many graces to souls; so let every soul have access to it."

(Diary, 570)

"I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. I also promise victory over [its]

enemies already here on earth,

especially at the hour of death. I Myself will defend it as My own glory." (Diary, 48)

“My gaze from this image is like My gaze from the Cross.” (Diary, 326) P A G E 2

Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life PRACTICAL TIPS

The Pause: Place the image in your home at a spot where your family members often walk by.

When you do, pause for a

moment with reverence and say,

‘Bless me, Jesus’ or ‘Help me, Jesus,’ or whatever you feel like telling Jesus then. Place your hand for a moment on His heart and pray. That pause matters because that moment makes

Jesus happy.

Mobile Pocket and To-do List:

Place a Divine Mercy Image in your mobile pocket. Every night, create a to-do list by noting down the things you have to do the next day or the next week. Place that list in this pocket, surrendering it to His Rays of Mercy, and ask for help to accomplish the tasks.

Starting the next day, as you complete each task, mark it as done. This way, you will remember to do even the small things you are supposed to, and you will do them in the Rays of His Mercy.

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life PRACTICAL TIPS

Staying connected throughout the day When in a queue, waiting for a webpage to load, traveling, waiting for someone to pick up your call, or lying down to sleep, visualize the image of His Divine Mercy. Humble yourself in His presence and say 'Jesus bless me,' 'Jesus have Mercy,' or whatever you feel like sharing with the Lord at that moment. You can even visualize yourself at His feet, holding onto them, and pleading for His Mercy.

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life PRACTICAL TIPS

Begin and End your Day in His Rays of Divine Mercy Keep a large size Divine Mercy image by your bedside. Every morning you wake up, and every night before you sleep, spend some time in prayer before it.

Lord Jesus, keep me always in Your Rays of Divine Mercy.

Even as I sleep, may Your Rays penetrate into my heart and mind, healing and sanctifying me throughout this night.

Let me begin a new day tomorrow, refreshed in Your light and renewed in Your love.

Amen.

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET

Jesus’ words regarding the Chaplet

“Through this chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will.”(Diary 1731)

“The souls that say this chaplet will be embraced by My mercy during

their lifetime and especially at the hour of their death.”(Diary 754) P A G E 6

Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life PRACTICAL TIPS

If you can recite one whole Chaplet a day, that's great. If you're unable to do the entire chaplet at once, consider praying one decade at a time.

Unite with Mother Mary and Meditate on His Passion during these moments.

How to Pray the Chaplet

Make the Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Our Father

Hail Mary

The Apostles’ Creed

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life PRACTICAL TIPS

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 following ten beads, say the prayer

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

As you pray on each bead,

meditate on a specific suffering of Jesus.

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life 1) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion…

(Mediate on His temptations in the desert) 2) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion…

(Be with Him in Gethsemane)

3) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion…

(Stay with him during his trial) 4) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion…

(Keep company with him in the dark dungeon.) 5) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion…

(Meditate on his suffering during the scourging.) 6) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion…

(The pain during the piercing of the crown of thorns.) 7) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion…

(The ordeal during the carrying of the Cross.) 8) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion...

(Nailing of Jesus to the Cross.) 9) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion…

(Jesus hanging from the Cross.) 10) For the sake of His Sorrowful passion…

(Longinus pierces Jesus' side with a lance, causing blood and water to flow out.) P A G E 9

Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life Repeat for the remaining decades saying the

"Eternal Father" on the "Our Father" bead and then 10

"For the sake of His sorrowful Passion" on the following "Hail Mary" beads.

Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times) Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life The Divine Mercy Chaplet is a powerful prayer FOR THE DYING

Jesus’ words regarding the Chaplet‘s power to help dying people

“At the hour of their death, I defend as My own glory every soul that will say this chaplet; or when others say it for a dying person, the pardon is the same.”(Diary, 811)

"Pray as much as you can for the dying. By your entreaties [that is, insistent prayers] obtain for them trust in My mercy, because they have most need of trust, and have it the least. Be assured that the grace of eternal salvation for certain souls in their final moment depends on your prayer." (Diary, 1777).

"My daughter, encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given to you. It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by saying the chaplet. ... Write that when they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the merciful Savior.” (Diary, 1541) P A G E 1 1

Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life An excerpt from the Diary of St. Faustina

“ Jesus said, ‘My daughter, help Me to save a certain dying sinner.

Say the chaplet that I have taught you for him.'

When I began to say the chaplet, I saw the man dying in the midst of terrible torment and struggle. His Guardian Angel was defending him, but he was, as it were, powerless against the enormity of the soul's misery. A multitude of devils was waiting for the soul. But while I was saying the chaplet, I saw Jesus just as He is depicted in the image. The rays which issued from Jesus' Heart enveloped the sick man, and the powers of darkness fled in panic. The sick man peacefully breathed his last. When I came to myself, I understood how very important the chaplet was for the dying. It appeases the anger of God"

(Diary, 1565).

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life HOUR OF GREAT MERCY

Jesus’ words regarding 3:00pm

“At 3:00’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 for the whole world. I will allow you to enter into My mortal sorrow. In this hour I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion.” (Diary, 1320)

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life Jesus’ words regarding 3:00pm

"As often 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 others for the asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world-mercy triumphed over justice.” (Diary, 1572)

“Try your best to make the Stations of the Cross at this hour and if you are not able to make the Stations for the Cross, then at least step into the chapel for a moment and adore in the Blessed Sacrament, My heart which is full of mercy and should you be unable to step in the chapel, immerse yourself in prayer there where you happen to be, if only for a very brief instant.“

(Diary, 1572)

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life PRACTICAL TIPS

To the foot of the cross let’s flock to at 3 o’ clock Do the 3:00 pm offering

Picture yourself standing at the foot of the cross with Mother Mary. Visualize the rays of mercy flowing from His pierced heart. Now, hold your hands in a cupped form, placing your prayer requests one by one in your hands. Imagine the rays of mercy flowing from Jesus' heart onto your offerings.

You can do this at any time of the day, but be sure to engage in it at 3:00 pm to receive the special blessing of the Hour of Great Mercy.

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life The soldier who pierced Jesus' heart was Longinus. The drops of blood and water that poured from Jesus'

heart touched his impaired eyes, completely healing them. Longinus realized that the man hanging from the cross was no ordinary person. He knelt before the cross, acknowledged Jesus as Lord, became a Christian, a martyr, and ultimately, a saint. Here, at the foot of the cross itself, Jesus provides proof of the power of the blood and water that poured from His heart. They can physically heal, transform the mind, and sanctify the soul. Today, that soldier is known as St. Longinus.

Let us pray for a Longinus experience.

‘Lord, Touch my eyes that I may see, Touch my heart that I may love.’

You can say this prayer at 3:00 pm O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You!

Lord, touch my eyes that I may see, touch my heart that I may love.

Jesus, please have mercy on me and my family, on all my near and dear ones, on people all over the world, those who are sick and suffering, those destined to die today, and the poor souls in purgatory, Amen.

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Jesus’ words regarding the Novena

“I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the fount of My mercy, that they may draw therefrom strength and refreshment and whatever graces they need in the hardships of life and especially at the hour of death. On each day, you will bring to My heart a different group of souls, and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy, and I will bring all these souls into the house of My Father.”(Diary, 1209)

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life Jesus disclosed the following intentions to pray for on each day of the Novena.

DAY 1 - All mankind, especially sinners.

DAY 2 - The souls of priests and religious.

DAY 3- All devout and faithful souls.

DAY 4- Those who do not believe in Jesus & those who do not know Him.

DAY 5- The souls of separated brethren.

DAY 6- The meek and humble souls and the souls of children.

DAY 7- The souls who especially venerate and glorify Jesus' mercy.

DAY 8- The souls who are detained in purgatory.

DAY 9- The souls who have become lukewarm.

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life PRACTICAL TIPS

If you intend to prepare for the Feast of Divine Mercy, the novena traditionally commences on Good Friday. A beneficial practice is to engage in this novena each month, starting from the first Friday. On each day of the novena, don't confine the prayer to the five minutes you spend reciting it. Instead, throughout the ENTIRE day, in all your activities, keep the intention of the day in mind. For instance, on the first day when you pray for the conversion of sinners, maintain that intention from the beginning of the day, offering all your activities, small sufferings, and prayers for the conversion of sinners. This way, throughout the entire day, you will be connected with the novena prayer you are reciting. Praying in this manner for the nine days makes a significant difference.

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life DIVINE MERCY FEAST

Jesus’ words regarding the Feast

“The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened.” (Diary, 699)

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life PRACTICAL TIPS

On the Feast of the Divine Mercy (first Sunday after Easter), receive the Holy Eucharist. Go for Confession either on that day or on the previous days, ensuring you have confessed your sins and are in a holy state of mind. Pray before the Divine Mercy image, recite the Divine Mercy chaplet, pray at 3:00 pm, and perform corporal and spiritual acts of Mercy.

Corporal Works of Mercy

Spiritual Works of Mercy

• Feed the hungry.

• Instruct the ignorant.

• Give drink to the thirsty.

• Counsel the doubtful.

• Clothe the naked.

• Admonish the sinner.

• Shelter the homeless.

• Bear wrongs patiently.

• Visit the sick.

• Forgive offences willingly.

• Visit the imprisoned.

• Comfort the afflicted.

• Bury the dead.

• Pray for the living and

the dead.

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life ABCs of Mercy (formulated by Rev.Fr.George Kosicki) A- Ask for God’s Mercy

B-Be Merciful to Others

C-Completely Trust in God

A- Ask for God’s Mercy

B-Be Merciful to Others

• By praying the Chaplet

Show mercy to others by doing

• Devotion to the Image

the corporal and spiritual

works of mercy

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life C-Completely Trust in God

What is Trust?

Trust is a state of mind that acknowledges, 'Jesus, I know You love me. You see me and the happenings in my life. I know that You want to help me and are actively intervening. I will patiently wait and cooperate as You work out Your plan for my life.'

Jesus I Trust in You!

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Practical Tips to Live the Divine Mercy Devotion in Everyday Life Lord Jesus, always keep me in

Your Rays of Mercy!

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Congregation of the Sisters of Nazareth