th​ 8​ Annual Divine Mercy Sunday Celebration April 19th, 2020 Procession Altar server/Acolyte, Prayer Leaders, Presider Welcome and Introduction by Presider Presider Good afternoon, and thank you for joining us as we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday at St. Louis Catholic Church. This afternoon, we will reflect on Jesus’ Divine Mercy by praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and reading sections from the diary of St. Faustina. We invite you to pray along with us at home using the worship aid found at the link below and on our parish website. Let us begin. Reading from the ​Diary Presider In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. O Greatly Merciful God, Infinite Goodness, today all mankind calls out from the abyss of its misery to Your mercy - to Your compassion, O God; and it is with its mighty voice of misery that it cries out. Gracious God, do not reject the prayer of this earth's exiles! O Lord, Goodness beyond our understanding, Who are acquainted with our misery through and through, and know that by our own power we cannot ascend to You, we implore You: anticipate us with Your grace and keep on increasing Your mercy in us, that we may faithfully do Your holy will all through our life and at death's hour. (​Diary​ 1570) 1 Praises of Divine Mercy Presider **English**(all respond with “I trust in You.”) Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the bosom of the Father, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, greatest attribute of God, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, incomprehensible mystery, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, fount gushing forth from the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, unfathomed by any intellect, human or angelic, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, from which wells forth all life and happiness​, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, better than the heavens, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, source of miracles and wonders, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, encompassing the whole universe, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, descending to earth in the Person of the Incarnate Word, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, which flowed out from the open wound of the Heart of Jesus, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, enclosed in the Heart of Jesus for us, and especially for sinners, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, unfathomed in the institution of the Sacred Host, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, in the founding of Holy Church, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism,​ I trust in You. Divine Mercy, in our justification through Jesus Christ,​ I trust in You. Divine Mercy, accompanying us through our whole life, ​I trust in You. Divine Mercy, embracing us especially at the hour of death, ​I trust in You. (​Diary​ 949) **Spanish** (responder con​ “en Ti confío”​) Misericordia Divina, que nos otorga la vida inmortal, ​en Ti confío. Misericordia Divina, que nos acompaña en cada momento de nuestra vida, ​R. 2 Misericordia Divina, que nos protege del fuego infernal, ​R. Misericordia Divina, en la conversión de los pecadores empedernidos, ​R. Misericordia Divina, asombro para los ángeles, incomprensible para los Santos, ​R. Misericordia Divina, insondable en todos los misterios de Dios, ​R. Misericordia Divina, que nos rescata de toda miseria, ​R. Misericordia Divina, fuente de nuestra felicidad y deleite, ​R. Misericordia Divina, que de la nada nos llamó a la existencia, ​R. Misericordia Divina, que abarca todas las obras de sus manos, ​R. Misericordia Divina, corona de todas las obras de Dios, ​R. Misericordia Divina, en la que estamos todos sumergidos, ​R. Misericordia Divina, dulce consuelo para los corazones angustiados, ​R. Misericordia Divina, única esperanza de las almas desesperadas, ​R. Misericordia Divina, remanso de corazones, paz ante el temor,​ R. Misericordia Divina, gozo y éxtasis de las almas santas, ​R. Misericordia Divina, que infunde esperanza, perdida ya toda esperanza, ​R. (​Diario​ 949) 3 Chaplet of Divine Mercy Introductory Prayers - Julie You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the 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. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us, I trust in You! (x3) Our Father... Hail Mary... The Apostle’s Creed... 1ª Década – La Agonía de Jesús - Soccoro Me sumergí en la Pasión que Jesús sufrió en el Huerto de los Olivos. (​Diario ​646) El Señor me abrazó a su Corazón y dijo: ​Te daré una pequeña parte de Mi Pasión, pero no tengas miedo, sino que sé va-liente; no busques alivio, sino que acepta todo con sumisión a Mi voluntad. (​Diario ​1053) Mientras Jesús se despedía de mí, un dolor tan grande estrechó mi alma que es imposible expresarlo. Me abandonaron las fuerzas físicas, Salí rápidamente de la capilla y me acosté en la cama. Me olvidé de lo que pasaba alrededor de mí, mi alma estaba deseando al Señor y toda la amargura de su Corazón divino se comunicó a mí. Eso duró no más de tres horas. Rogué al Señor que me preservara de la vista de los que me rodeaban. Aunque traté, no pude tomar ningún alimento durante todo el día, hasta la noche. Deseaba ardientemente pasar toda la noche en la oscuridad con el Señor Jesús. Recé hasta las once. A las once el Señor me dijo: ​Ve a descansar, te he hecho vivir durante tres horas lo que sufrí durante toda la noche. ​Y en seguida me acosté en la cama. El mundo no conoce todavía todo lo que Jesús sufrió. Le hice compañía en el Huerto de los Olivos y en la oscuridad del calabozo, en los interrogatorios de los tribunales, estuve con Él en cada etapa de su Pasión; no se me escapó ni un solo movimiento, ni una sola mirada Suya, conocí toda la omnipotencia de su amor y de su misericordia hacia las almas. (​Diario ​1054) La Coronilla 4 Líder: Padre Eterno, te ofrezco el Cuerpo, la Sangre, el Alma y la Divinidad de Tu Amadísimo Hijo, Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, All: para el perdón de nuestros pecados y los del mundo entero. Líder: Por Su dolorosa Pasión, All: ten misericordia de nosotros y del mundo entero. Repite 10 veces. 5 2nd Decade – The Scourging - Julie I saw the Lord Jesus tied to a pillar, stripped of His clothes, and the scourging began immediately. I saw four men who took turns at striking the Lord with scourges. My heart almost stopped at the sight of these tortures. The Lord said to me, ​I suffer even greater pain than that which you see. ​And Jesus gave me to know for what sins He subjected himself to the scourging: these are sins of impurity. O, how dreadful was Jesus' moral suffering during the scourging! Then Jesus said to me, ​Look and see the human race in its present condition. ​In an instant, I saw horrible things: the executioners left Jesus, and other people started scourging Him; they seized the scourges and struck the Lord merciless-ly. These were priests, religious men and women; and high dignitaries of the Church, which surprised me greatly. There were lay people of all ages and walks of life. All vented their malice on the innocent Jesus. Seeing this, my heart fell as if into a mortal agony. And while the executioners had been scourg-ing Him, Jesus had been silent and looking into the distance; but when those other souls I mentioned scourged Him, Jesus closed His eyes, and a soft, but most painful moan escaped from His Heart. And Jesus gave me to know in detail the gravity of the malice of these ungrateful souls: You see, this is a torture greater than My death. ​Then my lips too fell silent, and I began to experience the agony of death, and I felt that no one would comfort me or snatch me from that state but the One who had put me into it. Then the Lord said to me, ​I see the sincere pain of your heart which brought great sol-ace to My Heart. See and take comfort. ​(​Diary ​445) Chaplet Leader: Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, All: in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. Leader: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, All: have mercy on us and on the whole world. Repeated 10 times. 6 3ª Década – La Coronación con la corona de Espinas - Soccoro Durante la adoración cuando me sumerjo en la Pasión del Señor, a menudo veo al Señor Jesús bajo este aspecto: después de la flagelación los verdugos tomaron al Señor y le quitaron su propia túnica que ya se había pegado a las llagas; mientras la despojaban volvieron a abrirse sus llagas. Luego vistieron al Señor con un manto rojo, sucio y despedazado sobre las llagas abiertas. El manto llegaba a las rodillas solamente en algunos lugares. Mandaron al Señor sentarse en un pedazo de madera y entonces tren-zaron una corona de espinas y ciñeron con ella la Sagrada Cabeza; pusieron una caña en su mano, y se burlaban de Él homenajeándolo como a un rey. Le escupían en la cara y otros tomaban la caña y le pegaban en la Cabeza; otros le producían dolor a puñetazos, y otros le taparon la Cara y le golpeaban con los puños.