A Prayerlife in the Divine Mercy and Will of God
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A Prayerlife in The Divine Mercy and Will of God JESUS, I trust in You! Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 1 03/12/2006 11:20:20 Jesus, asks us to help him Jesus said: The people who spread the honour of My Mercy, I shield through their entire life, and at the hour of their death, I will not be a just judge for them, but the Merciful Saviour. Diary of St. Faustina (111. 1075) Do whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My Mercy; I will make up for what you lack. Tell aching mankind to come close to my merciful heart, and I will fill them with peace. Diary of St. Faustina (111.1074) Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 2 03/12/2006 11:20:21 Divine Mercy Apostolate for Cardiff and South Wales Divine Mercy Prayer Groups of St.Albans, St.Peter’s, St.Cadoc’s, Cardiff Our Lady of the Angels, Cwmbran. This prayer book has been made possible by The St.Alban’s & St.Peter’s Divine Mercy Prayer Group in association with our annual Great Feast of Mercy. This enables us to give most of what we produce away free. Anyone who may wish to assist in this Divine enterprise may send donations to: Mr.Philip Illsley, 18, Meadow Hill, St.David’s Manor, Church Village, East Glamorgan, CF38 1RX. Those who may have an interest in the writings or talks about St.Faustina, the Spirituality of the Serv- ant of God, Luisa Piccarreta, or The Divine Will prayer indices key, may direct enquiries for more information to: Mr.Philip Illsley Telephone: (01443) 203305 Copyright © 2006 - Page 1 - Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 3 03/12/2006 11:20:21 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENT PAGE Act of consecration to The Divine Mercy 4 Pope John Paul II at the shrine of 5 Divine Mercy, Poland Act of entrustment of the world to Divine Mercy 6 Prayer to The Most Holy Trinity 7 A personal plea from Jesus to all of us 8 Become Apostles of Divine Mercy 9 Apostles’ prayer 10 Saint Maria Faustina of The Most Blessed Sacrament 11 2nd Sunday of Easter - Now Divine Mercy Sunday 12 Recognise My mercy now while there is still time 13 The Image of Divine Mercy 14 The Feast of The Divine Mercy 15 The Chaplet of Divine Mercy 16 Divine Mercy Sunday 17 The three o’clock prayer 18 The Chaplet of Divine Mercy 19 Blessing for the Image on The Feast of Mercy 20 The Novena 21 The Novena for Nine Days 22 The Prayer of St.Gertrude 23 Prayers for the souls in purgatory 24 (Continued...) 25 Be mothers and fathers of the dying souls of each day 26 Saint Faustina Intercessory Prayer 27 An Introduction to the Gift of Prayer In 28 The Divine Will The Way of Life in The Divine Will 29 The Prevenient Act - Morning Prayer 30 - Page 2 - Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 4 03/12/2006 11:20:21 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) CONTENT PAGE Prayers in The Divine Will (for private use). 31 Prayers before The Rosary. Prayer before The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Prayer before The Chaplet of Divine Mercy. 32 Prayer Grace before meals. Prayer for The Holy Souls. 33 Prayer for The Sick and Dying. The Divine Office. Daily Exercise of prayer. 34 Rounds in the Divine Will. Prayer Reparation for Lost Souls. 35 Prayers for constant utterance. Our Lord’s Omnipotent Prayer Our Lady’s May Prayer. Footnote: Re indices. 36 Divine Will Prayer, an enlightenment. 37 Without knowledge there is no understanding. 38 The Welsh Pilgrimage to Medjugorje. 39 Bosnian Orphan’s Trust. 40 - Page 3 - Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 5 03/12/2006 11:20:21 ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE DIVINE MERCY Consecrate yourself and your families daily to The Divine Mercy Image and venerate it daily. (Diary 1.49) Act of Consecration Jesus, we consecrate our entire life from here on, to you with- out reserve, into your hands we Jesus I trust in You abandon our past, our present, our future, Jesus, we ask you from this day on, to look after this fam- ily. Help us to be true children of God and children of your blessed Mother Mary. Through this image may your Divine Mercy triumph over all the powers of evil the world over. May all who venerate it never perish, may it be their joy in life, their hope in death, and their glory in eternity. This we ask through Christ Our Lord. Amen Jesus I trust in You SAY THESE PRAYERS DAILY - Page 4 - Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 6 03/12/2006 11:20:22 Pope John Paul II at the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow - Lagiewniki Poland 17th August 2002 Dedicating the whole world and his Petrine ministry to The Divine Mercy. For I, The Lord, your God, am . bestowing mercy down to the thousandth generation on the children of those who love me and keep my commandments. (Ex 20:5) - Page 5 - Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 7 03/12/2006 11:20:23 Act of Entrustment of the World TO DIVINE MERCY By Pope John Paul II Act of Entrustment of the World to Divine Mercy God, merciful Father, in your Son, Jesus Christ, you have revealed your love and poured it out upon us in the Holy Spirit, the Comforter. We entrust to you today the destiny of the world and of every man and woman. Bend down to us sinners, heal our weakness, conquer all evil, and grant that all the peoples of the earth may experience your mercy. In You, the Triune God, may they ever find the source of hope. Eternal Father, for the sake of the sorrowful Passion and Resurrection of your Son, have mercy on us and upon the whole world! Amen. 17th August 2002 Poland Say these prayers daily - Page 6 - Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 8 03/12/2006 11:20:23 Prayer to The Most Holy Trinity Infinite Mercy of the Heart of God the Father Have mercy on us and on the whole world! Infinite Mercy and tenderness of the Heart of God the Son, Have mercy on us and on the whole world! Infinite Mercy and Love of the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us and on the whole world! Heavenly Father who art God, we present to You with the Heart of Jesus Your Son, the Heart of Mary, Mother of Mercy and through their merits we beg You to pardon our sins and those of the whole world. We present to You and we offer to You the souls of all in- nocent children. They merit mercy and goodness. Through their innocence we beseech You to have pity on us and on the whole world. Eternal Father most kind, holy and merciful, we offer You the purity of virgins. They ravish Your Heart by the whiteness of their souls and by the love through which they offer them- selves to You. By their chastity, purify the world, have mercy on all those whose vice and sensual pleasures have carried them far from You. Eternal Father, through the innocence of all the little children and through the tears of all those who suffer, we beseech You save mankind from chastisement and bless the Church. Source: Messages of Merciful Love (Milan 1969) Say these prayers daily - Page 7 - Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 9 03/12/2006 11:20:23 A Personal plea from Jesus to all of us JESUS: You will be the apostle of My Merciful Love. I will bless you, and shower on you abundant graces and great gifts. Thank you for the distribution of My Sacred Image. I will bless the families who expose my Image in their homes and I will convert the sinners who live there, I will help the good to perfect themselves, the lukewarm to rekindle their hearts, I will bless their interests. I will provide for their needs and I will help them in all their necessities, spiritual and material. Speak to Me often and invoke Me thus: “Merciful Jesus, we trust in You; have pity on us and on the whole world”. Have faith and confidence. All that you do for Me will be recompensed a hundred fold. “Whoever venerates with love and devotion in his home My Divine Image will be preserved from the chastisement, in the same way as the ancient Hebrews marked their houses with a cross made with the blood of the Paschal lamb and were spared by the Exterminating Angel, so it will be in these sad times for those who will have honoured and exposed My Image” Source: Messages of Merciful Love (Milan 1969) - Page 8 - Divine Mercy Prayer Book.indd 10 03/12/2006 11:20:23 Become Apostles of Divine Mercy “0 Jesus, Good Jesus, whose infinite love has created and redeemed the world, and wishes to save it, accept me among the number of those who wish to become Your Apostles, and help to spread Your Message of Love on earth. For this end, receive the complete offering of myself which I place at Your service. I will help to communicate Your Message of Divine Love once again to mankind as You ask, and to fulfil Your desire that this word be spread, through love of Man for his fellow man. I will distribute the Message of Divine Mercy and of Your Divine Image, asking You to inspire in all souls the spirit of Your Divine Love.