HOLY HOUR April 19, 2020

OPENING / EXPOSITION HYMN:

PRAYER OF ENTRUSTMENT TO THE DIVINE MERCY All: O Lord, our God, we place all 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 Your mercy our very lives, our present situation and our uncertain future. 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 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 living images of mercy. May all come to know the depths of Your mercy and sing the praises of Your mercy forever. Amen.

“Prayer of Entrustment” by Bob Digan, © 1992 National of Divine Mercy, Stockbridge, MA. All rights reserved.

READING: Isaiah 55:6-9

Seek the LORD while he may be found, call upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their way, and sinners their thoughts; Let them turn to the LORD to find mercy; to our God, who is generous in forgiving. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

A PRAYER FOR DIVINE MERCY LISTEN TO THESE WORDS FROM THE DIARY OF SAINT FAUSTINA, #1770

MEDITATION HYMN

CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY Our Father Hail Mary Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, Our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified; died, and was buried. He descended into Hell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy , the of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

This part of the Chaplet will be sung: 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.

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

Conclusion: (3 Times): Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Closing Prayer Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion, inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.

O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a Font of Mercy for us, I trust in You! (3x) Saint Faustina, pray for us! Pope Saint John Paul II, pray for us!

THE LITANY OF THE MERCY OF GOD Congregation’s response is noted in green.

Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. 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. Mercy of God, supreme attribute of the Creator, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, greatest perfection of the Redeemer, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, unfathomable love of the Sanctifier, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, inconceivable mystery of the Holy Trinity, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, expression of the greatest power of the Most High, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, revealed in the creation of the heavenly spirits, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, summoning us to existence out of nothingness, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, embracing the whole universe, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, bestowing upon us immortal life, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, shielding us from merited punishments, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, raising us from the misery of sin, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, justifying us in the Word Incarnate, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, flowing from the wounds of Christ, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, gushing from the Most of Jesus, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, giving to us the Most Blessed Virgin Mary as Mother of Mercy, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, shown in the of the divine mysteries, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, manifested in the institution of the universal Church, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, contained in the institution of the Holy Sacraments, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, bestowed upon mankind in the Sacraments of Baptism and Penance, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, granted in the Sacraments of the and the Priesthood, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, shown in calling us to the Holy Faith, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, revealed in the conversion of sinners, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, manifested in the sanctification of the just, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, fulfilled in the perfecting of the saintly, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, font of health for the sick and the suffering, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, solace of anguished hearts, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, hope of souls afflicted with despair, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, always and everywhere accompanying all people, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, anticipating us with graces, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, peace of the dying, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, refreshment and relief of the souls in Purgatory, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, heavenly delight of the blessed, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, crown of all the saints, We trust in Thee. Mercy of God, inexhaustible source of , We trust in Thee. Lamb of God, Who did show us Thy greatest mercy in redeeming the world on the cross, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who does mercifully offer Thyself for us in every Holy , Graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world through Thine inexhaustible Mercy, Have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

The tender mercies of the Lord are over all His works. The mercies of the Lord I will sing forever.

CLEBRANT: Let Us Pray. O God, Whose Mercy is infinite and Whose treasures of pity are inexhaustible, graciously look down upon us and increase in us Thy Mercy, so that we may never, even in the greatest trials, give way to despair, but may always trustfully conform ourselves to Thy Holy Will, which is Mercy itself. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Mercy, Who with Thee and the Holy Spirit show us Mercy forever and ever.

Amen.

Quiet prayer will now take place until 4 p.m. when Evening Prayer will be prayed.

EVENING PRAYER FOR THE 2ND SUNDAY OF EASTER Please refer to the separate document found on the parish website

BENEDICTION TANTUM ERGO

Tantum ergo Sacramentum Down in adoration falling Veneremur cernui, This great sacrament we hail. Et antiquum documentum Over ancient forms departing Newer rites of grace prevail. Novo cedat ritui; Faith for all defects supplying Praestet fides supplementum, Where the feeble senses fail. Sensuum defectui.

To the everlasting Father Genitori Genitoque And the Son who reigns on high Laus et jubilatio, With the Spirit blessed, proceeding Salus, honor, virtus, quoque Forth from each eternally. Sit et benedictio: Be salvation, honor, blessing Might and endless Majesty. Procedenti ab utroque Compar sit laudatio. AMEN. PRESIDER: You have given them Bread from Heaven, !

ALL: Having within it all sweetness, Alleluia! PRESIDER: Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the as the memorial of your suffering and death. May our worship of this sacrament of your body and blood help us to experience the salvation you won for us and the peace of the kingdom where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. All: Amen.

BENEDICTION and REPOSITION OF THE DIVINE PRAISES All: Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Blessed be the name of Jesus. Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart. Blessed be His Most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in His angels and in His Saints.

May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored and loved, with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even until the end of time. AMEN.

CLOSING HYMN