HOLY HOUR OF MERCY FOR THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY PERIOD OF EUCHARISTIC EXPOSITION Directions for Eucharistic exposition are found in the ritual book, Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass. Please note especially the following: The altar should be prepared with four to six lit candles, corporal and monstrance. Suitable liturgical music should be planned and servers should be prepared to assist with the celebration of the Sacred Liturgy. When exposition precedes Mass or takes place apart from Mass, there should be a recently consecrated host in the tabernacle for exposition. When exposition immediately follows Mass, the host for exposition is typically consecrated at that Mass. EXPOSITION The priest celebrant, vested in a white cope and stole, exposes the Blessed Sacrament in the usual way with a hymn such as O Salutaris sung during the incensation. The priest presides at the Holy Hour from the priest celebrant’s chair. ADORATION A deacon or an assisting priest proclaims the Gospel. Matthew 11:25-30, John 19:31-37 or any other option from those given in the Lectionary for Mass for Votive Masses for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus [Number 1000: 1-8]. A brief homily on the theme of Divine Mercy is appropriate. The priest celebrant, kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament, and toward the end of the period of adoration, leads all in the Chaplet of Divine Mercy or the Litany of Divine Mercy. After this the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer are prayed for the intentions of the Holy Father and to obtain the Jubilee Year of Mercy Indulgence. Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy Christ, have mercy Christ, have mercy Lord, have mercy Lord, have mercy 1 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, fountain 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 the 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 Divine Mercy, endowing us with immortal life, I trust in You Divine Mercy, accompanying us every moment of our life, I trust in You Divine Mercy, shielding us from the fire of hell, I trust in You Divine Mercy, in the conversion of hardened sinners, I trust in You Divine Mercy, astonishment for Angels, incomprehensible to Saints, I trust in You Divine Mercy, unfathomed in all the mysteries of God, I trust in You Divine Mercy, lifting us out of every misery, I trust in You Divine Mercy, source of our happiness and joy, I trust in You Divine Mercy, in calling us forth from nothingness to existence, I trust in You Divine Mercy, embracing all the works of His hands, I trust in You Divine Mercy, crown of all God’s handiwork, I trust in You Divine Mercy, in which we are all immersed, I trust in You Divine Mercy, sweet relief for anguished hearts, I trust in You Divine Mercy, only hope of despairing souls, I trust in You Divine Mercy, repose of hearts, peace amidst fear, I trust in You Divine Mercy, delight and ecstasy of holy souls, I trust in You Divine Mercy, inspiring hope against all hope, I trust in You Let us pray. 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. Amen. PERIOD OF SILENT PRAYER BENEDICTION 2 Then as the hymn, such as Tantum ergo, is sung, the Blessed Sacrament is incensed in the usual way. The priest celebrant stands and sings: Let us pray. O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament have left us a memorial of your Passion, grant us, we pray, so to revere the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood that we may always experience in ourselves the fruits of your redemption. Who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. All: Amen. The priest celebrant, wearing the humeral veil, gives the Eucharistic blessing in the usual way. REPOSITION The Divine Praises are recited as the Blessed Sacrament is reposed. 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 in all the tabernacles of the world, even until the end of time. Amen. A hymn such as Holy God may be sung after the Divine Praises. The altar is cleared of the monstrance and corporal at this time as well. 3 .