Divine Mercy Sunday
‘How greatly today’s world needs God’s mercy. May you be
witness to mercy.’
—
Pope John Paul II
St. Bernard presents the Divine
Mercy novena and celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday.
We welcome you to attend this wonderful nine-day event that
will be filled with prayer, adoration, song and worship.
Our Lord’s promise of complete forgiveness is both a
reminder and a call.
It is a reminder that he is truly present and truly alive
in the eucharist, filled with love for us and waiting for us to turn to him with
trust.
And it is a call for us all to be washed clean in his love
through confession and holy communion no matter how terrible our sins.
He is offering us a new start.
Our Lord’s words to Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska about
this requirement to be merciful are very strong and leave no room for
misinterpretation.
Novena schedule
April 6
(Good Friday)
6 p.m. | Pastoral Center St. Joseph Hall
April 7
(Holy Saturday)
6 p.m. | Pastoral Center St. Joseph Hall
April 8
(Easter Sunday)
6 p.m. | St. Bernard Church
April 9
(Monday Within the Octave of Easter)
6 p.m. | St. Bernard Church
April 10
(Tuesday Within the Octave of Easter)
6 p.m. | St. Bernard Church
April 11
(Wednesday Within the Octave of Easter)
6 p.m. | St. Bernard Church
April 12
(Thursday Within the Octave of Easter)
6 p.m. | St. Bernard Church
April 13
(Friday Within the Octave of Easter)
6 p.m. | St. Bernard Church
April 14
(Saturday Within the Octave of Easter)
6 p.m. | St. Bernard Church
April 15
(Second Sunday of Easter
and Divine Mercy Sunday)
1:45 p.m. | Confession, songs, prayer of the chaplet
3 p.m. | Mass
We welcome you to attend this wonderful nine-day event that
will be filled with prayer, adoration, song and worship.
Divine Mercy downloads
Pray along with video
As seen on EWTN and recorded at the National Shrine of the
Divine Mercy.
Select the size video to view:
How to pray the Chaplet
A step-by-step guide to the prayers to recite on ordinary rosary beads.
The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades.
The Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers from the
Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer.
More about the Chaplet
How can we grow and deepen our devotion to the merciful
savior?
By deeds
Visit a sick of lonely person; write a letter of
encouragement; cook a meal for a friend or one in need; volunteer your time for
needed projects; above all, forgive, forgive those who have injured you or those
who make you anxious or fearful; broadcast forgiveness seven times seventy times
a day, that is 490 times each day or every three minutes!
By word
Again, forgive those who have injured you or have
persecuted you (Matthew
5:44); forgive as you are
forgiven by God’s mercy; speak a word of encouragement to a person in need; be
silent when tempted to gossip; phone a needy person with a word of hope;
encourage someone who does his or her daily work; thank everyone who is in any
way merciful.
By prayer
Ask for God’s mercy, plead for his mercy for the church and
world, because the Lord has asked us to ask for ourselves and those in need
(Luke 11:9); pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, asking for mercy “on us and on the whole world”; pray the
rosary of our Blessed Mother, she has asked for our prayers repeatedly and need
our prayers and sufferings offered to her immaculate heart; pray “Jesus, Mercy,”
a short form of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy; pray “Jesus, I Trust in You,” our
consecration to the merciful savior.
Other ways
Be merciful as our heavenly father is merficul. We can do
this by our daily deeds, words and prayers.
Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy daily for the church and
the world.
Ask Jesus for his mercy in order to be merciful with his
mercy to all in need. “Fill us with your mercy, Lord, in order that we may be
merciful as you are.”
Trust Jesus always, everywhere and in all circumstances.
Make “Jesus, I Trust in You” your daily prayer of consecration to him.
Visit the Blessed Sacrament daily, glorifying his merciful
and humble presence in adoration and reparation.
Listen to teachings given by tape (Franciscan University
Press, Marian
Helpers).
Tell others about God’s infinite and compassionate mercy,
especially those in greatest need of his mercy.
Learn about Divine Mercy by reaching those in greatest need
of his mercy. Learn about Divine Mercy by reading the encyclical letter or Pope
John Paul II, “Rich in Mercy,” books about St. Faustina Kowalska, and the sacred
scriptures, especially the psalms that sing of God’s mercy.
Be in a cenacle of mercy: a small, local group meeting
regularly praying together (see Acts 1:14), sharing faith and
experiences, and listening to teachings in order to strengthen and encourage one
another in the workd of mercy.
Participate in the offering of Mass each day. If unable to
do so, then ready and pray over the test of the daily Mass.
