Divine Mercy 3 O'clock Prayer
(From St Faustina's Diary #1320)
SYMBOLS
[℣] Leader [℟] Response [Ⱥ] All together
SIGN OF THE CROSS
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
IF YOU HAVE, MENTION YOUR SPECIAL INTENTIONS HERE
(Refer to St Faustina’s Diary #1320)
You expired, O Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls and an 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.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world. (3x)
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You. Amen.
GOSPEL READING & MEDITATION
WITH 3 O’CLOCK PRAYER (Optional)
Read the Gospel from today’s Mass and contemplate on how God has revealed his Divine Mercy to us and the whole world.
LORD’S PRAYER
[℣] Our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your WILL be done on earth, as it is in Heaven. [℟] Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
HAIL MARY
[℣] Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. [℟] Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.
GLORIA
[℣] Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. [℟] As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
[℣] May the divine assistance remain always with us, [℟] and may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
SIGN OF THE CROSS
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
SCRIPTURE ON DIVINE MERCY
The Bible highlights mercy as a core attribute of God and a virtue to be practiced by Christians. Mercy is integral to both the Old and New Testaments. Psalm 103:8 says, “The “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love,” illustrating God’s endless and enduring mercy.
Psalm 23:6
“Only goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever and ever.”
Matthew 5:7
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will obtain mercy.”
Luke 6:36
Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Hebrews 4:16
“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence so that we may receive mercy and find grace when we are in need of help.”
1 Peter 1:3
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead”
James 2:13
“For judgment will be without mercy to the one who has not shown mercy, but mercy triumphs over judgment.”