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The Feast of Divine Mercy

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Hymn: O Salutaris Hostia

Latin

O salutaris Hostia,

Quae caeli pandis ostium:

Bella premunt hostilia,

Da robur, fer auxilium.

Uni trinoque Domino

Sit sempiterna gloria,

Qui vitam sine termino

Nobis donet in patria.

Amen.

English

O saving Victim, opening wide,

The gate of heav’n to us below!

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Our foes press on from ev’ry side;

Your aid supply, your strength bestow.

To your great name be endless praise,

Immortal Godhead, One in Three;

O grant us endless length of days,

In our true native land with Thee. Amen

Silent Reflections (from the Diary of St. Faustina)

I have opened My Heart as a living fountain of mercy. Let all souls draw life from it. Let

them approach this sea of mercy with great trust. (1520)

On the cross, the fountain of My mercy was opened wide by the lance for all souls – no one

have I excluded! (1182)

The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is – trust. The

more a soul trusts, the more it will receive. (1578)

I never reject a contrite heart. (1485) Sooner would heaven and earth turn into nothingness

than would My mercy not embrace a trusting soul. (1777)

I am Love and Mercy itself. When a soul approaches me with trust, I fill it with such an

abundance of graces that it cannot contain them within itself, but radiates them to other

souls. (1074)

Do whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My mercy. I will make up for what

you lack. Tell aching mankind to snuggle close to My merciful Heart; and I will fill it with

peace. (1074)

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My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners. It is for

them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with Mer-

cy. (367)

Reflections on the Feast of Divine Mercy

The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be

solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it

turns to the Fount of my Mercy. (699)

I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor

sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean

of graces upon those souls who approach the fountain of My mercy. (699)

I want to grant a complete pardon to the souls who will go to Confession and receive Holy

Communion on the Feast of My Mercy. (1109) Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on

this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (300)

The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete for-

giveness of sins and punishment. On that day are opened all the divine floodgates through

which graces flow. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.

(699)

My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it

throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come from the very depths of my most

tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy through-

out eternity. (699)

My mercy is greater than your sins, and those of the entire world. I let my Sacred Heart be

pierced with a lance, thus opening wide the source of mercy for you. Come then with trust

to draw graces from this fountain. (1485)

Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces

than they ask. I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My com-

passion. (1146)

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Beg for mercy for the whole world. (570) No soul that has called upon My mercy has ever

been disappointed. (1541)

Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy, but there must also be acts of mercy.

I demand from you deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me. You are to show

mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to

excuse or absolve yourself from it. (742)

The Hour of Great Mercy

“At three o’clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment,

immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of ago-

ny.” (1320)

“This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. I will refuse nothing to the soul that

makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion.” (1320)

Let us pray …

For all mankind, especially sinners,

Response (R): Merciful Jesus, receive them into Your Most Compassionate Heart.

For the souls of priests and religious, R:

For all devout and faithful souls, R:

For those who do not believe in God and those who do not yet know You, R:

For souls who have separated themselves from the Church, R:

For meek and humble souls, and the souls of little children, R:

For souls who especially venerate and glorify Your Mercy, R:

For the souls who are detained in Purgatory, R:

For souls who have become lukewarm, R:

ALL: Merciful Jesus, may all souls come to the fountain of Your unfathomable Mercy. Embrace

them; bestow upon them the gifts of faith, hope and charity.

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The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Opening Prayers:

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the 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. (1319)

O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in

You. (3 times) (84)

Our Father; Hail Mary; Apostles’ Creed

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.

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

(3 times)

Closing Prayer:

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly up-

on 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. (950)

ALL: Jesus, I trust in You! (3x)

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Litany of the Divine Mercy

Lord have mercy Lord have mercy.

Christ have mercy Christ have mercy.

Lord have mercy Lord have mercy.

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.

Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the bosom of the Father,

Response (R:) I trust in You.

Divine Mercy, greatest attribute of God, R:

Divine Mercy, incomprehensible mystery, R:

Divine Mercy, fountain gushing forth from the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, R:

Divine Mercy, unfathomed by any intellect, human or angelic, R:

Divine Mercy, from which wells forth all life and happiness, R:

Divine Mercy, better than the heavens, R:

Divine Mercy, source of miracles and wonders, R:

Divine Mercy, encompassing the whole universe, R:

Divine Mercy, descending to earth in the Person of the Incarnate Word, R:

Divine Mercy, which flowed out from the open wound of the Heart of Jesus, R:

Divine Mercy, enclosed in the Heart of Jesus for us, and especially for sinners, R:

Divine Mercy, unfathomed in the institution of the Sacred Host, R:

Divine Mercy, in the founding of Holy Church, R:

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Divine Mercy, in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, R:

Divine Mercy, in our justification through Jesus Christ, R:

Divine Mercy, accompanying us through our whole life, R:

Divine Mercy, embracing us especially at the hour of death, R:

Divine Mercy, endowing us with immortal life, R:

Divine Mercy, accompanying us every moment of our life, R:.

Divine Mercy, shielding us from the fire of hell, R:.

Divine Mercy, in the conversion of hardened sinners, R:

Divine Mercy, astonishment for Angels, incomprehensible to Saints, R:

Divine Mercy, unfathomed in all the mysteries of God, R:

Divine Mercy, lifting us out of every misery, R:

Divine Mercy, source of our happiness and joy, R:

Divine Mercy, in calling us forth from nothingness to existence, R:

Divine Mercy, embracing all the works of His hands, R:

Divine Mercy, crown of all of God’s handiwork, R:

Divine Mercy, in which we are all immersed, R:

Divine Mercy, sweet relief for anguished hearts, R:

Divine Mercy, only hope of despairing souls, R:

Divine Mercy, repose of hearts, peace amidst fear, R:

Divine Mercy, delight and ecstasy of holy souls, R:

Divine Mercy, inspiring hope against all hope, R:

Lamb of God, Who takes way the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord.

Prayer for Divine Mercy

O Greatly Merciful God, Infinite Goodness, today all mankind calls out from the abyss of its misery

to Your mercy – to Your compassion, O God; and it is with its mighty voice of misery that it cries

out. Gracious God, do not reject the prayer of this earth’s exiles!

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O Lord, Goodness beyond our understanding, who are acquainted with our misery through and

through and know that by our own power we cannot ascend to You, we implore You, anticipate us

with Your grace and keep on increasing Your Mercy in us, that we may faithfully do Your Holy Will

all through our life and at death’s hour.

Let the omnipotence of Your mercy shield us from the darts of our salvation’s enemies, that we may

with confidence, as Your Children, await Your final coming – that day known to You alone.

And we expect to obtain everything promised us by Jesus in spite of all our wretchedness. For Jesus

is our Hope: through His merciful Heart, as through an open gate, we pass through to heaven.

(1570)

Amen.

Proclaim to the whole world My unfathomable mercy. (1142)

Proclaim that mercy is the greatest attribute of God. All the works of My hand are crowned

with mercy. (301)

Souls who spread the honor of My mercy I shield through their entire life as a tender mother

her infant, and at the hour of death I will not be a Judge for them, but the Merciful Savior.

(1075)

For the Grace to Be Merciful to Others

O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as I breathe, as many times as my heart beats, as many times as

my blood pulsates through my body, so many thousand times do I want to glorify Your mercy.

I want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, O Lord. May the greatest of

all divine attributes, that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through my heart and soul to my neigh-

bor.

Help me, O Lord, that my eyes may be merciful, so that I may never suspect or judge from appearanc-

es, but look for what is beautiful in my neighbors’ souls and come to their rescue.

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Help me, that my ears may be merciful, so that I may give heed to my neighbors’ needs and not be

indifferent to their pains and moanings.

Help me, O Lord, that my tongue may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only

good to my neighbors and take upon myself the more difficult and toilsome tasks.

Help me, that my feet may be merciful, so that I may hurry to assist my neighbor, overcoming my

own fatigue and weariness. My true rest is in the service of my neighbor.

Help me, O Lord, that my heart may be merciful so that I myself may feel all the sufferings of my

neighbor. I will refuse my heart to no one. I will be sincere even with those who, I know, will abuse

my kindness. And I will lock myself up in the most merciful Heart of Jesus. I will bear my own suf-

fering in silence. May Your Mercy, O Lord, rest upon me.

You Yourself command me to exercise the three degrees of mercy.

The first: the act of mercy, of whatever kind.

The second: the word of mercy. If I cannot carry out a work of mercy, I will assist by my words.

The third: prayer. If I cannot show mercy by deeds or words, I can always do so by prayer. My pray-

er reaches out even there where I cannot reach out physically.

O my Jesus, transform me into Yourself, for You can do all things. (163)

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Benediction

Hymn: Tantum Ergo

Tantum ergo Sacramentum

Veneremur cernui:

Et antiquum documentum

Novo cedat ritui:

Praestet fides supplementum

Sensuum defectui.

Genitori, Genitoque

Laus et iubilatio,

Salus, honor, virtus quoque

Sit et benedictio:

Procedenti ab utroque

Compar sit laudatio.

Amen.

Tantum Ergo (English)

Down in adoration falling,

This great sacrament we hail,

Over ancient forms of worship

Newer rites of grace prevail;

Faith will tell us Christ is present,

When our human senses fail

To the everlasting Father,

And the Son who made us free,

And the spirit, God proceeding

From them Each eternally,

Be salvation, honor, blessing,

Might and endless majesty. Amen

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Priest: You have given them bread from heaven.

All: Having all sweetness within it.

Priest: Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the Eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and

death. May our worship of this Sacrament of your Body and Blood help us to expe-

rience the salvation You won for us and the peace of the kingdom, where you live

with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

All: Amen.

Divine Praises

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 St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse.

Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints.

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Closing Hymn: Holy God We Praise Thy Name

Holy God, we praise Thy Name;

Lord of all, we bow before Thee!

All on earth Thy scepter claim,

All in Heaven above adore Thee;

Infinite Thy vast domain,

Everlasting is Thy reign.

Hark! the loud celestial hymn

Angel choirs above are raising,

Cherubim and seraphim,

In unceasing chorus praising;

Fill the heavens with sweet accord:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord.

Holy Father, Holy Son,

Holy Spirit, Three we name Thee;

While in essence only One,

Undivided God we claim Thee;

And adoring bend the knee,

While we own the mystery.

Drive Through Blessing immediately following the Holy

Hour until 4:30 PM

You and your family will have the opportunity to drive to St. Pius to receive a Blessing

from Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Blessings will be at Door A (Main Church

doors). Enter the parking lot at the south entrance (Cedar Ave) and then pull up to

Door A or get in line. Staff will be available to direct you.

It may be tempting to bring people with you who cannot drive or who do not live in

your household, but in order to keep with social distancing, please refrain from any

practice that may inadvertently expose you or them to illness.