Divine Mercy Novena
April 2 - 10, 2021

Please join us as we follow our Lord's wish to bring to Him various intentions during our nine days of prayer.  At St. Francis Borgia Parish,  the Novena Chaplet will be prayed daily after morning prayer and the morning Masses from Good Friday until the Saturday before Divine Mercy Sunday.  It will be livestreamed following morning Mass and can be viewed on our parish website homepage, Facebook, and YouTube channel.  
 

The Divine Mercy Novena Chaplet

In the Diary of St. Faustina, Jesus asked that the Feast of Divine Mercy, known today as Divine Mercy Sunday, be preceded by a Novena to The Divine Mercy. A Novena is nine days of prayer in preparation for a feast. In the case of the Novena to The Divine Mercy, we pray the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy each day for a specific intention.

Our Lord told St. Faustina, "I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the fountain of My mercy, that they may draw ... strength and refreshment and whatever grace they need in the hardships of life, and especially at the hour of death" (Diary, 1209).

The Chaplet can be said anytime, but the Lord specifically asked that it be recited as a novena. He promised, "By this Novena (of Chaplets), I will grant every possible grace to souls."

For each of the nine days, our Lord gave Saint Faustina a different intention:

All mankind, especially sinners; the souls of priests and religious; all devout and faithful souls; those who do not believe in God and those who do not yet know Jesus; the souls who have separated themselves from the Church; the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children; the souls who especially venerate and glorify His mercy; the souls detained in purgatory; and souls who have become lukewarm. 
 

The Divine Mercy Daily Intentions