Easter Thursday Divine Mercy Novena 7th Day -The Merciful

My mother was a dedicated prayer warrior. She prayed for everybody who asked her to and kept a list.  She was even on call for the local hospital to call her with people’s prayer requests. Although the Divine Mercy Devotion came into popular practice towards the end of her life, Mom believed in God’s mercy and love always and she practiced love and mercy in her own life.

I like to think that souls like hers have a special place in today’s Divine Mercy Intention.

Let’s also remember those who have worked so hard for the rest of us including the doctors, nurses, health workers, other first responders, store workers and others who work behind the scenes but have kept us going as well!

Remember to practice mercy in our relationships and interactions with others, especially those we have disagreements. You can disagree and be rigorous in your discussions and arguments, but always remember to stay on topic and be kind to the person.

Seventh Day
Today bring to Me the Souls who especially venerate and glorify My Mercy*,and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over my Passion and entered most deeply into My spirit. They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the hour of death.

Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your mercy. These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident of Your mercy; and united to You, O Jesus, they carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart from this life.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy, and their hearts, overflowing with joy, sing a canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I beg You O God:

Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to them that during their life, but especially at the hour of death, the souls who will venerate this fathomless mercy of His, He, Himself, will defend as His glory. Amen.

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