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Divine Mercy Novena Day Two

Posted: March 30, 2024 by datechguy in catholic, catholic devotions
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The prayers for Day two of the Divine Mercy Novena.

Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave Me strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them as through channels My mercy flows out upon mankind.

Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service,* that they may perform worthy works of mercy; and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company of chosen ones in Your vineyard—upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.

At the conclusion of the prayers pray the chaplet. Instructions are here.

The site for the National Shrine of Divine Mercy is here.

Day 1 Prayers:

Divine Mercy Novena Day 1

Posted: March 29, 2024 by datechguy in catholic, catholic devotions
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Today is Good Friday and it is also the first day for the Divine Mercy Novena that runs from Good Friday to Easter Saturday culminating in the Feast of Divine Mercy which always takes place on the Sunday after Easter.

The Novena consists of a series of prayers by which we bring various groups of people before Christ and then praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet (which can be prayed on any standard Rosary). Details on how to pray the Chaplet are here.

Here are the prayers for Day one

First Day:

Today bring to Me ALL MANKIND, ESPECIALLY ALL SINNERS, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. In this way you will console Me in the bitter grief into which the loss of souls plunges Me.

Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen.

If you wish a fuller explanation of the novena and Divine Mercy you can find it here.

Voices of the 2024 Catholic Men’s Conference Dawn of Divine Mercy Ministries

Posted: March 27, 2024 by datechguy in catholic, catholic devotions
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I talk to Dawn of Divine Mercy Ministries at the 2024 Catholic Men’s Conference at the DCU center in Worcester MA.

There are all kinds of excellent ministries out there like this one that most people never hear of. These different ministries help millions, usually on a shoestring . The good they do in the name of Christ is the real strength of the Catholic Church.

March Indulgence Calendar and a story

Posted: March 1, 2024 by datechguy in catholic, catholic devotions
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Here is the March Indulgence Calendar

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Here is the blank version:

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and I have a little story for you. You may make of it what you will.

I brought my mike with me for total confusion because I needed to record my weekly radio show for WQPH (Queen of Perpetual Help) radio however circumstances never gave me the chance to record. So I figured no big deal I’d record on Monday which I took off but again somehow I just didn’t get a chance to record.

Now I was really getting up to a deadline so I was determined to get the show recorded right after daily mass but somehow I kept getting delayed till FINALLY I was able to get started.

I had just listed the prayer intentions for the show when the phone rang (I don’t have a cell phone) I paused the recording to hear the voice of a friend. He was hospitalized, she already had heart issues which were expected to be fatal and was now recovering from a stroke. She asked for prayers for her mother and children and there was no knowledge of how long she would be around.

Now this is the thing, if I had recorded the show at any of the times I should have it would have been in the bank and her request would have to wait for the next show to air March 9th. If I had managed to get started on my recordings early that morning as I planned same thing. And if she had called just a couple of hours later It would have been too late, I’d be at work and she would have missed me completely.

Nope she called at the exact moment in fact the last possible moment when I could squeeze in her prayer intentions to get them into the show broadcast tomorrow.

I submit and suggest that this type of thing is God’s MO and has been for millennia. Any reading of scripture shows it to be so, and I further submit and suggest that God is just as active as he was during biblical times to those who call upon him, but we’ve trained ourselves, or have been trained not to see what is in front of our faces.

At least that’s my take but feel free to make of it what you will.

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