Novena to St. Faustina

Day 4

10 min

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.

Novena to St. Faustina

Opening prayer:

St. Faustina, faithful secretary of Divine Mercy, who hid the splendor of God's love beneath a poor religious habit, draw near to me now. Teach me to trust Jesus as you did, holding nothing back, and obtain for me the grace I seek in this novena. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 4: Apostle of Divine Mercy

Jesus called St. Faustina the secretary and apostle of His mercy, charged to make it known to the whole world. She accepted this mission with joy, longing for every sinner to discover the ocean of mercy that awaits the contrite heart. From her revelations came the Image, the Chaplet, and the Feast of Divine Mercy, so that no soul, however far it has strayed, might ever despair of God's pardon.

O apostle of mercy, St. Faustina, who burned with zeal for the salvation of souls, kindle in me the same fire. Obtain that I may bring the message of God's mercy to the discouraged and the lost, and that none whom I meet may ever doubt the love that seeks them. Amen.

Today's intention:

For the zeal to make God's mercy known to those who have lost hope.

Pray one Our Father, one Hail Mary, and one Glory Be.

Our Father

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy 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.

Pater noster, qui es in cælis,

sanctificétur nomen tuum.

Advéniat regnum tuum.

Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in cælo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hódie,

et dimítte nobis débita nostra,

sicut et nos dimíttimus debitóribus nostris.

Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem,

sed líbera nos a malo.

Amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou amongst women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum.

Benedícta tu in muliéribus,

et benedíctus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.

Sancta María, Mater Dei,

ora pro nobis peccatóribus,

nunc et in hora mortis nostræ.

Amen.

Glory Be

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.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper,

et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Closing prayer:

St. Faustina, apostle of the merciful Heart of Jesus, who promised that nothing is too great for the soul that trusts, intercede for me before the throne of mercy. May I, like you, repeat in every joy and every sorrow, 'Jesus, I trust in You,' until His mercy is my eternal home. Amen.

Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

In nómine Patris, et Fílii, et Spíritus Sancti. Amen.