Novena to St. John Paul II

Day 5

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. John Paul II

Opening prayer:

Loving Father, who gave St. John Paul II to Your Church as a fearless witness to Christ, grant us through his intercession the courage to open wide the doors of our hearts to the Redeemer. Help us, like him, to belong entirely to Jesus through Mary. Amen.

Read the meditation and offer the intention of the day.

Day 5: Apostle of Divine Mercy

John Paul II canonized St. Faustina and gave the world Divine Mercy Sunday, urging souls to trust in God's boundless forgiveness. He devoted an encyclical to the Father rich in mercy and never tired of pointing the wounded and the sinner toward the mercy that knows no limit. Fittingly, he himself died on its vigil in 2005, commending the Church to the very mercy he had preached his whole life long.

O Saint John Paul II, herald of Divine Mercy, obtain for me a deep trust in God's boundless forgiveness. Help me to throw myself upon His mercy without fear, and to share that same mercy freely with everyone I meet. Amen.

Today's intention:

For deep trust in God's mercy and the grace to extend mercy to others.

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. John Paul II, friend of the young and defender of life, you taught us that man cannot live without love. Obtain for us a heart wholly given to Christ, unwavering hope in His mercy, and the strength to proclaim the Gospel without fear. 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.