THE DIVINE MERCY NOVENA

A novena is typically nine days of prayer in preparation of a celebration of a feast day. 

The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday (the day the Lord gave his life for us) and ends on the Second Sunday of Easter, which is known as "Divine Mercy Sunday".

In  Divine Mercy in My Soul: Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, Jesus revealed to Saint Faustina a nine day novena that He desired be prayed in preparation for Divine Mercy Sunday.  The novena was to begin on Good Friday and be prayed each day of the Triduum and of Easter Week in preparation for the glorious Feast of Mercy which was to take place on the Eighth Day of Easter (The Sunday after Easter Day) (See Diary #1209-1230).

During this novena that Jesus Himself revealed to Saint Faustina, He asks that each day be dedicated to prayers for a different group of people.  The novena  comes from these private revelations of Saint Faustina as recorded in her Diary of Divine Mercy.

Unlike other novenas, where people ask for something from God through the intercession of His Holy Saints, the Divine Mercy Novena is intended to be prayed for graces and/or salvation to be given to other people.  (So have an intention in mind when praying!)

Jesus asked that this novena be prayed prior to the Feast of Divine Mercy (the Sunday after Easter), beginning on Good Friday. He gave Sr. Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena. 

You are encouraged to begin praying this nine-day prayer offering beginning on Good Friday and ending on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 19). 

Need help? 
How to pray the Divine Mercy Novena is available:

Download our parish PDF:  How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet