Divine Mercy Novena

On Good Friday in 1937, Jesus requested that Blessed Faustina make a special novena before the Feast of Mercy, from Good Friday through the following Saturday. He dictated the intentions for each day that by means of a specific prayer she was to bring to His Heart a different group of souls each day, immersing them in the ocean of His mercy, begging the Father--on the strength of Jesus' Passion--for graces for them. If you're not familliar with the Divine Mercy chaplet or novena you can find many sources on the internet. My favorite source is EWTN.

Prayer for Novena Day One:

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.

Then, pray the Chaplet:
1. Begin with 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and The Apostles Creed.
2. Then on the Our Father Beads say the following: “Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.”
3. On the 10 Hail Mary Beads say the following: “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”
(Repeat step 2 and 3 for all five decades.)
4. Repeat three times: “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”

5. Conclude with: “Eternal God, in Whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Thy mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Thy holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen.”

(I'm busy with preparations at the Cathedral for Triduum, so earlier this week I set this up to auto-post today. I hope it works.)