Home Visits

With this Divine Mercy Apostolate the image of Jesus visits homes and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, the nine-day Divine Mercy Novena and other Divine Mercy prayers are said. Songs or hymns may be sung during the prayers. This is how you can start it:

• frame a medium-sized Divine Mercy Image so it is manageable in transit
• have a priest bless the Image
• select Divine Mercy prayers from St Faustina's diary, Divine Mercy In My Soul, or other Divine Mercy prayer books (you may download the prayers we have chosen)
• decide if you want to sing songs or hymns to accompany the Novena and choose which one you want sung during the prayers
• type and print these songs and prayers, as well as the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Novena and put them into individual folders. Alternatively, you can purchase Novena and Chaplet leaflets
  
• begin the Divine Mercy apostolate in your own home, and invite family and a circle of friends to your nine-day Novena prayer
• purchase or borrow a Divine Mercy video to introduce the devotion as not everyone is familiar with it
• ask your family and friends if they would like to invite Jesus, The Divine Mercy to visit their homes for nine days - encourage them to ask their friends as well
• schedule the visits as you get their response, remembering not to pressure anyone - Jesus chooses which home or family He wants to visit.

 
Home Enthronement of The Divine Mercy

It is important to have The Divine Mercy Image displayed in our homes as  Jesus told St Faustina, "My gaze from this image is like My gaze from the cross." (Diary 326) "By means of this image, I shall be granting many graces to souls; so let every soul have access to it." (Diary 570)

Here is how we started this apostolate:

• encourage your family and friends to have the Image of The Divine Mercy displayed in their homes
• obtain the booklet, The Enthronement of The Divine Mercy
• speak to a priest who is willing to enthrone the Image and make an appointment with him as soon as someone confirms
• ensure the Image is exposed in the home where the entire family can see it day in and day out
• if possible, include the Holy Rosary as part of the Enthronement prayers.

The Feast of Mercy - Divine Mercy Sunday

It's not difficult to organize the Feast of Mercy or Divine Mercy Sunday celebration. The first thing you need to do is to talk to your Parish Priest and express your desire to celebrate the Feast on the First Sunday after Easter - Divine Mercy Sunday. Make a suggestion to celebrate the Feast during one of the Parish Masses. Be prepared, however, to be turned down as not all Parish Priests are open to the idea of celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday. If this happens, thank him graciously, and do not argue with him. Instead, ask permission to use the Parish Church for your Divine Mercy celebration. If he accedes, find a Priest to celebrate the Feast. If he doesn't, talk to another Parish Priest. It's always good to pray for guidance before attempting to do anything.

A Parish Priest once told us that he had the option to celebrate the Octave of Easter rather than Divine Mercy Sunday, despite the decree of Pope John Paul II on May 5, 2000 proclaiming the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. We couldn't comprehend his reasoning as there really is no deviation from the Mass proper. The liturgy still proclaims Jesus Christ's Paschal Mystery. If anything, the significance of the Octave of Easter is reinforced by the celebration of God's Mercy through the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus. We thanked him for his time and prayed for him.

After you find a priest and a venue, ask friends and family to help you. Delegate most if not all of the tasks as you will coordinate everything on the day itself. It is very important to advertise the event through Parish Bulletins, posters, flyers, word of mouth or in any manner you see fit. We have celebrated the Feast of Mercy as follows:

• 2:00 to 3:00 PM   Holy Hour and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Confession. The Holy Hour prayers are the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy, various Divine Mercy prayers, or the Holy Rosary (you can also organize a choir to sing during the Holy Hour prayers, or simply use a portable CD/Tape player) Divine Mercy prayer booklets and CDs are available for purchase on this website.
• 3:00 to 3:15 PM   Benediction
• 3:15 to 4:15 PM   Holy Mass with Blessing of The Divine Mercy Image, including Images brought by those who attend the celebration
  

If you would like us to help you, send us an email via the Contact Us page.

• Start The Divine Mercy Novena of Chaplets on Good Friday
• Go to Confession before the Feast & sincerely repent of your sins
• Show mercy to others in deeds, words and prayer
• Participate in the Feast of Mercy or Divine Mercy Sunday celebration
• Receive Holy Communion worthily on the day of the Feast
• Venerate the Image of Jesus, The Divine Mercy

See the Divine Mercy Prayers on this website.

Gather family & friends and pray for the sick & the dying and for Marriages & Families under pressure, or start your own Divine Mercy Apostolate.