The chaplet was given by Jesus to St. Faustina. As such it is perfect as it is. However, I for one tend to have my mind wander as I repeat "For the sake of His Sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and the whole world." throughout 5 sets of 10 times in each set. I want to be able to reflect on that Sorrrowful Passion as I say the chaplet. So just as we made a tool to help us reflect on the Mysteries of the Rosary we will take a similar tact for the chaplet. The Divine Mercy Novena which is traditionally said beginning on Good Friday and ending the Saturday before Divine Mercy Sunday again needs no modification. But in my humble opinion It should not just be said once a year. Since each day's novena ends with a recitation of the Chaplet this site will initiate a perpetual recitation of the Divine Mercy Novena with a new Novena beginning every Friday. Thus every Friday you will say Day 8 and then Day 1 to start the next Novena and every Saturday will be Day 9 and Day 2.
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In the Name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Divine Mercy Novena
First Day, Friday: 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. Oh, omnipotence of Divine Mercy, Salvation of sinful people, You are a sea of mercy and compassion; You aid those who entreat You with humility. 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 forever and ever. Amen.
Second Day, Saturday: Today bring to me the souls of priests and religious, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave Me the strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them, as through channels, My mercy flows out upon mankind. Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in us, that we may perform worthy works of mercy, and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven. The fountain of God’s love Dwells in pure hearts, Bathed in the Sea of Mercy, Radiant as stars, bright as the dawn.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company [of chosen ones] in Your vineyard — upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation, and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.
Third Day, Sunday: Today bring to Me all devout and faithful souls, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. These souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness.
Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely. The miracles of mercy are impenetrable. Neither the sinner nor just one will fathom them. When You cast upon us an eye of pity, You draw us all closer to Your love. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Fourth Day, Monday: Today bring to Me the pagans and those who do not yet know Me. I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted My Heart. Immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.
Most compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of pagans who as yet do not know You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your Most Compassionate Heart. May the light of Your love Enlighten the souls in darkness; Grant that these souls will know You And, together with us, praise Your mercy. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of pagans and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too, may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Fifth Day, Tuesday: Today bring to Me the souls of heretics and schismatics, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body and Heart; that is, My Church. As they return to unity with the Church, My wounds heal, and in this way they alleviate My Passion.
Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of heretics and schismatics. Draw them by Your light into the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that they, too, come to extol the generosity of Your mercy. Even for those who have torn the garment of Your unity, A fount of mercy flows from Your Heart. The omnipotence of Your mercy, Oh God, can lead these souls also out of error. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of heretics and schismatics, who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces by obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon the love of Your own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their sake, since they, too, are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Sixth Day, Wednesday: Today bring to me the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as earthly Angels, who would keep vigil at My altars. I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace. Only the humble soul is able to receive My grace. I favor humble souls with My confidence.
Most Merciful Jesus, You yourself have said, “Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart.” Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and they are the heavenly Father’s favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek and humble souls, and upon the souls of little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Seventh Day, Thursday: Today bring to me the souls who especially venerate and glorify My mercy, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over My Passion and entered most deeply into My Spirit. They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the hour of death.
Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your mercy. These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident of Your mercy. These souls are united to Jesus and carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart from this life. A soul who praises the goodness of his Lord is especially loved by Him. He is always close to the living fountain And draws graces from Mercy Divine. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy, and their spirit, overflowing with joy, sings a canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I beg You O God: Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to them, I Myself will defend as My own glory, during their lifetime, and especially at the hour of their death, those souls who will venerate My fathomless mercy.
Eighth Day, Friday: Today bring to Me the souls who are in the prison of Purgatory, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They are making retribution to My justice. It is in your power to bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf. Oh, if you only knew the torments they suffer, you would continually offer for them the alms of the spirit and pay off their debt to My justice.
Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet, who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of the purifying fire, that in that place, too, the power of Your mercy may be praised. From that terrible heat of the cleansing fire rises a plaint to Your mercy, And they receive comfort, refreshment, relief In the stream of mingled Blood and Water. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded, manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no other way than through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and compassion.
Ninth Day, Saturday: Today bring to Me souls who have become lukewarm, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried out: “Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will.” For them, the last hope of salvation is to flee to My mercy.
Most Compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure love let these tepid souls, who like corpses, filled You with such deep loathing, be once again set aflame. O Most Compassionate Jesus, exercise the omnipotence of Your mercy and draw them into the very ardor of Your love; and bestow upon them the gift of holy love, for nothing is beyond Your power. Fire and ice cannot be joined. Either the fire dies, or the ice melts. But by Your mercy, O God, You can make up for all that is lacking. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon lukewarm souls, who are nonetheless enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I beg You by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His three-hour agony on the Cross: let them, too, glorify the abyss of Your mercy… O day of eternity, O day so long desired, with thirst and longing, my eyes search you out. Soon love will tear the veil asunder, and you will be my salvation. O day most beautiful, moment incomparable, when for the first time I shall see my God, the Bridegroom of my soul and Lord of lords, and fear will not restrain my soul. O day most solemn, O day of brightness, When the soul will know God in His omnipotence and drown totally in His love, Knowing the miseries of exile are o’er. O happy day, O blessed day, When my heart will burn for You with fire eternal, For even now I feel Your presence, though the veil. Through life and death, O Jesus, You are my rapture and delight. O day, of which I dreamed through all my life, Waiting long for You, O God, For it is You alone whom I desire. You are the one and only of my heart; all else is naught. O day of delight, day of eternal bliss, God of great majesty, my beloved Spouse, You know that nothing will satisfy a virgin heart. On Your tender Heart I rest my brow.
Chaplet of Divine Mercy - Corona Divinae Misericordiae
St. Faustina’s Prayer for Sinners
O Jesus, eternal Truth, our Life, I call upon You and I beg Your mercy for poor sinners. O sweetest Heart of my Lord, full of pity and unfathomable mercy, I plead with You for poor sinners. O Most Sacred Heart, Fount of Mercy from which gush forth rays of inconceivable graces upon the entire human race, I beg of You light for poor sinners. O Jesus, be mindful of Your own bitter Passion and do not permit the loss of souls redeemed at so dear a price of Your most precious Blood. O Jesus, when I consider the great price of Your Blood, I rejoice at its immensity, for one drop alone would have been enough for the salvation of all sinners. Although sin is an abyss of wickedness and ingratitude, the price paid for us can never be equalled. Therefore, let every soul trust in the Passion of the Lord, and place its hope in His mercy. God will not deny His mercy to anyone. Heaven and earth may change, but God's mercy will never be exhausted. Oh, what immense joy burns in my heart when I contemplate Your incomprehensible goodness, O Jesus! I desire to bring all sinners to Your feet that they may glorify Your mercy throughout endless ages
(Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, 72).
τ You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!
(Repeat 3 times)
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.
Hail Mary :
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among 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.
Apostles’ Creed:
I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the
Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell;
on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen.
1st of 5.
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.
1.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, in His agony
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
2.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, praying for the cup to be removed
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
3.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, waking the apostles and asking for their prayers
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
4.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, tempted by the devil and repeating His prayer for the cup to be removed
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
5.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, sweating blood
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
6.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, praying a 3rd time and consoled by an angel
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
7.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, waking the apostles for the arrival of Judas
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
8.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, confronting Judas and the crowd
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
9.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, healing Malcus
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
10.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Jesus, bound and led away
have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Conclude with (Repeat three times) -
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.
Optional Closing Prayer:
O Greatly Merciful God, Infinite Goodness, today all mankind calls out from the abyss of its misery to Your mercy — to Your compassion, O God; and it is with its mighty voice of misery that it cries out. Gracious God, do not reject the prayer of this earth's exiles! O Lord, Goodness beyond our understanding, Who are acquainted with our misery through and through, and know that by our own power we cannot ascend to You, we implore You: anticipate us with Your grace and keep on increasing Your mercy in us, that we may faithfully do Your holy will all through our life and at death's hour. Let the omnipotence of Your mercy shield us from the darts of our salvation’s enemies, that we may with confidence, as Your children, await Your [Son’s] final coming — that day known to You alone. And we expect to obtain everything promised us by Jesus in spite of all our wretchedness. For Jesus is our Hope: through His merciful Heart, as through an open gate, we pass through to heaven.
(Diary, 1570)
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible; look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Jesus, suffered because of people's lack of understanding and commitment to the commandments
Jesus, suffered for those who blaspheme, curse, and use profanity
Jesus, suffered for those who put oneself first ahead of God
Jesus, suffered for those who look down or put down others
Jesus, suffered for those whose sins are through pride and vanity
Jesus, suffered for those who are jealous of others’ goods and deeds
Jesus, suffered for those whose sin is greed
Jesus, suffered for those whose faith is lukewarm
Jesus, suffered for those who hold onto anger
Jesus, suffered for those who refuse to forgive
Jesus, suffered because of people's lack of understanding and commitment to the commandments
Jesus, suffered for those who blaspheme, curse, and use profanity
Jesus, suffered for those who put oneself first ahead of God
Jesus, suffered for those who look down or put down others
Jesus, suffered for those whose sins are through pride and vanity
Jesus, suffered for those who are jealous of others’ goods and deeds
Jesus, suffered for those whose sin is greed
Jesus, suffered for those whose faith is lukewarm
Jesus, suffered for those who hold onto anger
Jesus, suffered for those who refuse to forgive
Jesus, suffered for those who rape
Jesus, suffered for those who traffic in humans
Jesus, suffered for those who molest children
Jesus, suffered for those who are violent and angry at home
Jesus, suffered for those who are violent to others
Jesus, suffered for those who are violent to children
Jesus, suffered for those who bully
Jesus, suffered for those who make others fearful by words or actions
Jesus, suffered for those who overwork and under compensate their employees
Jesus, suffered for those who persecute believers
Jesus, suffered for those who make others feel unloved
Jesus, suffered for those who spread hatred, disdain, or disrespect for the Mother of Jesus
Jesus, suffered for those who do not believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament although their faith dictates that belief
Jesus, suffered for those who demean others
Jesus, suffered for those who ignore their vows and promises
Jesus, suffered for those who do not offer hope when hope is needed
Jesus, suffered for those who support only those at the same or higher social level
Jesus, suffered for those who do not think of or help those in need
Jesus, suffered for those who ignore their children
Jesus, suffered for those who find fault in everything and everyone except for themselves
Jesus, suffered for those who gossip and hold grudges against another
Jesus, suffered for those who do not consciously work for their spouse's happiness
Jesus, suffered for those who live in lustful self-pleasure
Jesus, suffered for those living in drunkenness
Jesus, suffered for all who use or make pornography
Jesus, suffered for those who self-abuse the body in any way, i.e., sexual, self-harm, drugs or alcohol
Jesus, suffered for those who steal and cheat
Jesus, suffered for those who verbally abuse others
Jesus, suffered for those who lie or hide the truth
Jesus, suffered for those who foster division rather than unity
Jesus, suffered for those who murder unborn children
Jesus, suffered for those who murder in streets, schools, neighborhoods and homes
Jesus, suffered for those who divorce except those from partner abuse and broken vows
Jesus, suffered for those who promote or assist in genocide, war, and all forms of mass murder
Jesus, suffered for those who have a complete disrespect of creation
Jesus, suffered for those for whom power, fame, and/or pleasure are their gods
Jesus, suffered for those who provide or use insider information, assist or benefit financially in market manipulation to the detriment of others
Jesus, suffered for those who take revenge on one or more people
Jesus, suffered for those who cause another to sin or put to their faith in jeopardy
Jesus, suffered for those who publicly reject Jesus as God
Jesus, in His agony
Jesus, praying for the cup to be removed
Jesus, waking the apostles and asking for their prayers
Jesus, tempted by the devil and repeating His prayer for the cup to be removed
Jesus, sweating blood
Jesus, praying a 3rd time and consoled by an angel
Jesus, waking the apostles for the arrival of Judas
Jesus, confronting Judas and the crowd
Jesus, healing Malcus
Jesus, bound and led away
Jesus, whose scourging was caused by Pilate’s cowardly attempt to placate the Jewish leadership
Jesus, beat with over 125 blows of a three strap flagellum with two lead balls on each strap
Jesus, whose skin is torn in three places with each blow
Jesus, whose whole body is bruised from the 6 lead balls traveling at 100mph with each blow
Jesus, whose kidneys were bruised with the blows from the lead balls
Jesus, who has severe hemorrhages of the muscles between the ribs
Jesus, whose cells in the lungs continue to rupture
Jesus, whose severe blows to the chest cause excruciating rib pain with every breath
Jesus, whose liver and spleen are bruised and torn
Jesus, whose breathing becomes more painful with the accumulation of fluid around the lungs
Jesus, for whom a crown was woven from the new growth of a Spina Christi tree
Jesus, handed a reed for a scepter
Jesus, with thorns piercing a primary facial nerve
Jesus, whose every movement causes pain radiating across His face like an exposed nerve
Jesus, with thorns piercing His nerves at the top of the spine
Jesus, with massive headaches beyond the worst migraine
He took him before the people and unintentionally spoke to the crowd in the words of the prophet Zechariah saying: “Behold the Man” (Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12). The verse in Zechariah says: “Behold the man whose name is Branch; and he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of God” (Zech 6:12). “Branch” is the primary symbol of the Messiah used also by Isaiah: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots” (Is 11:1); and Jeremiah: “See the days are coming when I will raise up a righteous branch for David; as King, he shall govern wisely, he shall do what is right in the land” (Jer 23:5). A typical rabbinical teaching technique is to start a quote: “Behold the Man” and everyone fills in the rest of the quote: “whose name is branch”
Jesus, rejected by the people
Jesus, condemned to death
Jesus, condemned as Jesus the Nazarene King of the Jews
Jesus, bound to the 60 lb patibulum
Jesus, meeting the weeping women
Jesus, seeing His mother
Jesus, falling face first under the weight of the patibulum
Jesus, face covered with mud, and thorns driven further into His head
Jesus, helped by Simon of Cyrene
Jesus, tearing the shoulder muscles as the wood digs into the open wounds from the scourging
Jesus, suffering extreme pains from nerve damage caused by the crown of thorns, which radiated across His face and scalp with every step
Jesus, suffering from the bruising, caused by the scourging, in all of His muscles and joints
Jesus, saying: “No one takes My life from Me”
Jesus, refusing wine mixed with gall, a pain killer
Jesus, saying: “Father forgive them they know not what they do”
Jesus, saying to Dismas: “This day you will be with Me in paradise”
Jesus, saying to His Mother: “Woman behold your son”
Jesus, saying to St. John: “Son behold your mother”
Jesus, saying: “Eli Eli Lema Sabachthani,” the name of the Psalm being fulfilled by providing the deliverance proclaimed to all generations ...
Jesus speaks in Hebrew so that those present will understand that He is referring to what we now know as Psalm 22. He is letting them know that He is about to fulfill that Psalm by providing the deliverence that will be told to all generations: the deliverence from sin accomplished throuh His crucifixion
Jesus, saying: “I thirst (in order to fulfill scripture)” ...
Jesus needs to finish the Last Supper in order to fulfill the Feast of Unleavened Bread by completing the Seder Meal; during which He and the apostles left before consuming the 4th Cup and proclaiming the Nirtzah
• the Nirtzah that finishes the Fulfillment of the Feast of Unleavened Bread
• what the priest says when the killing blow has been struck: thus the Fulfillment of the Feast of Passover
• the Fulfillment of Psalm 22: the deliverance that will be proclaimed to all generations
Jesus’ last four statements come within minutes of each other. They are accompanied with excruciating pain because His lungs were so full of fluid that He has to pull Himself up with dislocated shoulders and right elbow, causing incredible pain in His shoulders, elbow, and bruised ribs, to expand His lungs in order to expell enough air to make His vocal cords work. In addition the movement of His mouth causes the reoccurance of the lanciating pain from the thorn in the trigiminal nerve.
Jesus, saying: “Father into Your hands I commend My Spirit.”
...
The daily night prayer of the Jews, likely said by Jesus every night ends with "Into Your hands I commend My spirit; deliver Me, Lord, My faithful God." And corresponds with the daily morning prayer: “I thank Thee, living and eternal King, for Thou hast mercifully restored My soul within Me; Great is Thy faithfulness.”
The Jews felt that during sleep the soul left the body and it returned in the morning when they awoke. Since the word "commend" means deposit, like you leave your coat and hat with the hat checker at a fine restaurant.
Jesus' very last words are a prophecy of both the resurrection and the fulfillment of the Feast of First Fruits (1Cor 15:20)
And He came out and went to the garden on the Mount of Olives; and the apostles also followed Him
(Jn 18:1). He went a little beyond them, about a stone’s throw, and fell to the ground, praying that if it were possible, the hour might pass Him by.
“Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will.”
(Mk 14:36). That cup was the 4th cup that He had omitted from the Seder meal: the cup He would drink from the cross.
Then, joined by the temple guards, their officers, servants of the priests, and some of the elders of the people, Judas came there with lanterns, torches, swords and clubs
(Jn 18:1-3,
Mt 26:47).
Jesus, a great prophet, of whom the crowd is afraid: ...
thinking of the fire of Elijah. Those in the front of the crowd step back as Jesus approaches. The step back causes them to fall over those in the back who were still moving forward
Peter has jumped up, drawn a sword, and cut off the ear of Malchus, the high priest’s slave
(Jn 18:10). Jesus calls out: “No more of this!”
(Lk 22:51). Jesus then said to Peter: “Put your sword back into its sheath. For all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword. Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels? How then will the Scriptures be fulfilled, which say that it must happen this way?”
(Mt 26:52-54). “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
(Jn 18:11). Jesus heals Malchus
(Lk 22:49-51) and sees to it that His disciples are not also taken
(Jn 18:8-9).
Jesus, fear of whom causes no one to react to Peter’s attack: ...
Notice that no one in the crowd wants to initiate the attack on the prophet. They wait for Jesus’ lead.
Jesus, who says: “This hour and the power of darkness are yours.” ...
Jesus said to the chief priests and officers of the temple [guard] and elders who had accompanied the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me, as you would against a robber? I sat teaching in the Temple day after day and you never laid a hand on Me”
(Mt 26:55,
Lk 22:52); but this hour and the power of darkness are yours.”
(Lk 22:53)
Peter and John followed Jesus to Annus’ house. John, who was known to the high priest, was allowed to enter. John then arranged to bring Peter inside. Peter denied that he was Jesus’ disciple when asked by the slave girl at the entrance
(Jn 18:15-18). Peter joined the crowd as it moved to Caiaphas’ palace. A relative of the one whose ear Peter cut off, said: “Did I not see you in the garden with Him?” Peter denied it and immediately a rooster crowed. After a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter: “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too” But he began to curse and swear: “I do not know this man you are talking about!”
While Peter was still speaking, the cock crowed a second time and Jesus turned and looked straight at Peter. And Peter remembered how Jesus had made the remark to him: “Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly
(
Mt 26:69-75;
Mk 14:66-72;
Lk 22:54-62;
Jn 18:15-17,25-27).
Jesus, taken to Pilate.
Jesus, questioned by Pilate.
Jesus, whose kingdom is not of this world.
Jesus, who Pilate realized is innocent.
Jesus, sent to Herod.
Jesus, mocked and scorned, by Herod and his soldiers.
Jesus, sent back to Pilate in an expensive cloak.
Jesus, stripped of His clothing and bound for scourging
St. Padre Pio responded to St. John Paul II’s question of “Which of Jesus’ wounds hurt the most.” with “The wound in the shoulder
from carrying the cross.” There were two opportunities for the wound he was referring to: on the shroud we can see tearing of the
tissue on the shoulders from carrying the patibulum, and when He fell under the weight of the patibulum the patibulum likely damaged nerves in the shoulder when it fell on Jesus.
Jesus, stripped of His clothing.
Jesus, nailed to the cross.
Jesus, forgiving His executioners.
Jesus, taunted by His enemies.
Jesus, forgiving a thief.
Jesus, providing for His mother.
Jesus, fulfilling Scripture.
Jesus, finishing the Last Supper.
Jesus, who dies for me.
Jesus, pierced with a lance.
'Jesus came with them to Gethsemane. And sadness came over Him, and great distress.' (Mt 26:36-37)
'Then He said, "My soul is sorrowful to the point of death. Wait here and keep awake with Me." ' (Mt 26:38)
'Then He withdrew from them, and knelt down and prayed.' (Lk 22:41)
'Father, if You are willing, take this cup away from Me. Nevertheless, let Your will be done, not Mine.' (Lk 22:42)
'Then an angel appeared to Him, coming from heaven to give Him strength.' (Lk 22:43)
'In His anguish He prayed even more earnestly'. (Lk 22:44)
'And His sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.' (Lk 22:44)
'Then He came back to His disciples and found them sleeping, and He said, "So you had not the strength to keep awake with Me one hour?" ' (Mt 26:40)
'You should be awake, and praying not to be put to the test.' (Mt 26:41)
'The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.' (Mt 26:41')
'They had Jesus bound and handed Him over to Pilate. Pilate questioned Him: "Are you the king of the Jews?" ' (Mk 15:1-2)
'Jesus replied, "Mine is not a kingdom of this world; but yes, I am a king." ' (Jn 18:36-37)
'I came into the world for this: to bear witness to the truth; and all who are on the side of truth listen to My voice. ' (Jn 18:37)
' "Truth?" said Pilate, "What is truth?"; and with that he went out again to the Jews and said, "I find no case against Him." ' (Jn 18:38)
' "So I shall have Him flogged and then let Him go." Pilate then had Jesus taken away and scourged.' (Lk 23:16, Jn 19:1)
'Despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows.' (Is 53:3)
'Harshly dealt with, He bore it humbly, like a lamb that is led to the slaughterhouse.' (Is 53:7)
'Yet He was pierced through for our faults, crushed for our sins.' (Is 53:5)
'Ours were the sufferings He bore, ours the sorrows He carried.' (Is 53:4)
'On Him lies a punishment that brings us peace, and through His wounds we are healed.' (Is 53:5)
'The soldiers led Him away to the Praetorium. Then they stripped Him and dressed Him up in purple.' (Mk 15:16-17, Mt 27:28)
'And having twisted some thorns into a crown they put this on His head and placed a reed in His right hand.' (Mt 27:29)
'To make fun of Him they knelt to Him saying, "Hail, king of the Jews!" ' (Mt 27:29)
'And they spat on Him and took the reed and struck Him on the head.' (Mt 27:30)
'Jesus then came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.' (Jn 19:5)
Pilate took Jesus before the people and unintentionally spoke to the crowd in the words of the prophet Zechariah saying: “Behold the Man” (Jn 19:5, Zech 6:12). The verse in Zechariah says: “Behold the man whose name is Branch; and he shall grow up in his place, and he shall build the temple of God” (Zech 6:12). “Branch” is the primary symbol of the Messiah used also by Isaiah: “There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots” (Is 11:1); and Jeremiah: “See the days are coming when I will raise up a righteous branch for David; as King, he shall govern wisely, he shall do what is right in the land” (Jer 23:5). A typical rabbinical teaching technique is to start a quote: “Behold the Man” and everyone fills in the rest of the quote: “whose name is branch”. Imagine the fury in the priests, scribes, and pharisees, when Pilate calls Jesus the Mesiah!
'Then Pilate took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd and said, "I am innocent of this righteous man's blood; see to it yourselves." ' (Mt 27:24)
' "Why, what harm has He done?" But they shouted all the louder, "Crucify Him!" ' (Mk 15:14)
'Do you want me to crucify your king?' The chief priests answered, 'We have no king except Caesar.' (Jn 19:15)
'So Pilate, anxious to placate the crowd, handed Him over to be crucified.' (Mk 15:15)
'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself.' (Lk 9:23)
'And take up his cross every day and follow Me.' (Lk 9:23)
'And carrying His own cross they led Him out to crucify Him.' (Jn 19:16; Mk 15:21)
'And they seized on a man, Simon from Cyrene, and made him shoulder the cross and carry it behind Jesus.' (Lk 23:26)
It is an odd statement: 'in order to fulfill Scripture, Jesus said "I thirst"'. But when you realize that all the FeastS of the Lord are Messianic Prophecies it follows that Jesus needs to finish the Last Supper in order to fulfill the Feast of Unleavened Bread by completing the Seder Meal; at which He and the apostles left before consuming the 4th Cup and proclaiming the Nirtzah.
After withdrawing about a stone's throw from them and kneeling, He prayed, saying, "Father, if You are willing, take this cup away from Me; still, not My will but Yours be done." (Lk 22:41-42)
And to strengthen Him an angel from heaven appeared to Him. (Lk 22:43)
He was in such agony and He prayed so fervently that His sweat became like drops of blood falling on the ground. (Lk 26:44)
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. (Mt 26:41)
I cry aloud to God, cry to God to hear Me. (Ps 77:2)
On the day of my distress I seek the Lord;by night My hands are raised unceasingly;I refuse to be consoled. (Ps 77:3)
My eyes cannot close in sleep; I am troubled and cannot speak. (PPs 77:5)
In the night I meditate in My heart; I ponder and My spirit broods: (Ps 77:7)
Has God's love ceased forever? Has the promise failed for all ages? (Ps 77:9)
Has God forgotten mercy, in anger withheld compassion? (Ps 77:10)
With loud shouts, however, they persisted in calling for His crucifixion, and their voices prevailed. (Lk 23:23)
The verdict of Pilate was that their demand should be granted. (Lk 23:24)
Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him scourged. (Jn 19:1)
So Pilate released the man who had been imprisoned for rebellion and murder, for whom they asked, and he handed Jesus over to them, to deal with as they wished. (Lk 23:25)
How lonely she is now, the once crowded city! (La 1:1)
Widowed is she who was mistress over nations. (La 1:1)
The princess among the provinces has been made a toiling slave. (La 1:1)
Bitterly she weeps at night, tears upon her cheeks. (La 1:2)
With not one to console her of all her dear ones. (La 1:2)
Her friends have all betrayed her and become her enemies. (La 1:2)
Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom. (Lk 23:42)
And until the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have You forsaken Me?" (Mt 27:46)
Jesus, cried out in a loud voice, "Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit." (Lk 23:46)
And bowing His head, He handed over His Spirit. (Jn 19:30)
Do not hide your face from me; do not repel your servant in anger. You are my help; do not cast me off; do not forsake me, God my savior! (Ps 27:9)
But I believe I shall enjoy the Lord's goodness in the land of the living. (Ps 27:13)
Wait for the Lord, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the Lord! (Ps 27:14)
But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. (Ws 3:1)
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction. (Ws 3:2)
They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction. (Ws 3:2)
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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritu Sancto. Amen.
I believe in God the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting. Amen
Credo in Deum Patrem Omnipoténtem, Creatórem caeli et terræ. Et in Iesum Christum, Fílium eius únicum, Dóminum nóstrum, qui concéptus est de Spíritu Sancto, natus ex María Vírgine, passus sub Póntio Piláto, crucifíxus, mórtuus, et sepúltus, descéndit ad ínfernos, tértia die resurréxit a mórtuis, ascéndit ad caelos, sedet ad déxteram Dei Patris Omnipoténtis, inde ventúrus est iudicáre vivos et mórtuos.
Credo in Spíritum Sanctum, sanctam Ecclésiam Cathólicam, Sanctórum communiónem, remissiónem peccatórum, carnis resurrectiónem, vitam ætérnam. Amen.
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 caelis, sanctificétur nomen tuum. Advéniat regnum tuum. Fiat volúntas tua, sicut in caelo et in terra.
Panem nostrum quotidiánum da nobis hodie, et dimítte nobis débita nostra sicut et nos dímittimus debitóribus nostris. Et ne nos indúcas in tentatiónem, sed líbera nos a malo. Amen.
Hail Mary full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women; and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Sancta María, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatóribus, expandit effectus gratiae a tua flamma amoris super omnes homines; nunc, et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.
Ave María, grátia plena, Dóminus tecum. Benedícta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui,
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Spread the effect of grace of Thy Flame of Love over all humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
have mercy on us and the whole world.
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
have mercy on us and the whole world.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners. Spread the effect of grace of Thy Flame of Love over all humanity, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Sancta María, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatóribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostræ. Amen.
For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
Pro dolorsa eius passione,
have mercy on us and the whole world.
miserere nobis et totius mundi.
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.
Pater aeterne, offero tibi Corpus et Sanguinem, animam et divinitatem dilectissimi Filii Tui, Domini nostri, Iesu Christi, in propitiatione pro peccatis nostris et totius mundi.
Sanctus Deus, Sanctus Fortis, Sanctus Immortalis, miserere nobis et totius mundi.
Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and the whole world.
