Divine Mercy novena: nine days to the fountain of mercy

Merciful Jesus, from Your pierced side flowed blood and water, the fountain of mercy for the whole world. During these nine days I come to that fountain, not alone, but carrying with me the souls You have asked me to bring. I trust in You.

I do not come because I deserve mercy; I come because You are mercy. You told Saint Faustina that the greater the sinner, the greater the right to Your compassion. So I bring my own sins first, and then the sins and sorrows of everyone I love, and then the whole weary world.

Immerse all of us in the ocean of Your mercy. Heal what is wounded, soften what is hardened, find what is lost. Let me not only receive mercy but learn to give it: with my words, my patience, and my forgiveness toward those who have hurt me.

Day 1: All mankind, especially sinners.
Day 2: Priests and religious.
Day 3: All devout and faithful souls.
Day 4: Those who do not believe in God and those who do not yet know Jesus.
Day 5: Christians who are separated from the Catholic Church.
Day 6: The meek and humble, and the souls of little children.
Day 7: Those who especially honor and glorify Your mercy.
Day 8: The souls in purgatory.
Day 9: Souls who have grown lukewarm.

Eternal Father, look upon all these souls through the wounds of Your Son, and for the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Jesus, I trust in You. Amen.