Selected Prayers from the Diary of St. Faustina

Saint Faustina’s
Praises of the Divine Mercy
The love of God (is) the flower, Mercy—the fruit.

Let the doubting soul read these considerations on Divine Mercy and become trusting.

Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the bosom of the Father, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, greatest attribute of God, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, incomprehensible mystery, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, fount gushing forth from the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, unfathomed by any intellect, human or angelic, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, from which wells forth all life and happiness, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, better than the heavens, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, source of miracles and wonders, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, encompassing the whole universe, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, descending to earth in the person of the Incarnate Word, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, which flowed out from the open wound of the heart of Jesus, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, enclosed in the Heart of Jesus for us, and especially for sinners, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, unfathomed in the institution of the Sacred Host, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, in the founding of the Holy Church, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, in our justification through Jesus Christ, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, accompanying us through our whole life, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, embracing us especially at the hour of death, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, endowing us with immortal life, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, shielding us from the fire of hell, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, accompanying us every moment of our life, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, in the conversion of hardened sinners, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, astonishment for Angels, incomprehensible to Saints, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, unfathomed in all the mysteries of God, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, lifting us out of every misery, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, source of our happiness and joy, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, in calling us forth from nothingness to existence, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, embracing all the works of His hands, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, in which we are all immersed, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, crown of all of God’s handiwork, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, sweet relief for anguished hearts, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, only hope for despairing souls, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, repose of hearts, peace amidst fear, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, delight and ecstasy of holy souls, we trust in You.

Divine Mercy, inspiring hope against all hope, we trust in You.

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.

O incomprehensible and limitless Mercy Divine,
To extol and adore You worthily who can?
Supreme attribute of Almighty God,
You are the sweet hope of sinful man.
Into one hymn yourselves unite, stars,
Earth, and sea, and the Divine Mercy
Incomprehensible in concert praise,
Charmingly. (II, 295-297)

Desires of a Soul

O Jesus, our Master, we unite our desires to the desires that You had on the Cross: we desire to fulfil Your holy will; we desire the conversion of souls; we desire that Your mercy be adored; we desire that the triumph of the Church be hastened; we desire the Feast of Mercy to be celebrated all over the world; we desire sanctity for priests; we desire that in all religious houses there reign a spirit of great zeal for the glory of God and for the salvation of souls; we desire that souls do not offend God but persevere in good; we desire that the blessing of God descend upon all. Amen. (V, 150-151).

A Prayer for Divine Mercy

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 lives 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 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. (V, 143)

Prayer of Thanksgiving

O Jesus, Eternal God, We thank You for Your countless graces and blessings. Let every beat of our hearts be a new hymn of thanksgiving to You, O God. Let every drop of our blood circulate for You, O Lord. Our souls are one hymn in adoration of Your mercy. We love You, O God, for Yourself alone. Amen.

To Obtain Love for God

Most sweet Jesus, set on fire our love for You and transform us into Yourself. Divinize us that our deed may be pleasing to You. May this be accomplished by the power of the Holy Communion which we receive (daily). Oh, how greatly we desire to be wholly transformed into You, O Lord! Amen. (IV, 39)

To Obtain an Understanding of God

Jesus, give us intellect, a great intellect, for this only, that we may understand You better; because the better we get to know You, the more ardently will we love You. Jesus, we ask You for a powerful intellect, that we may understand divine and lofty matters. Jesus, give us keen intellect with which we will get to know Your Divine Essence and Your inner, Triune life. Amen. (V, 73)

Prayer for the Grace to be Merciful Towards Others

O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as we breathe, as many times as our hearts beat, as many times as our blood throb through our bodies, so many thousand times do we want to glorify Your mercy.

We want to be completely transformed into Your mercy and to be Your living reflection, O Lord. May the greatest of all your divine attributes—that of Your unfathomable mercy, pass through our hearts and souls to our neighbours.

Help us, O Lord, that our eyes may be merciful, so that we may never suspect of judge from appearances, but look for what is beautiful in our neighbour’s souls and come to their rescue.

Help us, that our ears may be merciful, that our ears may be merciful, that we may give heed to our neighbour’s needs and not be indifferent to their pains and moanings.

Help us, O Lord, that our tongues may be merciful, so that we should never speak negatively of our neighbours, but have a word of comfort and forgiveness for all.

Help us, O Lord, that our hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that we may do only good to our neighbours and take upon ourselves the more difficult and toilsome tasks.

Help us, that our feet may be merciful, so that we may hurry to assist our neighbours, overcoming our own fatigue and weariness. Our true rest is in the service of our neighbours.

Help us, O Lord, that our hearts may be merciful so that we ourselves may feel all the sufferings of our neighbours. We will refuse our hearts to no one. We will be sincere even with those whom we know will abuse our kindness. And we will lock ourselves up in the most merciful Heart of Jesus. We will bear our own sufferings in silence. May Your mercy, O Lord, rest upon us.

You Yourself command us to exercise the three degrees of mercy. The first: the act of mercy of whatever kind. The second, the word of mercy—if we cannot carry out a work of mercy, we will assist by our words. The third: prayer—if we cannot show mercy by deeds or words, we can always do so by prayer. Our prayer reaches out even there where we cannot reach out physically.

O our Jesus, transform us into Yourself, for You can do all things. (I, 78)

(This prayer gives us a true measure of our mercy, a mirror in which we can observe ourselves as merciful Christs. We can well make it our morning invocation as well as our evening examination of conscience.)

For Sinners

Jesus said to St. Faustina: “You always console Me when you pray for sinners. The prayer most pleasing to me is the prayer for their conversion. Know, my daughter, that this prayer is always heard and answered.” (V. 35-36)

O Jesus, eternal Truth, our Life, we call upon You and we beg Your mercy for poor sinners. O sweetest Heart of our Lord, full of pity and unfathomable mercy, we 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, we beg of You light for poor sinners. O Jesus, be mindful or 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 we consider the great price of Your Blood, we 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 burn in our hearts when we contemplate Your incomprehensible goodness, O Jesus! We desire to bring all sinners to Your feet that they may glorify Your mercy throughout endless ages. Amen. (I, 30)