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DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY OBSERVANCE Entrance Hymn: Blest are They (Please STAND)

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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Exposition Hymn: O Salutaris Hostia (Please KNEEL)

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Leader: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

Opening Prayer

Leader: 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. All: O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in you! (THREE times)

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All: 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. All: Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou amongst 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. All: 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 to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

Repeat the following FIVE times: Leader: Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, All: in atonement for our sins, and those of the whole world. Leader: For the sake of His sorrowful passion, All: have mercy on us and on the whole world. (TEN times)

All: Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us and on the whole world. (THREE times)

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The Praises of Divine Mercy

Leader: The Love of God is the flower—Mercy the fruit. Let the doubting soul read these considerations of the Divine Mercy and become trusting. Leader: Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the bosom of the Father, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, greatest attribute of God, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, incomprehensible mystery, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, fount gushing forth from the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, unfathomed by any intellect, human or angelic, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, from which wells forth all life and happiness, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, better than the heavens, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, encompassing the whole universe, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, descending to earth in the Person of the Incarnate Word, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, which flowed out from the open wound of the Heart of Jesus, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, enclosed in the Heart of Jesus for us, and especially for sinners, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, unfathomed in the institution of the Sacred Host, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, in the founding of the Holy Church, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, in our justification through Jesus Christ, All: I trust in you.

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Leader: Divine Mercy, accompanying us through our whole life, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, embracing us especially at the hour of our death, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, endowing us with immortal life, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, accompanying us at every moment of our life, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, shielding us from the fire of hell, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, in the conversion of hardened sinners, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, astonishment for Angels, incomprehensible to Saints, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, unfathomed in all the mysteries of God, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, lifting us out of every misery, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, source of our happiness and joy, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, in calling us forth from nothingness to existence, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, embracing all the works of His hands, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, crown of all of God’s handiwork, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, in which we are all immersed, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, sweet relief for anguished hearts, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, only hope of despairing souls, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, repose of hearts, peace amidst fear, All: I trust in you.

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Leader: Divine Mercy, delight and ecstasy of holy souls, All: I trust in you. Leader: Divine Mercy, inspiring hope against all hope, All: I trust in you. Leader: 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. All: Amen.

Evening Prayer Hymn: The Strife is O’er (Please STAND)

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Psalm 110 (Please be SEATED)

Leader: Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the Lord’s tomb, alleluia. Leader: The Lord’s revelation to my Master: “Sit on my right: your foes I will put beneath your feet.” All: The Lord will wield from Zion your scepter of power: rule in the midst of all your foes. Leader: A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountains; from the womb before the dawn I begot you. All: The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change. “You are a priest forever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.” Leader: The Master standing at your right hand will shatter kings in the day of his great wrath. All: He shall drink from the stream by the wayside and therefore he shall lift up his head. All: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. All: Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the Lord’s tomb, alleluia.

Psalm 114

Leader: Come and see the place where the Lord was buried, alleluia. Leader: When Israel came forth from Egypt, Jacob’s sons from an alien people, Judah became the Lord’s temple, Israel became his kingdom. All: The sea fled at the sight: the Jordan turned back on its course, the mountains leapt like rams and the hills like yearling sheep. Leader: Why was it, sea, that you fled, that you turned back, Jordan, on your course? Mountains, that you leapt like rams, hills, like yearling sheep? All: Tremble, O earth, before the Lord, in the presence of the God of Jacob, who turns the rock into a pool and flint into a spring of water.

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All: Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. All: Come and see the place where the Lord was buried, alleluia.

Revelation 19

Leader: Jesus said: Do not be afraid, go and tell my brothers to set out for Galilee; there they will see me, alleluia. Leader: Alleluia. Salvation, glory, and power to our God: his judgments are honest and true. Alleluia. All: Alleluia. Sing praise to our God, all you his servants, all who worship him reverently, great and small. Alleluia. Leader: Alleluia. The Lord our all-powerful God is King; Let us rejoice, sing praise, and give him glory. Alleluia. All: Alleluia. The wedding feast of the Lamb has begun, and his bride is prepared to welcome him. Alleluia. All: Alleluia. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Alleluia. All: Jesus said: Do not be afraid, go and tell my brothers to set out for Galilee; there they will see me, alleluia.

Reading:

Hebrews 10

Reader: Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins and took his seat forever at the right hand of God; now he waits until his enemies are placed beneath his feet. By one offering he has forever perfected those who are being sanctified.

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Canticle of Mary (Please STAND)

Intercessions

Leader: God the Father raised Christ from the dead and exalted him at his right hand. Let us pray to the Father, saying: All: Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord. Reader: Righteous Father, you lifted Jesus above the earth through the triumph of the cross, may all things be lifted up in him. All: Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord. Reader: Through your Son in glory send the Holy Spirit upon the church, that it may be the sacrament of unity for the whole human race. All: Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord. Reader: You have brought a new family into being through water and the Holy Spirit, keep them faithful to their baptism, and bring them to everlasting life. All: Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord.

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Reader: Through your exalted Son help those in distress, free those in captivity, heal the sick, and by your blessings give joy to the world. All: Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord. Reader: You nourished our deceased brothers and sisters with the body and blood of the risen Christ, raise them up at the last day. All: Through Christ in glory, watch over your people, Lord. Leader: Gathering our prayer and praises into one, let us offer the prayer Christ himself taught us. All: Our Father, who art in heaven . . .

Benediction (Please KNEEL)

Leader: You have given them bread from heaven, alleluia. All: Having within it all sweetness, alleluia. Leader: Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the Eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and death. May our worship of this sacrament of your body and blood help us to experience the salvation you won for us and the peace of the kingdom where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. All: Amen.

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Blessing and Divine Praises (Leader will begin Divine Praises)

All: Blessed be God. Blessed be his Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and

true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be his most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception. Blessed be her glorious Assumption. Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother. Blessed be St. Joseph, her most chaste spouse. Blessed be God in his angels and in his saints.

Recessional Hymn: Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (Please STAND)

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