Divine Mercy Novena

I am so excited to share that today starts the Divine Mercy Novena! Again, I will be praying this novena along with thousands of others at Pray More Novenas. You can sign up for email reminders at the top of the page (very helpful for those of us that have difficulty remembering to pray each day of the novena... me!). If you scroll down, you will find the daily prayers and links on how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet. You can also submit intentions for everyone to pray for.

On a personal note, I absolutely love the Divine Mercy Chaplet and St. Faustina! The Divine Mercy prayers were given to St. Faustina through an apparition of our Lord Jesus. If you ever have a chance to read about St. Faustina, I highly recommend it. Here is a link to a quick little blurb about St. Faustina and Divine Mercy at EWTN. I recently read her biography. It is a quick read, although it took me forever to read since I picked it up here and there. I just started reading the Diary of St. Faustina. It's pretty long, and I'm reading it very slowly. So it will likely take me a while, but it is a wonderful read! I highly recommend it. She is a truly incredible saint!

Prior to learning more about St. Faustina, I had fallen in love with the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Now I also have a strong devotion to her and often ask for her intercession, especially with all the baby stuff. In fact, last year we received our first request for our profile to be viewed on Divine Mercy Sunday. By the way, it's very odd to receive a request on a weekend. If you ask me, it wasn't a coincidence. Even though in the end that match didn't work out, I still believe that our prayers were answered. We were given the gift of joy in preparing for a child for a few months. I have said time and time again, I wouldn't go back and change it. We were blessed with such joy and love for that little one, and I am grateful for it. I believe in the power of this prayer!

I have continued to pray the Chaplet, as frequently as I can get myself to. It's a goal for me to pray it each day, but it often gets overlooked. So here is a chance for all of us to pray it together for 9 days. I would like to invite you to pray with me. Please pray for the blessings of a child for our family. I'll also be praying for the souls of loved ones who have passed and for all the souls in purgatory. I'd love to pray for any of your intentions as well if you would like to post them in the comments or email me privately.

Here is a direct link to how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.