Living Mercy 2026

Welcome to our Daily Rosary Meditation. Today is Divine Mercy Sunday. Let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen. Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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. There is a reaction of the body and life everlasting. Amen. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be down 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, full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earn us now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earn us now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us and earn us now and at the hour of our death. Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning as now and never shall be, world without end. Amen. Our first mystery. Jesus revealed to St. Faustina that on this day, he would pour out a whole ocean of graces upon anyone who would go to confession and receive Holy Communion. Jesus said to Faustina, Tell the whole world about my inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls and especially for poor sinners. On that day, the very depths of my tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fountain of my mercy. The soul that will go to confession and receive Holy Communion with the intention of fulfilling the Divine Mercy indulgence. That soul shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. To receive this great mercy for ourselves or for a deceased person in purgatory, Jesus explained what we should do. Just go to confession and receive Holy Communion with the intention of fulfilling the indulgence. Pope Benedict XVI extended the time to go to confession up to 20 days after Divine Mercy Sunday again if we go with the intention of fulfilling the requirements of the Feast. To receive the indulgence, we must also pray one our Father and Hail Mary for the intentions of the Pope. And though not absolutely necessary, Jesus encouraged us to venerate an image of Divine Mercy by displaying it in a place of honor in our home or parish and to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet on this day. Jesus said, I am prolonging the time of mercy for the sake of sinners, but woe to them if they do not recognize this time of my visitation. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your 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. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, preface and earns, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, preface and earns, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, preface and earns, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, preface and earns, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, preface and earns, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, preface and earns, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, preface and earns, now and at the hour of our death, amen. 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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in our insnown at the hour of our death, Amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning as now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Oh, my Jesus. Forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Our second mystery. If we want to receive the mercy of God, then we must give mercy to others. In the Beatitudes Jesus said, Blessed are those who are merciful, for they will receive mercy. And Jesus said to St. Faustina, If a soul does not exercise mercy somehow or other, it will not obtain my mercy on the day of judgment. Oh, if only souls knew how to gather eternal treasure for themselves, they would not be judged, for they would forestall my judgment with their mercy. And again Jesus said to Faustina, I am giving you three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbor. The first by deed. The second by word. And the third by prayer. In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for me. Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the feast of mercy, but there must also be acts of mercy. And I demand the worship of my mercy through the solemn celebration of the feast and through the veneration of the image which is painted. By means of this image, I shall grant many graces to souls. It is to be a reminder of the demands of my mercy, because even the strongest faith is of no avail without works. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us the stair, 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, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed it is a fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, preefress and earns now and at the hour of our death, amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, as now and never shall be, world without end, amen. O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Our third mystery. If we want the mercy of God, then we must give mercy to others. The Catechism teaches us that the works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities. First the spiritual works of mercy, instructing, advising, consoling, and comforting. These are the spiritual works of mercy, as are forgiving and bearing wrongs patiently. The corporal works of mercy consist especially in feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead, among all these giving alms to the poor. Now, we always think of the corporal works of mercy, taking care of the materially poor, and we should. However, what our wealthy western culture suffers from most is loneliness. Friendship deficit syndrome. We lack friendship. So why not combine both together regularly? Invite family and friends to get together for a meal. Feed them, and then have good conversation and foster friendship. What a great way to live mercy. And then invite them to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with you. Only takes five or six minutes, or the rosary. That would be a great act of mercy. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us the stair, 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, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that that with thee, blessed art thou among women, 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. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, 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. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. 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As it was in the beginning as now and ever shall be, world without end, amen. Oh my Jesus. Forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Our fourth mystery. The second way Jesus wants us to give mercy is by our words. And one way to do this is to demonstrate just how good it is that they exist and how they make the world a better place just by being in it. Well, how do we express that with our words? First, get to know them better. Be interested in their story. It might be the story of their past, how they got to this point today. It may be their current story or what's going on in their life, or it might be the hoped for story of their future comprised of their desires and their dreams. Either way, one of the greatest acts of mercy is to be genuinely interested in the people in your life, to delight in them. I like to ask people, what is, what has been the number one thing on your mind for the last month? Or to ask them, what's the best thing in your life? And then ask them, what's the most challenging thing you're facing? But either way, just be interested in them because that tells them it's good that you exist, how wonderful you are. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us the stair, 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 full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us and earn us now and at the hour of our death. Amen. 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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, Blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in earnest, Now and at the hour of our death, amen. 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Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us in earnest, now and at the hour of our death, amen. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning as now and ever shall be, world without end, amen. O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Our fifth mystery. The last way Jesus commanded us to live mercy is by prayer. Now I know you all pray because you're praying with us now. But sometimes I think we fail to pray with confidence. Yet listen to the testimony of the devil himself. Paul's dinner writes, taking the form of an apparition, the devil said, do not pray for sinners, but for yourself, for you will be damned. Paying no attention to Satan, I continued to pray with redoubled fervor for sinners, and the evil spirit howled with fury. Oh, if I had power over you, and then disappeared. And I saw that my suffering and prayer shackled Satan, and snatched many souls from his clutches. Now don't say, well that was Fostinus' prayer. And she's a saint and more powerful than I am. Because all the power of prayer rests in the power of Jesus. The only difference between you and Fostinus is that she recognized the spiritual battle, that souls were in danger, and that prayer is powerful. So yes, have no confidence in yourself. But have confidence in Jesus and pray for souls. For Jesus said, call upon my mercy on behalf of sinners. I desire their salvation. And when you say this prayer, with a contrite heart and with faith on behalf of some sinner, I will give that sinner the grace of conversion. And this is the prayer. O blood and water, which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, I trust in you. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us the stair, dearly bread, and forgive us our trespasses. As we forgive those who trespass against us, then lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, 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. Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. 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Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death, amen. Hail Mary, full of grace the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women, blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us, and earnst now and at the hour of our death, amen. 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Father unto the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in meek and ingest now, never shall be, world without end, Amen. Oh, my Jesus. Forgive us, our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy. Say, Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God cast into hell Satan, all the evil spirits, who prowl throughout the world, seeking the rune of souls. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Teresa, I have really great news for you. Oh. I have a way for you to break your YouTube addiction. I'm all ears. How about this? Every time you're tempted to jump on YouTube, or some type of digital garbage, you'll be able to break your YouTube addiction. Pray that prayer 10 times. O blood in water, which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a font of mercy for us, I trust in you. That is perfect. I'll do it. No, seriously. I know, I'm very serious that I am so open to all suggestions here, because it does feel like such a real flesh and blood addiction in the sense of the comfort of dopamine and the really easy release of the moment my brain is like, it's, I almost feel, I'm looking for the right word here. It's, I can't find the right word, but it's not that I really wanna watch a YouTube video. It is just such a mechanical thing that my brain does now. And it just panics when it's not in a mode that it can just tune out, that I am open to anything. And I, what I'll do, I'll get that on a little slip of paper and I'll keep it close. Maybe I'll keep it on my laptop. Yeah, yeah, because Jesus said that when you pray that prayer on behalf of a sinner, Jesus said, I will give him the grace of conversion. Me, I'm the sinner. Praying it on my bath. Oh, blood and water which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a font of mercy for us, I trust in you. I mean, that would be a great thing for anybody who's tempted to jump on pornography or to waste time on the news or anything. Just pray that prayer 10 times. And you're helping your own soul and you're helping to save your loved ones. You also, it might be the thing that helps you rewire your brain because it is an uphill battle that we're fighting our own brain chemistry on this. Exactly. Now- But you're building a new, what's the word? Neuro pathway. Neuro pathway. If every time you feel that instinct, you have something very simple, very easy, very mechanical that you can do. The other thing that we know from science is extremely effective is, like for YouTube, delete the app. That was my resolution for today. That, which is hard because it's a website, but there's ways to block that. And the thing that's always helped me back is, oh, but I still wanna have access to just this or that in case I ever look it up or guitar if I need to look up something for that. And at the end of the day, I can actually live without all of those things. People did for a very long time, even guitarists. It would probably make me a lot better at figuring things out on my own if that was an option or, oh, recipes. I can figure it out on my own. You know what I found? I use, this is not a advertisement. I'm just telling you what I do. I use chat GBT instead. And I can get the information more quickly and without the temptation on YouTube. And sometimes I probably sound like I just hate AI for no reason. I think there are absolutely acceptable uses of it. And I think that's one of them. I think you can ask very specific, calculating questions. You can say, this is what's in my pantry. How can I avoid the temptation to spend too much money on food or door dash or these things? How can I work with what I have? And you, I mean, if you look up a recipe, they're gonna go tell you to buy 50 different things. But I absolutely agree with that. Yeah. Happy Divine Mercy Sunday. Must be apostles of friendship, good conversation and the rosary. Share this with others.