The 3 o’clock prayer is a special devotional for the Divine Mercy given to St. Faustina from Jesus. Because the 3 o’clock prayer is said at the moment of Christ’s death, we join Him at the foot of His cross, in spirit, to beg for mercy on us and on the whole world through the merits of His passion and death on the Cross.
Jesus told St. Faustina that with the 3 o’clock prayer we should pray the Stations of the Cross, or visit Him in Eucharistic adoration. If we do not have the time or the ability to visit Him, we should at least unite ourselves with Him during the 3 o’clock prayer for the Divine Mercy to contemplate His death on the cross. We can do this anywhere, and do it even if it is just for a few moments.
This page contains the 3 o’clock prayer for the Divine Mercy, a scripture passage from Matthew of the death of Christ, if you only have a few moments, and the Stations of the Cross if you have more time. These prayers are to help you fulfill your 3 o’clock prayer as Jesus requested to St. Faustina.
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From the Diary of St. Faustina
[Jesus said to St. Faustina] "As often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoke its omnipotence for the whole world, and particularly for poor sinners; for at that moment mercy was opened wide for every soul. In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others for the asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world — mercy triumphed over justice. My daughter, try your best to make the Stations of the Cross in this hour, provided that your duties permit it; and if you are not able to make the Stations of the Cross, then at least step into the chapel for a moment and adore, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of mercy; and should you be unable to step into the chapel, immerse yourself in prayer there where you happen to be, if only for a very brief instant."
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for Divine Mercy
℣. 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.
℣. O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us
℟. I trust in You.
℣. O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us
℟. I trust in You.
℣. O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us
℟. I trust in You.
Contemplation on the Death of Christ
Matthew 27:45-54
Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lama sabach-thani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?”
And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “This man is calling Elijah.”
And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink.
But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”
And Jesus cried again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
And behold the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom; and the earth shook, and the rocks were split; the tombs were also opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many. When the centurion and those who were with him, keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe, and said, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
The Traditional Stations of the Cross
Opening Prayer
My Lord Jesus Christ, you have made this journey to die for me with infinite love. So many times I have sinned, but I repent sincerely because I love you. Pardon me, my God. I will love you all my life.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
First Station: Jesus Is Condemned to Death
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how Jesus Christ, after being scourged and crowned with thorns, was unjustly condemned by Pilate to die on the cross.
Prayer: My adorable Jesus,
it was not Pilate;
no, it was my sins that condemned You to die.
I beseech You, by the merits of this sorrowful journey,
to assist my soul on its journey to eternity.
I love You, beloved Jesus;
I love You more than I love myself.
With all my heart I repent of ever having offended You.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Through her heart, His sorrow sharing.
All His bitter anguish bearing.
Now at length the sword has passed.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Second Station: Jesus Is Made to Bear His Cross
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider Jesus as He walked this road with the cross on His shoulders, thinking of us, and offering to His Father in our behalf, the death He was about to suffer.
Prayer: My most beloved Jesus,
I embrace all the sufferings You have destined for me until death.
I beg You, by all You suffered in carrying Your cross,
to help me carry mine with Your perfect peace and resignation.
I love You, Jesus, my love;
I repent of ever having offended You.
Never let me separate myself from You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
O, how sad and sore depressed,
Was that Mother highly blessed,
Of the sole Begotten One.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider the first fall of Jesus. Loss of blood from the scourging and crowing with thorns had so weakened Him that He could hardly walk; and yet He had to carry that great load upon His shoulders. As the soldiers struck Him cruelly, He fell several times under the heavy cross.
Prayer: My beloved Jesus,
it was not the weight of the cross
but the weight of my sins which made You suffer so much.
By the merits of this first fall,
save me from falling into mortal sin.
I love You, O my Jesus, with all my heart;
I am sorry that I have offended You.
May I never offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Christ above in torment hangs.
She beneath beholds the pangs.
of her dying, glorious Son.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how the Son met his Mother on His way to Calvary. Jesus and Mary gazed at each other and their looks became as so many arrows to wound those hearts which loved each other so tenderly.
Prayer: My most loving Jesus,
by the pain You suffered in this meeting
grant me the grace of being truly devoted to Your most holy Mother.
And You, my Queen, who was over-whelmed with sorrow,
obtain for me by Your prayers
a tender and a lasting remembrance of the passion of Your divine Son.
I love You, Jesus, my Love, above all things.
I repent of ever having offended You.
Never allow me to offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Is there one who would not weep?
‘whelmed in miseries so deep,
Christ’s dear Mother to behold.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Fifth Station: Simon Helps Jesus Carry His Cross
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how weak and weary Jesus was. At each step He was at the point of expiring. Fearing that He would die on the way when they wished Him to die the infamous death of the cross, they forced Simon of Cyrene to help carry the cross after Our Lord.
Prayer: My beloved Jesus
I will not refuse the cross as Simon did:
I accept it and embrace it.
I accept in particular the death that is destined for me
with all the pains that may accompany it.
I unite it to Your death
and I offer it to You.
You have died for love of me;
I will die for love of You and to please You. Help me by Your grace.
I love You, Jesus, my Love;
I repent of ever having offended You.
Never let me offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Can the human heart refrain,
From partaking in her pain,
In that Mother’s pain untold?
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider the compassion of the holy woman, Veronica. Seeing Jesus in such distress, His face bathed in sweat and blood, she presented Him with her veil. Jesus wiped His face, and left upon the cloth the image of his sacred countenance.
Prayer: My beloved Jesus,
Your face was beautiful before You began this journey;
but, now, it no longer appears beautiful
and is disfigured with wounds and blood.
Alas, my soul also was once beautiful
when it received Your grace in Baptism;
but I have since disfigured it with my sins.
You alone, my Redeemer, can restore it to its former beauty.
Do this by the merits of Your passion; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Bruised, derided, cursed, defiled.
She beheld her tender Child,
All with bloody scourges rent.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Seventh Station: Jesus Falls a Second Time
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how the second fall of Jesus under His cross renews the pain in all the wounds of the head and members of our afflicted Lord.
Prayer: My most gentle Jesus,
how many times You have forgiven me;
and how many times I have fallen again and begun again to offend You!
By the merits of this second fall,
give me the grace to persevere in Your love until death.
Grant, that in all my temptations, I may always have recourse to You.
I love You, Jesus, my Love with all my heart;
I am sorry that I have offended You.
Never let me offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
For the sins of His own nation,
Saw Him hang in desolation,
Till His spirit forth He sent.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Eighth Station: Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how the women wept with compassion seeing Jesus so distressed and dripping with blood as he walked along. Jesus said to them, “Weep not so much for me, but rather for Your children.”
Prayer: My Jesus, laden with sorrows,
I weep for the sins which I have committed against You
because of the punishment I deserve for them;
and, still more, because of the displeasure they have caused You
who have loved me with an infinite love.
It is Your love, more than the fear of hell,
which makes me weep for my sins.
My Jesus, I love You more than myself;
I am sorry that I have offended You.
Never allow me to offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
O sweet Mother! Fount of Love,
Touch my spirit from above.
Make my heart with yours accord.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Ninth Station: Jesus Falls the Third Time
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how Jesus Christ fell for the third time. He was
extremely weak and the cruelly of His executioners was excessive; they tried to hasten His steps though He hardly had strength to move.
Prayer: My outraged Jesus,
by the weakness You suffered in going to Calvary,
give me enough strength to overcome all human respect
and all my evil passions which have led me to despise Your friendship.
I love You, Jesus my Love, with all my heart;
I am sorry for ever having offended You.
Never permit me to offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Make me feel as You have felt,
Make my soul to glow and melt,
With the love of Christ, my Lord.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Tenth Station: Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how Jesus was violently stripped of His clothes by His executioners. The inner garments adhered to his lacerated flesh and the soldiers tore them off so roughly that the skin came with them Have pity for your Savior so cruelly treated and tell Him:
Prayer: My innocent Jesus,
by the torment You suffered in being stripped of Your garments,
help me to strip myself of all attachment for the things of earth
that I may place all my love in You who are so worthy of my love.
I love You, O Jesus, with all my heart;
I am sorry for ever having offended You.
Never let me offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Holy Mother, pierce me through,
In my heart each wound renew.
Of my Savior crucified.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Eleventh Station: Jesus Is Nailed to the Cross
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider Jesus, thrown down upon the cross, He stretched out His arms and offered to His eternal Father the sacrifice of His life for our salvation. They nailed His hands and feet, and then, raising the
cross, left Him to die in anguish.
Prayer: My despised Jesus,
nail my heart to the cross
that it may always remain there to love You and never leave You again.
I love You more than myself;
I am sorry for ever having offended You.
Never permit me to offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Let me share with you His pain,
Who for all our sins was slain,
Who for me in torments died.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how Your Jesus, after three hours of agony on the cross, is finally overwhelmed with suffering and, abandoning Himself to the weight of His body, bows His head and dies.
Prayer: My dying Jesus,
I devoutly kiss the cross on which You would die for love of me.
I deserve, because of my sins, to die a terrible death;
but Your death is my hope.
By the merits of Your death,
give me the grace to die embracing Your feet and burning with love of You.
I yield my soul into Your hands.
I love You with my whole heart.
I am sorry that I have offended You.
Never let me offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Let me mingle tears with thee,
Mourning Him who mourned for me,
All the days that I may live.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Thirteenth Station: Jesus Is Taken Down from the Cross
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how, after Our Lord had died, He was taken down from the cross by two of His disciples, Joseph and Nicodemus, and placed in the arms of His afflicted Mother. She received Him with unutterable tenderness and pressed Him close to her bosom.
Prayer: O Mother of Sorrows,
for the love of Your Son,
accept me as Your servant and pray to Him for me,
And You, my Redeemer, since you have died for me,
allow me to love You,
for I desire only You and nothing more.
I love You, Jesus my Love,
and I am sorry that I have offended You.
Never let me offend You again.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
By the cross with you to stay,
There with you to weep and pray,
Is all I ask of you to give.
The 3 O'Clock Prayer for the Divine Mercy
Fourteenth Station: Jesus Is Laid in His Tomb
℣. We adore you, Christ, and we praise you.
℟. Because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world.
Meditation: Consider how the disciples carried the body of Jesus to its burial, while His holy Mother went with them and arranged it in the sepulcher with her own hands. They then closed the tomb and all departed.
Prayer: Oh, my buried Jesus,
I kiss the stone that closes You in.
But You gloriously did rise again on the third day.
I beg You by Your resurrection that I may be raised gloriously on the last day,
to be united with You in heaven, to praise You and love You forever.
I love You, Jesus, and I repent of ever having offended You.
Grant that I may love You always; and then do with me as You will.
Hymn (Tune: Stabat Mater)
Virgin of all virgins blest!
Listen to my fond request:
Let me share your grief divine.
Praying for the virtue of a Merciful Heart
St. Faustina’s Mercy Prayer asks God for an increase in the virtue of a compassionate heart filled with love for our neighbor. This prayer asks the Lord to give you merciful eyes, ears, tongue, hands, feet and heart. Pray the Mercy Prayer.
5 Responses
Without Jesus I don’t know where I be. By dying on the cross he paid an awesome price. That’s why we ought to love our enemies and our neighbors as ourselves.
Lord God. Please send me help and lead us to the right direction and please send some financial help and please give us money so that we can improve our financial crises we are in a great need please help us Amen
Dear Lord Jesus of Divine Mercy, I ask you to forgive me all my sins. Please hear and answer my prayers for peace of mind and body. Please cure me take away the fears phobias and anxieties. I promise to be the best I can until my last day of life. Forgive me if I have hurt or offended anyone. Please help all the poor people abroad give them food and stop theses terrible wars. Help anyone suffering in my mind or body. Please hear me help me and my children and grandchildren. Please dear Lord, show me how to be strong courage willpower and confidence. Please I beg you let me start to improve so I can visit my son Dominic in Australia. Please I will be forever in your debt and spread the word. Amen
Dear Lord our God, I beg you to hear and help me I feel I can’t carry it like this much longer.Please Help me get my life backI ask you with a broken heart to cure my fears phobias and anxieties as I have tried everything I know seen ever doctor every medication plus losts of other things prayered novena s and prayer request. Please heal my depression and anxiety I have been battling for 5 yrs in October.Please have mercy and pity on me forgive my weakness. Thank for listening to my prayers.Amen kind Regards Gillian Boardman
Mrs. Gillian, I am lifting you up today in my prayers. Please know that the Lord walks with you in your suffering and at your most difficult moments he carries you. I did not see this comment until today, the feast of St. Padre Pio. May St. Padre Pio intercede for you and may his life speak to you in your situation and this cross that you are carrying. God is all good and deserving of all praise and glory and honor. Praise the Lord that you have the grace pray and persevere in your suffering with such grace and conviction of heart despite the longsuffering in your mind and body.