DIVINE MERCY 3OCLOCK PRAYER

The Divine Mercy 3 O'Clock Prayer is a short Catholic devotion commemorating the hour of Jesus Christ’s death on the cross. Jesus instructed St. Faustina Kowalska that 3:00 PM is the "hour of great mercy", promising to refuse nothing requested through the merits of His sorrowful Passion. 

 

How to Prayer The Divine Mercy Prayer

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• The Hour: Commemorates 3:00 PM, the time of Christ's death on the cross.

• The Focus: Reflects on Jesus's passion and agony.

• The Text: The prayer includes profound invocations to the "Fount of Life" and "Blood and Water" from the Heart of Jesus, asking for mercy on the whole world. It concludes with, "Jesus, King of Mercy, I trust in You!". 

 

Promises and Miracles

• Hour of Grace: Jesus promised that in this hour, He will refuse nothing to souls who ask in virtue of His Passion.

• Impact: Believers report profound spiritual transformations, inner peace, and the conversion of hearts.

• Intercession: The time is regarded as a powerful opportunity for seeking spiritual, emotional, or physical miracles and divine assistance

 

More About the Hour of Mercy

In October 1937, in Cracow (Poland), Lord Jesus instructed Sister Faustina to venerate the hour of His death and to connect with Him in prayer referring to the value and merits of His Passion.

“I desire that you know more profoundly the love that burns in My Heart for souls, and you will understand this when you meditate upon My Passion. Call upon My mercy on behalf of sinners; I desire their salvation. When you say this prayer, with a contrite heart and with faith on behalf of a sinner, I will give him the grace of conversion. This is the prayer: O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us, I trust in You” (Diary 187).

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“At three o’clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. I will allow you to enter into My mortal sorrow. In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion…” (Diary, 1320).

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“…as often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoking its omnipotence for the whole world (…). In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others simply by asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world – mercy triumphed over justice
(…) try your best to meditate on the Stations of the Cross in this hour, provided that your duties permit it; and if you are not able to say the Stations of the Cross, then at least step into the chapel for a moment and adore the Blessed Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of mercy; and should you be unable to step in to the chapel, immerse yourself in prayer wherever you happen to be, if only for a very brief instant. I claim veneration for My mercy from every creature” (Diary, 1572).

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“On the Cross, the fountain of My mercy was opened wide by the lance for all souls – no one have I excluded!” (Diary, 1182).