Christ revealed to St. Faustina that He wishes us to recall the Passion each day at the 3 o’clock hour. Read this excerpt from Faustina’s Diary and continue your devotion through 2026 with A Year With Divine Mercy.
The Hour of Mercy
Good Friday. At three o’clock, I saw the Lord Jesus, crucified, who looked at me and said, I thirst. Then I saw two rays issue from His side, just as they appear in the image. I then felt in my soul the desire to save souls and to empty myself for the sake of poor sinners. I offered myself, together with the dying Jesus, to the Eternal Father, for the salvation of the whole world (648). . . 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 (1320). . . . 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. . . . 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 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 (1572).
—St. Faustina, Diary, 648, 1320, 1572
Consideration
What can I resolve to do to develop a “3 o’clock habit” of prayer every day, pausing for at least a “brief instant” to reflect on Christ’s Passion and implore His mercy for myself and the whole world?
Prayer
Lord Jesus, help me to break out of my self-focus and make the Hour of Mercy a sacred part of my day.
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This article is taken from a chapter in A Year With Divine Mercy by Vinny Flynn and Erin Flynn which is available from TAN Books.
