“The awareness that the dying person will soon meet God for all eternity should impel his or her relatives, loved ones, the medical, health-care and religious personnel, to help him or her in this decisive phase of life, with concern that pays attention to every aspect of existence, including the spiritual.”

“Faith responds to fears about death.” Pope John Paul II, Address to an international congress on the care of the dying, March 17, 1992.

What is an intercessor? It is someone who prays or pleads on behalf of others, seeking God’s favor or intervention. 

One of the best means of assisting the dying is the one that Jesus revealed to St. Faustina and insisted that she use often — even continuously: The Divine Mercy Chaplet. Jesus said: “My daughter, encourage souls to say  the chaplet which I have given to you. It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by saying the chaplet. … Write that when they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as the merciful Savior (Diary, 1541).

RESOURCES:

Praying for the Sick and Dying

Who is an intercessor? A prayer warrior who offers up prayers and offerings for the sake of another.

“Pray as much as you can for the dying. By your entreaties [that is, insistent prayers] obtain for them trust in My mercy, because they have most need of trust, and have it the least. Be assured that the grace of eternal salvation for certain souls in their final moment depends on your prayer. You know the whole abyss of My mercy, so draw upon it for yourself and especially for poor sinners. Sooner would heaven and earth turn into nothingness than would My mercy not embrace a trusting soul” (Diary, 1777).

RESOURCES:

Pray for the Sick and Dying

How do you become a Prayer Warrior for the Heart of Mary House? Commit to the following:

Pray the Memorare daily for the mission of Heart of Mary House

When alerted of a resident’s imminent passing or specific needs, sign up to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet

“‘My daughter, help Me to save a certain dying sinner. Say the chaplet that I have taught you for him.’ When I began to say the chaplet, I saw the man dying in the midst of terrible torment and struggle. His Guardian Angel was defending him, but he was, as it were, powerless against the enormity of the soul’s misery. A multitude of devils was waiting for the soul. But while I was saying the chaplet, I saw Jesus just as He is depicted in the image. The rays which issued   from Jesus’ Heart enveloped the sick man, and the powers of darkness fled in panic. The sick man peacefully breathed his last. When I came to myself, I understood how very important the chaplet was for the dying. It appeases the anger of God” (Diary, 1565).

RESOURCES:

Pray for the Sick and Dying

Sign up here to become a prayer warrior

You can use our calendar to schedule reminders for your DMC devotion in honor of HOMH.