Most merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself,
You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You.
Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart
the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Church.
Draw them by Your light into the unity of the Church,
and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart;
but bring it about that they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy.   

Eternal Father,
turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who have separated themselves
from Your Son’s Church,
who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces
by obstinately persisting in their errors.
Do not look upon their errors,
but upon the love of Your own Son and upon His bitter Passion,
which He underwent for their sake,
since they, too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate Heart.
Bring it about that they also may glorify
Your great mercy for endless ages. 

Amen. 

Commentary and Excerpts from the Book of Fr Michael Gaitley:

“Consoling the Heart of Jesus” 

“Before entering the convent, Faustina Kowalska didn’t seem particularly special. She came from a poor family, didn’t have much formal education, and was full of weaknesses. Yet the God who lifts up the lowly (see Lk 1:52) chose her to show what he can do (and what he wants to do) with all us little ones, if only we’ll let him. On one occasion, Jesus spoke to Faustina about her weakness: You see what you are of yourself, but do not be frightened at this, If I were to reveal to you the whole misery that you are, you would die of terror. However, be aware of what you are. Because you are such a great misery, I have revealed to you the whole ocean of My mercy. I seek and desire souls like you, but they are few. Your great trust in Me forces Me to continuously grant you graces. You have great and incomprehensible rights over My Heart, for you are a daughter of complete trust” (104).

It took me a while to convince myself to enter the seminary – to heed the call to the priesthood, precisely because of how I saw myself, and how much I identified with my own weaknesses. I didn’t trust myself that I could live the life of His priest. Consequently, it resulted to not trusting the Lord as well – the one who calls me to be ever closer to Him. But the Lord, who is rich in mercy, somehow broke into my defenses – and the rest is history. It was precisely when I started to identify and define myself with God’s mercy that I began to understand the power of his Life and miracle in me; Jesus started the do and be the miracle of my life. I thank the Lord everyday, that while he calls those who are unqualified, he strengthens and qualifies them with His love and abundant mercy.

“…We should strive to have ‘great trust.’ Jesus seeks and desires such trusting souls, but they are few…. because few people give Jesus their complete trust. Yet such trust is what he wants – and needs… [If we trust him completely,]… Then he can work his miracles of mercy…” (104-105).