Divine Mercy This is my version of the image of the Divine Mercy as given in private revelation to St. Faustina Kowalska. The red rays symbolize the blood of Christ, which gives life to souls. The white rays symbolize water, which makes our souls clean and holy. Both rays burst forth from the heart of Jesus overflowing with mercy; the same heart from which blood and water poured out after being pierced with a lance. These rays of blood and water, life and righteousness, shield us from what we would otherwise deserve. Mercy is God’s greatest attribute. We are beginning to understand the great mystery that is God when we trust in His mercy. Jesus gave up His life to offer us pardon. Let us not offend Him further by putting a limit on His infinite mercy but let us recite, with a contrite heart and with faith, the prayer He gave to St. Faustina for the conversion of any sinner: ‘O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us, I trust in You.’
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APRIL 7, 2013 IS DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY!
FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY
During the course of Jesus' revelations to Saint Faustina on the Divine Mercy He asked on numerous occasions that a feast day be dedicated to the Divine Mercy and that this feast be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. The liturgical texts of that day, the 2nd Sunday of Easter, concern the institution of the Sacrament of Penance, the Tribunal of the Divine Mercy, and are thus already suited to the request of Our Lord. This Feast, which had already been granted to the nation of Poland and been celebrated within Vatican City, was granted to the Universal Church by Pope John Paul II on the occasion of the canonization of Sr. Faustina on 30 April 2000. In a decree dated 23 May 2000, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments stated that "throughout the world the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that mankind will experience in the years to come." These papal acts represent the highest endorsement that the Church can give to a private revelation, an act of papal infallibility proclaiming the certain sanctity of the mystic, and the granting of a universal feast, as requested by Our Lord to St. Faustina.
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FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY
During the course of Jesus' revelations to Saint Faustina on the Divine Mercy He asked on numerous occasions that a feast day be dedicated to the Divine Mercy and that this feast be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. The liturgical texts of that day, the 2nd Sunday of Easter, concern the institution of the Sacrament of Penance, the Tribunal of the Divine Mercy, and are thus already suited to the request of Our Lord. This Feast, which had already been granted to the nation of Poland and been celebrated within Vatican City, was granted to the Universal Church by Pope John Paul II on the occasion of the canonization of Sr. Faustina on 30 April 2000. In a decree dated 23 May 2000, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments stated that "throughout the world the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that mankind will experience in the years to come." These papal acts represent the highest endorsement that the Church can give to a private revelation, an act of papal infallibility proclaiming the certain sanctity of the mystic, and the granting of a universal feast, as requested by Our Lord to St. Faustina.
Read more: http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/mercy/feast.htm#ixzz2NCsOjKO8
Divine Mercy Chaplet
All excerpts on this page (unless otherwise indicated) are from Divine Mercy in My Soul
by St. Maria Faustina Kowalska
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(474) "In the evening, when I was in my cell, I saw an Angel, the executor of divine wrath. He was clothed in a dazzling robe, his face gloriously bright, a cloud beneath his feet. From the cloud, bolts of thunder and flashes of lightning were springing into his hands; and from his hand they were going forth, and only then were they striking the earth. When I saw this sign of divine wrath which was about to strike the earth...I began to implore the Angel to hold off for a few moments, and the world would do penance. But my plea was a mere nothing in the face of the divine anger. Just then I saw the Most Holy Trinity. The greatness of Its majesty pierced me deeply, and I did not dare to repeat my entreaties. At that very moment I felt in my soul the power of Jesus' grace, which dwells in my soul. When I became conscious of this grace, I was instantly snatched up before the Throne of God. Oh, how great is our Lord and God and how incomprehensible His holiness! I will make no attempt to describe this greatness, because before long we shall all see Him as He is. I found myself pleading with God for the world with words heard interiorly.
As I was praying in this manner, I saw the Angel's helplessness; he could not carry out the just punishment which was rightly due for sins. Never before had I prayed with such inner power as I did then.
(475) The words with which I entreated God are these:"Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for our sins and those of the whole world; for the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us.
As I was praying in this manner, I saw the Angel's helplessness; he could not carry out the just punishment which was rightly due for sins. Never before had I prayed with such inner power as I did then.
(475) The words with which I entreated God are these:"Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, for our sins and those of the whole world; for the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us.
How to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet
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You may choose to pray the chaplet on Rosary beads.
From Divine Mercy in My Soul #476:
In the beginning pray
an Our Father...
a Hail Mary...
an Apostle's Creed
On the Our Father beads pray:
"Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and
Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world."
On the Hail Mary beads pray
"For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and
on the whole world."
In conclusion, pray 3 times
"Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us
and on the whole world."
From Divine Mercy in My Soul #476:
In the beginning pray
an Our Father...
a Hail Mary...
an Apostle's Creed
On the Our Father beads pray:
"Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and
Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ,
in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world."
On the Hail Mary beads pray
"For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and
on the whole world."
In conclusion, pray 3 times
"Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us
and on the whole world."