YOUR AVERAGE CATHOLIC AND THEIR NEED FOR DIVINE MERCY

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Divine Mercy and St Faustina, to whom this Devotion was revealed 

The Feast of Divine Mercy tomorrow comes too close to Easter for comfort, for some. 

In the last two weeks of Lent, with the usual family gatherings to plan, who has time for chatting up the PP in the hope of a Divine Mercy homily, and extra Confession times advertised in the parish bulletin, and phoning far and wide to remind parishioners of the blessings and rewards of celebrating this great feast?

Post-Vatican II, with presumptuous priests implying there's no such thing as sin any more, why would your average Catholic see any need for Divine Mercy? 

We need to rely on prayer and penance for a good response from our families, friends and parish - especially for those the Church used to call "hardened sinners" who through ignorance no longer recognise their pitiful condition.

Mother Gabrielle Marie and Benedictine Daughters of the Divine Will

Mother Gabrielle Marie and the Benedictine Daughters of the Divine Will write:

Dear Friends in Christ,

Have you ever felt that God's mercy was for everyone but you?  Did you ever believe that your sins were just too big or too many, that you've wasted too many chances, that you've messed things up so badly that Jesus couldn't possibly have any more faith in you? 

"I don't deserve His love and mercy," can often be the thought that haunts us and drives us to discouragement.  We've probably all felt this way at some point in our lives, but there's good news. 

Our Father in Heaven knows those deep cries of our heart and wants to free us from them.  It's precisely because we are so weak and undeserving that He continues to pour out more and more graces upon us through His only begotten Son.  Christ became man, entering this broken world for us.  He died for us, rose from the dead for us, and now has opened the floodgates of His Divine Mercy to us so that NO ONE may ever fear seeking refuge in Him ever again!

This Sunday, April 24th, is the big day: Divine Mercy Sunday.  It's an extraordinary day of God's great mercy that we don't want to miss.  We get to start over with a clean slate - all sins forgiven and the penalty for them washed away in the blood and water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus on the Cross.  For more information on this feast, click here  to find out everything you'd want and need to know.  Below we've also included an outline of how to receive all of the benefits Our Lord promises us through St. Faustina.  

God bless you all and let's continue to pray for one another!

In the Hearts of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph,
Mother Gabrielle Marie and the Benedictine Daughters of Divine Will

 

“I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners...

With the Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday, Our Lord grants us the precious gift of wiping away all of our purgatory and restoring us to our baptismal innocence if we faithfully and lovingly observe the following:

1.      Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter (It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter.)

2.      Sincerely repent of all our sins and go to Confession, preferably less than eight days before or on that Sunday

3.     Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast (The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.)

4.    Place our complete trust in Jesus 

5.     Venerate the image of the Divine Mercy (meaning to perform some act or make some gesture of deep religious respect toward it because it represents Our Merciful Savior)

6.      Be merciful to others, through our actions, words, and prayers on their behalf

…Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.  My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity.  Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.”  (Our Lord to Saint Faustina, #699)