April 28, 2019 was the Feast of Divine Mercy.
In February of 1931, Sister Faustina saw Jesus dressed in a white garment with rays of white and red coming from His Heart. Jesus said, “Paint a picture according to the vision you see and with the signature, ‘Jesus I trust in You.’ I desire that this picture be venerated first in your chapel and then throughout the whole world.”
Later Jesus explained, “The rays represent the Blood and Water which gushed forth from the depths of my Mercy when My agonizing heart was pierced on the cross. The pale rays symbolize the water which cleanses and purifies the soul: the red rays represent the blood, which gives new life to the soul.” Our Lord also said, "I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and specially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened."
Jesus said the greater the sinner the greater the mercy. “Summon all those to confidence in the incomprehensible depth of my mercy for I desire to save all. The well of mercy was opened wide with a lance on the cross for all souls. I do not exclude anyone.” Jesus said, “Tell ailing mankind to draw close to my merciful heart and I will fill them with peace. Mankind will not find consolation until it turns with confidence to my mercy and love.” Jesus said, “Let no soul fear to come to me, even if its sins be as scarlet. This feast emerged from the bosom of my mercy and is founded in the depths of my mercies.”
Sr. Faustina saw an angel about to execute God’s punishment on a city. She prayed for mercy but her prayers were without effect. Then suddenly she heard this prayer, “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.”, which caused the angel to lose its power to punish the city.
With this prayer, as well as the prayer, “For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world”, it is called the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Jesus said, “Say unceasingly this chaplet. Anyone who says it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as a last hope. If the most hardened sinner recites this chaplet even once, they will receive grace from my infinite mercy. I want the whole world to know my infinite mercy. I want to give unimaginable graces to those who trust in my mercy.” Jesus also said, “I desire the confidence of my people. Let not even the weak and very sinful fear to approach me, even if their sins be as numerous as all the sand of the earth all will be forgiven in the fathomless pit of my mercy.”
We need to Ask for Mercy. In our day and age we need to ask for Mercy due to the most horrible injustices occurring in the world. Euthanasia, Embryonic Stem-cell Research, Abortion, Infanticide, the persecuting of Christians in China, India, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, and other countries, the killing of Christians throughout the world, terrorism, child abuse, sexual abuse of children by priests, bishops and cardinals and those in the Church who covered it up. Truth is not being proclaimed. We need to ask for mercy by regularly praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to atone for our sins and those of the whole world.
We Need to Be Merciful: First by forgiving those who hurt us. And second by doing deeds of mercy through the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. To counsel the doubtful, to admonish the sinner, to instruct the ignorant, comfort the sorrowful, bear wrongs patiently, pray for the living and the dead. Corporal works of mercy: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, bury the dead, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned and give alms to the poor.
We Need to Completely Trust in Jesus. Some are abandoning the Church due to the scandals and due to the lack of leadership in the Church. But we need to trust in the Lord. Trust in His Mercy.
If we are upset by confusing teachings, we should cry out, “Jesus I trust in You!” If we are upset by the horrific sexual abuse scandal, we pray, “Jesus I trust in You!” If we wonder, “When will abortion end and all the sins against life?” We should place our hope in Jesus and cry out: Jesus I trust in You!’ We trust that Jesus is with us through our agony! We are not alone in enduring these great trials and difficulties.
Some are abandoning the faith, but we should not throw the baby out with the bath water. The Church is the body of Christ. The Church is the bride of Christ. Jesus promised the gates of hell will not prevail against His Church. So what are we to do in this sad time?
We should throw out the false doctrine such as: Hell does not exist, or couples who are divorced and re-married civilly can receive Holy Communion, or homosexual relationships are now acceptable, or that God wills the diversity of religions, or the death penalty is no longer permitted in any circumstance, or that non-Catholics can now receive Holy Communion at special events…or that doctrine and dogmas grounded in divine revelation are subject to change, such as woman can now be priests-- because we now have a new modern way of seeing things. All of this is baloney! And all of this is dirty bath water to be thrown out! This is not Catholic. None of this belongs to the deposit of faith.
Jesus is saying to us today-- the same words He spoke to His apostles, “Will you abandon me too?” And we like Peter, should respond, “Where shall we go Lord, you have the words of eternal life.”
Today, we feel like the apostles in the upper room, who were hiding in fear. Jesus had died. They must have been down-cast because the Lord was crucified. Yet, they trusted. When suddenly, Jesus appeared to them and said, “Peace be with You!”
For us it seems like the Church, the body of Christ is dying on the Cross. Will we be like all the apostles, except John and abandon Jesus? Or will we be like the Virgin Mary and John, who faithfully stood with Jesus. Will we stand by the Church as she goes through Her Passion?
We will not abandon the Church. Rather, we will defend the Church and Her teachings. We need to stand up and proclaim the truth and be a witness of mercy by our lives.
Even if it appears as though the Church is being crucified, even if it appears as though the Church is dead and buried and lying in the tomb, we will cry out from the depths of our heart:
“Jesus I trust in You! Jesus I trust in You! Jesus I trust in You! Lord I believe in You. I believe in your Church and I pray, with your grace, I will be faithful to you, even to death, because I look forward with Hope for the resurrection on the last day. Amen.
In February of 1931, Sister Faustina saw Jesus dressed in a white garment with rays of white and red coming from His Heart. Jesus said, “Paint a picture according to the vision you see and with the signature, ‘Jesus I trust in You.’ I desire that this picture be venerated first in your chapel and then throughout the whole world.”
Later Jesus explained, “The rays represent the Blood and Water which gushed forth from the depths of my Mercy when My agonizing heart was pierced on the cross. The pale rays symbolize the water which cleanses and purifies the soul: the red rays represent the blood, which gives new life to the soul.” Our Lord also said, "I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and specially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened."
Jesus said the greater the sinner the greater the mercy. “Summon all those to confidence in the incomprehensible depth of my mercy for I desire to save all. The well of mercy was opened wide with a lance on the cross for all souls. I do not exclude anyone.” Jesus said, “Tell ailing mankind to draw close to my merciful heart and I will fill them with peace. Mankind will not find consolation until it turns with confidence to my mercy and love.” Jesus said, “Let no soul fear to come to me, even if its sins be as scarlet. This feast emerged from the bosom of my mercy and is founded in the depths of my mercies.”
Sr. Faustina saw an angel about to execute God’s punishment on a city. She prayed for mercy but her prayers were without effect. Then suddenly she heard this prayer, “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.”, which caused the angel to lose its power to punish the city.
With this prayer, as well as the prayer, “For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world”, it is called the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Jesus said, “Say unceasingly this chaplet. Anyone who says it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as a last hope. If the most hardened sinner recites this chaplet even once, they will receive grace from my infinite mercy. I want the whole world to know my infinite mercy. I want to give unimaginable graces to those who trust in my mercy.” Jesus also said, “I desire the confidence of my people. Let not even the weak and very sinful fear to approach me, even if their sins be as numerous as all the sand of the earth all will be forgiven in the fathomless pit of my mercy.”
We need to Ask for Mercy. In our day and age we need to ask for Mercy due to the most horrible injustices occurring in the world. Euthanasia, Embryonic Stem-cell Research, Abortion, Infanticide, the persecuting of Christians in China, India, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, and other countries, the killing of Christians throughout the world, terrorism, child abuse, sexual abuse of children by priests, bishops and cardinals and those in the Church who covered it up. Truth is not being proclaimed. We need to ask for mercy by regularly praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to atone for our sins and those of the whole world.
We Need to Be Merciful: First by forgiving those who hurt us. And second by doing deeds of mercy through the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. To counsel the doubtful, to admonish the sinner, to instruct the ignorant, comfort the sorrowful, bear wrongs patiently, pray for the living and the dead. Corporal works of mercy: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, bury the dead, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned and give alms to the poor.
We Need to Completely Trust in Jesus. Some are abandoning the Church due to the scandals and due to the lack of leadership in the Church. But we need to trust in the Lord. Trust in His Mercy.
If we are upset by confusing teachings, we should cry out, “Jesus I trust in You!” If we are upset by the horrific sexual abuse scandal, we pray, “Jesus I trust in You!” If we wonder, “When will abortion end and all the sins against life?” We should place our hope in Jesus and cry out: Jesus I trust in You!’ We trust that Jesus is with us through our agony! We are not alone in enduring these great trials and difficulties.
Some are abandoning the faith, but we should not throw the baby out with the bath water. The Church is the body of Christ. The Church is the bride of Christ. Jesus promised the gates of hell will not prevail against His Church. So what are we to do in this sad time?
We should throw out the false doctrine such as: Hell does not exist, or couples who are divorced and re-married civilly can receive Holy Communion, or homosexual relationships are now acceptable, or that God wills the diversity of religions, or the death penalty is no longer permitted in any circumstance, or that non-Catholics can now receive Holy Communion at special events…or that doctrine and dogmas grounded in divine revelation are subject to change, such as woman can now be priests-- because we now have a new modern way of seeing things. All of this is baloney! And all of this is dirty bath water to be thrown out! This is not Catholic. None of this belongs to the deposit of faith.
Jesus is saying to us today-- the same words He spoke to His apostles, “Will you abandon me too?” And we like Peter, should respond, “Where shall we go Lord, you have the words of eternal life.”
Today, we feel like the apostles in the upper room, who were hiding in fear. Jesus had died. They must have been down-cast because the Lord was crucified. Yet, they trusted. When suddenly, Jesus appeared to them and said, “Peace be with You!”
For us it seems like the Church, the body of Christ is dying on the Cross. Will we be like all the apostles, except John and abandon Jesus? Or will we be like the Virgin Mary and John, who faithfully stood with Jesus. Will we stand by the Church as she goes through Her Passion?
We will not abandon the Church. Rather, we will defend the Church and Her teachings. We need to stand up and proclaim the truth and be a witness of mercy by our lives.
Even if it appears as though the Church is being crucified, even if it appears as though the Church is dead and buried and lying in the tomb, we will cry out from the depths of our heart:
“Jesus I trust in You! Jesus I trust in You! Jesus I trust in You! Lord I believe in You. I believe in your Church and I pray, with your grace, I will be faithful to you, even to death, because I look forward with Hope for the resurrection on the last day. Amen.
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