A Brief Overview of the Divine Mercy Feast and Devotion
During the Easter Season, the special gift that the church receives from the risen Christ for all of humanity is called Divine Mercy.
Today the church sets aside this Sunday, the Sunday after Easter to recall this gift.
Let me explain how this day came to be.
In the 1930s, a Polish nun, who was later made a saint, ST. FAUSTINA KOWALSKA, received revelations about Gods mercy.
Jesus appeared to her dressed in white, with the water and blood pouring from His wounded side appearing as rays of light, pale (water) to the left and red (blood) to the right.
He told her to have His image painted in a picture for all the world to see, and to ask for a feast in honor of the Divine Mercy, along with many other things which she recorded in her journal.
Years later, Saint John Paul II, while he was pope, designated the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday.
The message of The Divine Mercy is simply that God loves ALL of us and he wants us to remember that His mercy is bigger than our sins. We can always call upon Him with trust, receive His forgiveness, and share His mercy with others. It is by doing this that we share and feel His true joy.
Here’s a way to remember The Divine Mercy message:
A- ASK for His mercy
God wants us to come to Him constantly through prayer. He wants us to be sorry for, and to confess our sins; and to ask Him to be merciful toward us and the whole world.
B- BE MERCIFUL
You in return need to be merciful toward others.
Show your love and forgiveness to others. His greatest commandment: Love one another as I have loved you.
C- COMPLETELY TRUST
The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive of His graces.
We have been studying this all year. Reflect on the Old Testament stories and the people who trusted totally in God. Remember how He helped them through many hardships’
Now that you have a background of THE DIVINE MERCY,
there is a way to give praise. It is by reciting THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
I have attached a copy of how to pray it .
But, I am excited to let you know that our parish will be reciting it together today, Sunday, April 19 at 2 pm on the FB. Please join us then along with your family. You will learn how to prayer this most beautiful devotion to our Savior Jesus.
-Special thanks to Kathy Kamor, our 6th Grade Volunteer Teacher.