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Divine Mercy Message and Devotion
The
following information is from the booklet “The Divine Mercy Message and
Devotion” based on Saint Faustina’s Diary “Divine Mercy in My Soul”
Regarding Confession and Holy Communion on Divine Mercy Sunday:
The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall
obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (699)
Image of
Divine Mercy :
I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for
graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this Image with
the signature: “Jesus,I trust in You.”(327)
I want the Image to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter,
and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about
it,(Diary,341)
The two rays in the Image denote Blood and Water.
The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous.
The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls.
It is significant for Baptism and Eucharist .
How to observe the
Feast of Mercy:
Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter:
Sincerely repent of all our sins;
Place our compete trust in Jesus;
Go to Confession , preferably before that Sunday;
Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast;
Venerate the Image of the
Divine Mercy;
Be merciful to others, through our actions, words, and prayers on their
behalf.
The Chaplet of Divine
Mercy:
Encourage souls to say the Chaplet which I have given you (1541), Who ever
will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death(687).
When they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will
stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the just Judge but as
the Merciful Savior(1541).
By this Novena, [of Chaplets] I will grant every possible grace to
souls(796).
Novena :
On Good Friday, 1937, Jesus, requested that Saint Faustina make a special
novena before the Feast of Mercy, form Good Friday through the following
Saturday. He, Himself
dictated the Intentions for each day.
People pray this Novena in preparation for the Divine Mercy Feast and
other times as well.
The Hour of Great
Mercy:
At three o’ clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only
for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My
abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great
mercy. In this hour I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a
request of Me in virtue of My Passion(Diary,1320) |
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The
Corporal works of Mercy
1. Feed the hungry
2. Give drink to the thirsty
3. Clothe the naked
4. Shelter the homeless.
5. Comfort the imprisoned
6. Visit the sick
7. Burry the dead. |
The
Spiritual Works of Mercy
1. Admonish inners
2. Instruct the uninformed
3. Counsel the doubtful
4. Comfort the sorrowful
5. Be patient with those in error
6. Forgive offenses
7. Pray for the living and the dead. |
