Come to the Feast

Of Divine Mercy!

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus

St. Patrick Council 12449

Sunday April 27, 2014

2:30 PM in the Chapel

St. Patrick Catholic Community

What is

Divine Mercy? The message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God’s mercy. The Lord Jesus chose Sr. Maria Faustina as the Apostle and "Secretary" of His Mercy, so that she could tell the world about His great message, which Sr. Faustina recorded in a diary she titled Divine Mercy in My Soul. The message of mercy is that God loves us — all of us —no matter how great our sins. This message is not new but the Divine Mercy message calls people to a deeper understanding that God’s love is unlimited and available to everyone – especially the greatest sinners. On February 22, 1931, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ appeared to this simple nun, bringing with Him a wonderful message of Mercy for all mankind. Saint Faustina tells us in her diary under this date: "In the evening, when I was in my cell, I became aware of the Lord Jesus clothed in a white garment. One hand was raised in blessing; the other was touching the garment at the breast. From the opening of the garment at the breast there came forth two large rays, one red and the other pale. In silence I gazed intently at the Lord; my soul was overwhelmed with fear, but also with great joy. After a while Jesus said to me, 'paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the inscription: Jesus, I trust in You.'"

How to pray the Divine Mercy

Chaplet

The Chaplet is prayed on ordinary Rosary beads. It may be said at any time, but our Lord specifically told St. Faustina to recite it during the nine days before the Feast of Mercy (the first Sunday after Easter). He then added: "By this Novena, [of Chaplets] I will grant every possible grace to souls." (796) It is likewise appropriate to pray the Chaplet during the "Hour of Great Mercy" — three o'clock each afternoon (recalling the time of Christ’s death on the cross). In His revelations to St. Faustina, Our Lord asked for a special remembrance of His Passion at that hour. Jesus gave St. Faustina three new ways to ask for mercy on the strength of His passion: the Chaplet, the Novena, and prayer at three o'clock. Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask. I cannot punish even the greatest sinner if he makes an appeal to My compassion (Diary, 1146). Beg for mercy for the whole world (570). No soul that has called upon My mercy has ever been disappointed (1541).

For more Information:

http://thedivinemercy.org/

http://www.divinemercysunday.com/

http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/index.htm

How to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet:

http://www.praydivinemercy.com/