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Through this act of submission, these terrible torments left me. Suddenly I saw Jesus, who said to me, I am always in your heart. An inconceivable joy entered my soul, and a great love of God set my heart aflame. I see that God never tries us beyond what we are able to suffer. ...one act of trust at such moments gives greater glory to God than whole hours passed in prayer filled with consolations. Now I see that if God wants to keep a soul in darkness, no book, no confessor can bring it light. (Diary 78)

Our prayers, sufferings and sacrifices have reached the Almighty and we have been dispensers of His mercy to others. We have prayed at the bedside of the dying with the relic of St Faustina, comforted the sick and helped the physically and spiritually sick. As a Society we are coming to realize more our participation in the Redemptive plan of salvation given to us by

our Lord. We watch for God's movement in our lives and others and have surely seen it and participated in the intimacy which God is sharing with us. Every soul You have entrusted to me, Jesus, I will try to aid with prayer and sacrifice, so that Your grace can work in

them. O great lover of souls, my Jesus, I thank You for this immense confidence with which You have deigned to place souls in our care. O you days of work and of monotony, you are not monotonous to me at all, for each moment brings me new graces and opportunity to do good. (Diary 245) cont...

Frank (far left) new Catholic

April 23, 2011; life changing

Conversion—fruits of our

prayer

Divine Mercy Conversion

Prayer which our Lord always

answers: “O Blood and Water

which gushed forth from the

Heart of Jesus as a fount of

Mercy for us, I trust in You”

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“When We step

Through the Doors of

His Mercy” True story

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Through the intercession of St Faustina, we implore Your mercy in virtue of

Your Passion, particularly in Your abandonment, at the moment of agony...

2 4 h r C h a p l e t o f D i v i n e M e r c y

S o c i e t y o f S t F a u s t i n a o f T h e D i v i n e M e r c y We choose the cross, following St Faustina, for the benefit of souls.

Once when I was being crushed by these dreadful sufferings, I went into the chapel and

said from the bottom of my soul, "Do what You will with me, O Jesus; I will adore You in

everything. May Your will be done in me, O my Lord and my God, and I will praise Your

infinite mercy."

Our St Faustina Society pray-ers,

Greetings to our now over 1500

people in 36 countries who pray the Chaplet of

The Divine Mercy for every hour of every day

for:

1. Promotion of the Divine Mercy Devotion

2. Sick & the dying in the hour that you pray.

3. people about to commit mortal sin

And for those requests in our Divine Mercy

which includes our Online Prayer Journal

www.stfaustinasociety.org that we present to

our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament in our 3pm

Hour of Mercy Holy Hour each and every day

as we pray a Chaplet of The Divine Mercy

Perpetual Novena and Rosary to the Mother of

Mercy.

Send your prayers request. Receive His mercy!

www.stfaustinashrine.org

August 7, 2012 Newsletter

Shrine of St Faustina of The DivineMercy

." That is so, it is less difficult for

Me to grant a soul much rather

than a little, but every conversion

of a sinful soul demands

sacrifice." (Diary 961)

Through the intercession of St Faustina, we offer our sufferings, fastings and prayers and give our advantage to hurting souls in need of God’s Goodness and Mercy. Please get the message out to others. Help dispense His mercy! Jesus I trust in You

Jesus, You know that for

You it is easier to grant

much rather than a little

To be a suffering soul is

simply to unite your

sufferings with Christ's

sufferings. Our sufferings are

in vain unless they are united

with His for the sake of the

Church, then they become

redemptive as His sufferings

are redemptive. You just offer

the sufferings, strains and

sacrifices of each day that

our Lord allows into your life.

"Now I rejoice in my

sufferings for your sake,

and in my flesh I

complete what is lacking

in Christ's afflictions for the sake

of his body, that is, the church"

Col 1:24

From the Catechism of the

Catholic Church: 618 The cross

is the unique sacrifice of Christ, the

"one mediator between God and

men".452 But because in his

incarnate divine person he has in

some way united himself to every

man, "the possibility of being made

partners, in a way known to God, in

the paschal mystery" is offered to

all men.453 He calls his disciples to

"take up [their] cross and follow

[him]",454 for "Christ also suffered

for [us], leaving [us] an example

so that [we] should follow in his

steps."455 In fact Jesus desires to

associate with his redeeming

sacrifice those who were to be its

first beneficiaries.456 This is

achieved supremely in the case of

his mother, who was associated

more intimately than any other

person in the mystery of his

redemptive suffering.457

Apart from the cross there is no

other ladder by which we may

get to heaven.458 * to be a

suffering soul– www.stfaustinasociety.org

injury. He was left in a

coma.

Suddenly, his family

was in distress! The

man's wife, mother and

all the family were

seeking prayers from

everyone. Many people

came to the hospital

trauma center. All were

allowed in and prayed.

Recently, her trust and

her son's were put to

the test.

He was crossing the

street to go watch the

Super Bowl when a

truck hit him — a hit-

and-run. He suffered

bodily trauma, broken

bones and a brain

How I got involved is

through a member of our

Divine Mercy prayer

group. She is a cloistered

nun, and she is related to

this man. She had talked

with the family, and they

wanted members of our

group to go downtown

with a 1st-class relic of St.

Faustina that we have ...

I want to share with you one

particular story of trust. It's

about a man I met through

our Divine Mercy prayer

group.

Years ago, when he was

born, his mother gave him

the middle name of

"Faustina," so inspired she

was by the trust in the Lord

shown by then-Sr.

Faustina.

trust. Jesus tells St.

Faustina: "The

graces of My mercy

are drawn by means

of one vessel only,

and that is — trust.

The more a soul

trusts, the more it

will receive" (Diary

1578).

S T F A U S T I N A

Through Prayer and Sacrifice Come and pray with us; all of our people who agree to pray are continuously prayed for in this world and the next.

C o n t i n u e d . . .

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O U R 1 S T C L A S S

R E L I C O F S T

F A U S T I N A

I have had a year in

which I have grown

deeper in my faith

through the message

of Divine Mercy — a

year in which I've

witnessed first hand

how mercy is poured

out by our Lord when

we turn to Him in

When We Step Through the Doors of His Mercy

S h r i n e o f S t F a u s t i n a o f T h e D i v i n e M e r c y

By Jay Hastings - Printed at

The National Shrine of The

Divine Mercy

www.thedivinemercy.org

Shrine of St Faustina of The Divine Mercy Story Continues… “When We Step Through the Doors of His Mercy”

and pray for him. We gladly said yes. We gathered together — Fr. Peter, myself and two other members of our

prayer group — and headed downtown to see him.

Here I am reminded of a passage in the Diary of St. Faustina when Jesus says: "My daughter, too great are

your demands." Saint Faustina responds: "Jesus, You know that for You it is easier to grant much rather than a

little." Then, Jesus says: "That is so, it is less difficult for Me to grant a soul much rather than a little, but every

conversion of a sinful soul demands sacrifice" (Diary 961).

When we first arrived at the hospital, we had difficulty finding the ward where this young man lay. When we

finally found the ward, we asked the staff if we could go back and pray with him. Although many people had

prayer with him without incident, we were suddenly met with hesitancy. We were told that, if at all possible, to

please only take a few minutes. While the staff had been kind to allow all the prior people to pray for him, they

drew the line when we got there.

Then, Fr. Peter, wearing his collar, was questioned and had to prove he was a priest. While this was taking

place, we had the opportunity to talk to the family and find out that his middle name was Faustina and explain

to them about our Divine Mercy prayer group. What we found was a faith-filled family who knew St Faustina

well. We were very impressed. Saint Faustina writes: "When I steeped myself in prayer, I was transported in

spirit to the Chapel, where I saw the Lord Jesus, exposed in the Monstrance. In place of the Monstrance I saw

the glorious face of the Lord, and He said to me, ―What you see in reality, these souls see through faith. Oh,

how pleasing to Me is their great faith! You see, although there appears to be no trace of life in Me, in reality it

is present in its fullness in each and every Host. But for Me to be able to act upon the soul, the soul must have

faith. O how pleasing to Me is living faith!‖(Diary, 1420).

After Fr. Peter and our group were cleared to pray we were told that we only had a few minutes. We went to his

room. Father Peter began with the Sacrament of the Sick while we prayed the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy. It

was one of the fastest Chaplets we have ever said. Minutes later we had to leave, but we had done what we set

out to do. We talked with the family, and then we left.

Jesus said to St. Faustina: ―Tell souls not to place within their own hearts obstacles to My mercy, which so

greatly wants to act within them. My mercy works in all those hearts which open their doors to it. Both the

sinner and the righteous person have need of My mercy. Conversion, as well as perseverance, is a grace of My

mercy‖ (Diary, 1577).

Weeks went by, and then we got word. He was out of the coma and in physical therapy with no brain damage.

He was going to recover. We sent prayers of thanks to God.

What are the chances of a man named Faustina being rescued through St. Faustina's intercession? It was our

Lord's will. Weeks later, we received another call. The man and his family wanted to come to our church so we

could pray over him again because he was going to have to have a broken bone in his leg re-set and wear a

cast longer than expected.

His mother commented about our hospital visit weeks earlier. She noted how everything was calm at the

hospital until our group arrived. That's when things started to become difficult. Why is this, we wondered. There

seems to be resistance to our calling on Him. But not discouraged, we brought God's love and ...

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If you know someone that is sick or dying, or is in need of God's mercy, please send their name along to us.

Donations and Prayer Requests Support for the St Faustina Shrine and Society comes from your donations. Thank you so much.

If you would like to send a donation please send to:

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God has richly blessed us as we reach out to souls through prayer and sacrifice. Thank you for your

continuous prayers. If you know someone who wants to pray with us have them e-mail me at dm7772@msn.com

Jesus I trust in You prayer recorder 901-574-9797 Prayer Requests: www.stfaustinashrine.org

Address of Shrine: St Faustina Shrine : St Ann Catholic Church 6529 Stage Rd Bartlett Tn 38134

You are always in my prayers,

Jay Hastings dm7772@msn.com 901-438-7772 www.stfaustinasociety.org

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St Faustina Shrine Prayer Schedule

1. Especially: Everyday of Every week we have a 3 o’clock Hour of Mercy, Holy Hour before the

Blessed Sacrament as we pray a Chaplet of The Divine Mercy in our perpetual Divine Mercy Novena

and a Holy Rosary to the Mother of Mercy with our 1st class relic of St Faustina in our Shrine.

2. Saturday, Sunday & Monday during the 3pm central time Hour of Mercy Holy Hour after the

Chaplet and the Rosary, we pray St Faustina’s “Way of the Cross” (Stations of the Cross).

Let us pray for you. “Jesus, we trust in You” “Where Miracles happen everyday!”

Through the chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will. (Diary

1731)

mercy to this man, through St. Faustina. The family knew it was God's Divine Mercy that brought him back to

health.

We prayed a Chaplet over him again. A short time later we received a call that he didn't need a cast and that

the doctors said bone had grown where it shouldn't have grown. They were surprised. We were awestruck. We

asked for much and were given much. The faith of his mother and family was great. Thanks to God once

again for His mercy and goodness!

When a soul praises My goodness, Satan trembles before it and flees to the very bottom of hell. (Diary

378)