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Feast of Divine Mercy

O day of eternity, O day so long desired, With thirst and longing, my eyes search you out. Soon love will tear the veil asunder, And you will be my salvation. O day most beautiful, moment incomparable, When for the first time I shall see my God, The Bridegroom of my soul and Lord of… Read More ›

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Asking for His Mercy

Through the passion and death of Jesus, an infinite ocean of mercy was made available for all of us. But God, who created us free, will not force anything on us, not even His mercy. He must wait for us to turn from our sinfulness and ask: “Ask and it will be given to you… Read More ›

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St. Faustina, Doctor of the Church?

By Anita S. Bourdin KRAKOW, Poland, OCT. 4, 2011 (Zenit.org).- St. Faustina Kowalska may become the fourth woman doctor of the Church. Cardinals and bishops gathered in Krakow-Lagiewniki for the 2nd World Congress of Divine Mercy have sent a letter to Benedict XVI requesting this recognition. This news was published live last Sunday by Radio… Read More ›

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Prayer to be Merciful to Others

This prayer gives us a true measure of our mercy, a mirror in which we observe ourselves as merciful Christs. We can make it our morning invocation and our evening examination of conscience. O Most Holy Trinity! As many times as I breathe, as many times as my heart beats, as many times as my… Read More ›

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From Mary through St. Faustina — A Warning!

635. March 25. In the morning, during meditation, God’s presence enveloped me in a special way, as I saw the immeasurable greatness of God and, at the same time, His condescension to His creatures. Then I saw the Mother of God, who said to me, Oh, how pleasing to God is the soul that follows… Read More ›

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Divine Mercy congress inspires quake-stricken New Zealand

Christchurch, New Zealand, Sep 2, 2011 / 01:50 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholics in Christchurch, New Zealand drew inspiration from a recent Divine Mercy Congress as they work to rebuild from a series of devastating earthquakes that have hit the country in the last year. “The blessings and graces which all received at the congress have… Read More ›

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O My God

When I look into the future, I am frightened, But why plunge into the future? Only the present moment is precious to me, As the future may never enter my soul at all. It is no longer in my power, To change, correct or add to the past; For neither sages nor prophets could do… Read More ›

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Litany of Divine Mercy

As recorded Saint M. Faustina Lord, Have Mercy on us. Christ, Have Mercy on us. Lord, Have Mercy on us. Christ, hear us Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father in Heaven, have Mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, One God, Divine Mercy, gushing forth… Read More ›

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“Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;…”

Divine Mercy reaches human beings through the heart of Christ crucified: “My daughter, say that I am love and mercy personified”, Jesus will ask Sr Faustina (Diary, p. 374). Christ pours out this mercy on humanity though the sending of the Spirit who, in the Trinity, is the Person-Love. And is not mercy love’s “second… Read More ›

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The Divine Mercy Chaplet

The Chaplet of Mercy is recited using ordinary rosary beads of five decades. It is often prayed during the Novena of Divine Mercy but not always. At the Shrine of Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Sister Faustina and followed by a closing prayer. Opening… Read More ›

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