divine-mercy-in-my-soul

And was cast down in one moment from heaven‟s heights into hell.
Then the faithful spirits cried, “Glory to God‟s mercy!”
And they stood firm in spite of the fiery test.
Glory to Jesus, the Christ abased,
Glory to His Mother, the humble and pure Virgin.
After this battle, the pure spirits plunged into the ocean of Divinity;
Contemplating and praising the depths of His mercy,
They drown in His mercy and manifold light,
Possessing in knowledge the Trinity of persons, the Oneness of Godhead.
1743 + God‟s Infinite Goodness in Creating Mankind.
God, who in Your mercy have deigned to call man from nothingness into being, generously
have You bestowed upon him nature and grace. But that seemed too little for Your infinite
goodness. In Your mercy, O Lord, You have given us (102) everlasting life. You admit us to
Your everlasting happiness and grant us to share in Your interior life. And You do this solely
out of Your mercy. You bestow on us the gift of Your grace, only because You are g2ood
and full of love. You had no need of us at all to be happy, but You, O Lord, want to share
Your own happiness with us. But man did not stand the test. You could have punished him,
like the angels, with eternal rejection, but here Your mercy appeared, and the very depths of
Your being were moved with great compassion, and You promised to restore our salvation.
It is an incomprehensible abyss of Your compassion that You did not punish us as we
deserved. May Your mercy be glorified, O lord; we will praise it for endless ages. And the
angels were amazed at the greatness of the mercy which You have shown for mankind….
1744 May You be adored, O merciful God of ours,
O All-powerful Lord and Creator.
In deepest humility, we give You praise,
Plunging ourselves into the ocean of your Godhead.
(103) But man did not persevere in the hour of trial.
At the instigation of the evil one, he became unfaithful to You.
He lost Your grace and gifts; only misery was left him,
And tears, suffering, sorrow and bitterness, until he would rest in the grave.
But you, O merciful God, did not let humanity perish,
And gave it the promise of a Redeemer.
You did not let us despair, despite our grave offenses,
And You sent Your prophets to Israel.
Still, day and night, mankind cries out to You,
From the abyss of misery, sin and all pain.
Hear the moaning and the tears, You who reign in heaven,
God of great mercy, God of compassion.
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