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“…Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize My unfathomable mercy. It is a sign for the end of times; after it will come the day of justice” (Diary, 848). The times we live in are a time to turn to the mercy of God. This is the day of mercy before His coming as Judge of justice. Now is the time to turn to His mercy so that He might crush the head of Satan, purify us from our sins and place death itself beneath His feet. Now is the time to proclaim God’s mercy. The call of Sister Faustina to a mission of proclaiming God’s mercy is a very special one for our times: “Today I heard the words: In the Old Covenant I sent prophets wielding thunderbolts to My people. Today I am sending you with My mercy to the people of the whole world. I do not want to punish aching mankind, but I desire to heal it, pressing it to My merciful Heart. I use punishment when they themselves force Me to do so; My hand is reluctant to take hold of the sword of justice. Before the Day of Justice, I am sending the Day of Mercy” (Diary, 1588). On a number of occasions, Our Lady appeared to Sister Faustina with revelations that echo the urgency of those of La Salette, Lourdes, and Fatima. One special appearance stands out. On the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25, 1936, Our Lady said to Sister Faustina: “I gave the Savior to the world; as for you, you have to speak to the world of His great mercy and prepare the world for the Second Coming of Him who will come, not as a merciful Savior, but as a just Judge. Oh, how terrible is that day! Determined is the day of justice, the day of divine wrath. The angels tremble before it. Speak to souls about this great mercy while it is still time for [granting] mercy. If you keep silent now, you will be answering for a great number of souls on that terrible day” (Diary, 635). This ties in with the preaching and writings of Pope John Paul II. In his first Encyclical, Redemptor Hominis, and again in his Encyclical, Dominum et Vivificantem, he refers to the year 2001 as the “new Advent.” He asks: “What should we do in order that this new Advent of the Church connected with the approaching end of the second millenium may bring us closer to him whom Sacred Scripture calls “Everlasting Father” It is certain that the Church of the new Advent, the Church that is continually preparing for the new coming of the Lord, must be the Church of the Eucharist and of Penance.” The Holy Father seems to have a mystic sense about the new Advent and the beginning of the third millenium as a time of Eucharist and mercy! We can think of the third millenium in light of what St. Peter said: “In the Lord’s eyes, one day is as a thousand years and a thousand years are as one day” (2 Pet 3:8). It would mean that we are but entering the “third day,” which is the day of resurrection for the Church now in travail, the day of the glorious reign of the Lord with His purified Church! Jesus is waiting for us to be merciful, even as our Father is merciful (cf. Lk 6:36). Like Sister Faustina we, too, are to proclaim God’s mercy — by word and action: “Souls who spread the honor of My mercy I shield through their entire life as a tender mother her infant, and at the hour of death I will not be a judge for them, but the Merciful Savior” (Diary, 1075). With Sister Faustina, we should encourage priests to proclaim God’s mercy in preparation for the Lord’s coming again: “Tell My priests that hardened sinners will repent on hearing their words, when they will speak about My unfathomable mercy, about the compassion I have for them in My Heart. To priests who proclaim and extol My mercy, I will give wondrous power, I will anoint their words and touch the hearts of those to whom they will speak” (Diary, 1521). Together, we can proclaim His mercy and hasten the day of His coming.
20.i Selected Prayers from the Diary The following selection of prayers are the ones gathered in The Divine Mercy Message and Devotion, (Code M-17); Marian Helpers, Stockbridge, MA. Nearly 150 prayers from the Diary of St. Faustina were gathered by Colleen Free in a booklet, Praying with Saint Maria Faustina (code PWSF), Marian Helpers, Stockbridge, MA. 20i.1 Blessed Faustina’s Praises of _The Divine Mercy (948-949) The Love of God is the flower — Mercy the fruit. Let the doubting soul read these considerations on Divine Mercy and become trusting. Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the bosom of the Father, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, greatest attribute of God, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, incomprehensible mystery, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, fountain gushing forth from the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, unfathomed by any intellect, human or angelic, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, from which wells forth all life and happiness, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, better than the heavens, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, source of miracles and wonders, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, encompassing the whole universe, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, descending to earth in the Person of the Incarnate Word, I trust in You. Divine Mercy which flowed out from the open wound of the Heart of Jesus, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, enclosed in the Heart of Jesus for us, and especially for sinners, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, unfathomed in the institution of the Sacred Host, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, in the founding of Holy Church, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, I trust in You Divine Mercy, in our justification through Jesus Christ, I trust in Yom Divine Mercy, accompanying us through our whole life, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, embracing us especially at the hour of death, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, endowing us with immortal life, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, accompanying us at every moment of our life, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, shielding us from the fire of hell, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, in the conversion of hardened sinners, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, astonishment for Angels, incomprehensible to Saints, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, unfathomed in all the mysteries of God, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, lifting us out of every misery, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, source of our happiness and joy, I trust in You. Divine Mercy; in calling us forth from nothingness to existence, I trust in You Divine Mercy, embracing all the works of His hands, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, crown of all of God’s handiwork, I trust in You Divine Mercy, in which we are all immersed, I trust in You Divine Mercy, sweet relief for anguished hearts, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, only hope of despairing souls, I trust in You. Divine Mercy; repose of hearts, peace amidst fear, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, delight and ecstasy of holy souls, I trust in You. Divine Mercy, inspiring hope against all hope, I trust in You,
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