20a. - 20k. Divine Mercy Section - Apostolate for Family Consecration

It is important that we accept the whole message that comes to us from the word of God
on this Second Sunday of Easter, which from now on thoughout the Church will be called
“Divine Mercy Sunday.” (Divine Mercy Sunday, April 30, 2000)
Divine Mercy Sunday capsulizes the Divine Mercy message and devotion, and in this way
by the declaration of Divine Mercy Sunday, he “canonized” the Divine Mercy message and
devotion.
In one of the most extraordinary homilies of his pontificate, Pope John Paul II repeated
three times that Sr. Faustina is “God’s gift to our time.” She made the message of Divine
Mercy the “bridge to the third millennium.” He then said:
By this act of canonization of Sr. Faustina I intend today to pass this message on to the
third millennium. I pass it on to all people, so that they will learn to know ever better the
true face of God and the true face of their neighbor. In fact, love of God and love of ones
neighbor are inseparable.
He exhorted all of us to join our voices to Mary, Mother of Mercy, and Saint Faustina
“who made her life a hymn to mercy” and “sing the mercies of the Lord forever” (Ps 89:2).
He further exhorted us to make our own her prayer of trusting abandonment and say
with firm hope:
Jesus I trust in You!
Because of the significance of his homily the whole text is given for your edification and
study — see section 20j.3.
20i.18 Memorare To Saint Joseph
Blessed Faustina wrote in her Diary: “St. Joseph urged me to have a constant devotion to him. He himself told me to
recite every day three prayers [the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be], and the Memorare once every day. He
looked at me with great kindness and gave me to know how much he is supporting this work [of mercy]. He has
promised me his special help and protection. I recite the requested prayers every day and feel his special protection”
(1203).
The Memorare is the prayer to St. Joseph that Blessed Faustina’s religious community recited daily:
Remember, O most pure spouse of Mary, and my dearly beloved guardian, St. Joseph,
that never was it known that anyone who invoked your care and requested your help was left
without consolation.
Inspired with this confidence, I come to you, and with all the ardor of my spirit I
commend myself to you. Do not reject my prayer, O Foster Father of the Savior, but
graciously receive and answer it. Amen.
20i.19 For Fidelity to God’s Will
O Jesus, stretched out upon the cross, I implore You, give me the grace of doing faithfully
the most holy will of Your Father, in all things, always and everywhere. And when this will
of God will seem to me very harsh and difficult to fulfill, it is then I beg You, Jesus, may
power and strength flow upon me from Your wounds and may my lips keep repeating, “Your
will be done, O Lord.” O Savior of the world, Lover of man’s salvation, who in such terrible
torment and pain forget Yourself to think only of the salvation of souls, O most
compassionate Jesus, grant me the grace to forget myself that I may live totally for souls,
helping You in the work of salvation, according to the most holy will of Your Father (1265).
20j Homilies of Pope John Paul II _on Divine Mercy
(L’Osservatore Romano, April 21, 1993)
20j.1 The Beatification of _Sister Faustina
Homily by Pope John Paul II_April 18,1993