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

When my heart is heavy over a theological teaching doctrine not in keeping with the
Church, I can cry out, “Jesus, Mercy!” When my mind is confused when a priest criticizes the
Church and then leaves the priesthood, I can intercede like Sister Faustina and offer the
pain in union with the Eucharistic sacrifice of Jesus for mercy on him. When my heart is
crushed by the anguish of a broken marriage or rebellious children, I can grab hold of that
deep pain — not denying or hiding from it — and cry out, “Come Holy Spirit, purify and
transform this brokenness. Come, Lord Jesus, forgive us!”
These acts and cries for mercy may seem like little insignificant acts, but these are the
very acts God asks of us — these are the humble acts God asked of His own mother, Mary;
and of Sister Faustina. God asks us to follow the way of humility, the way He chose for His
Son, Jesus.
Like Sister Faustina, we, too, are invited to make use of the great channels of mercy: the
sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation, the works of mercy, and prayer to The Divine
Mercy.
This kind of response to the situation in the church and the world calls for trust in the
Lord — a radical, total trust — that He is God, He is in charge, and He cares and loves us
with an everlasting love.
The urgent need for this kind of response is the whole message of this book, a message
that can be summarized in a few sentences:
“Mankind will have no peace until it turns with trust to My mercy” (Diary, 300).
JESUS, MERCY (cf. Lk 17:14).
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Mt 5:7).
“O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for
us, I trust in You” (Diary, 84).
Now is the time for mercy!
20k.1 Acknowledgements
Excerpts from the Diary of Sr. M. Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in my Soul; Copyright
1987 Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception, Stockbridge, MA 01263;
printed with permission.
For more information about The Divine Mercy message and devotion, call the Association of
Marian Helpers at 1-800-462-7426.
For material. referred to in this article, see section 20k.2 — Further Reading on Divine
Mercy.
The various sections in this compilation on the Divine Mercy message and devotion were
gleened by Father George W. Kosicki, C.S.B., from his various books and booklets written for
the Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception.
20k.2 Further Reading on _Divine Mercy
The listing of Books and Booklets is taken from the 2002 catalogue of the Marian Helpers: Stockbridge, MA 01263-
0004, 1-800-462-7426.
Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul; English, 697 pages,
NBFD, $12.00; (Spanish, 744 pages, BFDS, $14.00). Our newest edition of the Diary of Saint
Maria Faustina describing her revelations of Jesus as The Divine Mercy. Includes a preface
and, up-to-date information on the Marians and the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, two
religious congregations that promote the message of mercy. Includes a 24-page color photo
section. Digest size.