On April 30th in the
Great Jubilee Year 2000, Pope John Paul II declared that from
now throughout the universal Church the Second Sunday of Easter
will be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. He also indicated that he
had fulfilled the will of Christ by this action.
What John Paul was
referring to was the numerous requests from Jesus made to St.
Faustina in the 1930's. Jesus also asked that His image of
Divine Mercy be venerated publicly on that day. It's the one
with the red and pale rays with the words, "Jesus, I Trust In
You!"
God loves all of us. He wants us to recognize that His mercy
is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with
trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others.
Thus, all will come to share His joy. The message of the Divine
Mercy is as simple as ABC.
A -
Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him in prayer
constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His
mercy out upon us and upon the whole world.
B -
Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy and let it flow
through us to others. He wants us to extend love and forgiveness
to others just as He does to us.
C -
Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know that the graces
of His mercy are dependent upon our trust. The more we trust in
Jesus, the more we will receive.
Spend time in St. Patrick's Blessed Sacrament
Chapel and learn more about the mercy of God, learn to trust in
Jesus, and live your life as merciful to others, as Christ is
merciful to you.
