The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is that God loves us —
all of us. And, 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 Divine Mercy message is one we can call to mind simply by remembering 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.
This message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on
the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who,
in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages
recording the revelations she received about God's mercy. Even before
her death in 1938, the devotion to The Divine Mercy had begun to spread.
The message and devotional practices proposed in the Diary of Saint Faustina
and set forth in this web site and other publications of the Marians of
the Immaculate Conception are completely in accordance with the
teachings of Church and are firmly rooted in the Gospel message of our
Merciful Savior. Properly understood and implemented, they will help us
grow as genuine followers of Christ.
Spend time to 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.
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