THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY

  • Every Wednesday, 3:00-4:00pm in the chapel
  • Includes Eucharistic Adoration
  • Divine Mercy handouts and rosaries provided


Through the life of St. Faustina, which we come to know in her diary, we learn about the love and mercy God has for us. We come to see God though His words to her. We also come to see who our neighbor is — they are Christ to whom we must show mercy. The Gospel message is brought to life in the life of Sister Faustina as it should be in every human heart.

— Father Seraphim Michalenko, MIC


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WHY PRAY THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET NOW?

We all can become contemplative, prayerful, merciful people, but we often need some guidance. The Divine Mercy message of Jesus brought to us by Saint Faustina is divinely inspired guidance - and a challenging invitation. We especially need this message at this time in history. What Jesus told her in many and various ways was to pray for mercy, to trust in His mercy and to be merciful to others. To grow in trust in the mercy of Jesus, we first must pray and ask for it. As we receive mercy our trust in the Lord grows. The peace of our soul increases because our soul is not empty, but filled with God. When we allow His mercy to heal our hearts and fill us with new faith and confidence, we are able to be merciful to others. We become apostles of mercy, too.


HISTORY OF THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY

By Fr. Bill Ashbaugh

In the roaring twenties when Europe was experiencing the serious difficulties of rebuilding after the devastation of WWI, a young woman named Helen Kowalska from Poland was called by the Lord to become a religious sister and dedicate her life to Jesus in prayer, penance, and above all as a messenger of God’s Divine Mercy to the whole world. World War II was years away, but the roots of violence and war were already present. Who but the Lord could prepare the world to face this great evil that stood at the doorsteps of Poland and other nations?

Jesus chose a very humble young woman to become an apostle of mercy at that critical moment. She is recognized today as Saint Faustina Kowalska, canonized as the first saint of this new millennium. God’s message of mercy that has come to us through her diary has deep significance for us today.

Sister Faustina was a mystic. Jesus came to her, sometimes in visible form, and instructed her to write a diary entitled Divine Mercy in my Soul. I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about the Lord’s mercy. In it, the Lord revealed the sentiments of his Divine Mercy.

Here is one example: “Be not afraid of your savior, O sinful soul. I make the first move to come to you, for I know that by yourself, you are unable to lift yourself to me. Child, do not run away from your Father; be willing to talk openly with your God of mercy who wants to speak words of pardon and lavish his graces on you. How dear your soul is to Me. I have inscribed your name upon my hand; you are engraved as a deep wound in My Heart.” (par 1485 in Diary)


THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO DISCOVER!

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