When do you pray the divine mercy

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. 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.

In it, the Lord revealed the sentiments of his Divine. 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. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen. I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.

O Greatly Merciful God, Infinite Goodness, today all mankind calls out from the abyss of its misery to Your mercy — to Your compassion, O God; and it is with its mighty voice of misery that it cries out. Gracious God, do not reject the prayer of this earth's exiles! As Jesus said to St. Faustina: "The graces of My mercy are drawn by the means of one vessel only, and that is trust" Diary , It is "trust" above all that enables us to draw on the power of the merciful love of God through the Chaplet.

Finally, a fellow named Eugene sent me the following, tricky question about the intercessory "mechanics" of the Chaplet:. Your question, Eugene, reminds me of a saying of one of the saints I think it was St. Theresa of Avila : "The Lord does not look so much on the magnitude of the things we do, but on the love with which we do them. But say the prayer on each bead slowly, with love and sincerity, mentioning the soul you are praying for by name: "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on X , and on the whole world.

Saint Therese of Lisieux, the "Little Flower," summed it up best: "For me, prayer is a surge of the heart, it is a simple look toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy" quoted in Catechism , entry Got a question?

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