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DEVOTION TO
THE DIVINE
MERCY
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from
the Heart
of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in Thee. (1-35,93).
THE IMAGE OF THE DIVINE MERCY
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OUR LORD'S WORDS TO
SAINT FAUSTINA:
Paint an image according
to the pattern you see with the inscription: "Jesus, I trust in Thee."
I desire that this
image be venerated first in your chapel and [then] throughout the world. . . . Not in the
beauty of the colour nor of the brush lies the sublimity of this image but in My grace
. . .
My gaze from this image is like the gaze from the Cross. . . . The two rays denote Blood
and Water--the pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous; the red ray
stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the
depths of My most tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the
Cross. . . Happy is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall
not lay hold of him. . . . I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not
perish. I also promise victory over [its] enemies already here on earth, especially at the
hour of death. I myself will defend it as My own glory. . . . I am offering people a
vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel
is this image with the inscription: Jesus, I trust in Thee. By means of this image, I shall
grant many graces to souls; it is to be a reminder of the demands of My mercy, because
even the strongest faith is of no avail without works. (Diary I - 18, 130, 134, 138; III -
162, 163)
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In
subsequent revelations to St. Faustina, Our Blessed Lord made it clear that the Chaplet
was not just for her, but for the whole world. He also attached extraordinary
promises to its recitation. It may be said at any time, but Our Blessed Lord specifically
told Blessed Faustina to recite it during the nine days before THE FEAST OF MERCY
(the
first Sunday after Easter, also called 'Low Sunday').
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souls to say the Chaplet which I have given you [1541].... Whoever will recite it will
receive great mercy at the hour of death [687]..... When they say this Chaplet in the
presence of the dying , I will stand between My Father and the dying person , not as the
Just Judge but as the Merciful Saviour.....[1541] Priests will recommend it to
sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he
were to recite this Chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My Infinite Mercy
[687]....Through the Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible
with My Will [1731].... By this Novena [of Chaplets]
I will grant every possible grace to souls [796].
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It is likewise appropriate to pray the Chaplet during the
"Hour of Great Mercy" - three o'clock in the afternoon ...so...
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Visit
this very special page, by clicking on the link " Chaplet prayers-P1 " in
the left border panel of this page , for Our Lord's gifts of
profound and eternal font of divine mercies and graces , available to all at
anytime but , especially at
3 p.m. daily. |
Published
with the kind permission of the Marion Fathers of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Province:
The Shrine Of The Divine Mercy
Marian Helpers Center
Stockbridge, Masss. 01263, U.S.A. Tel.: 1-800-344-3826
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