Preparation for the Feast of Divine Mercy

Our Lord said to Saint Faustina,
Behold, the treasures of grace that flow down upon souls, but not all souls know how to take advantage of my generosity. (Diary entry 1687)

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Don't wait any longer to accept the Lord's help. He sees you, your faults, your struggles, your love, your goodness. He knows you and loves you. His Divine Heart is open for you to obtain great grace. Just ask Our Lord. Jesus wanted Saint Faustina to make His great Mercy known and desired. Now is your time to receive His Divine Mercy.

Our Lord asked Saint Faustina that a feast day be dedicated to His Divine Mercy celebrated the first Sunday after Easter. To observe this most wonderful feast and receive holy grace:

• Firmly trust in the Divine Mercy of Jesus.
• Start a Novena to the Divine Mercy, using the Chaplet, on Good Friday.
• Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Penance. Go to Jesus with a humble and contrite heart, repent of all your sins on the feast day, otherwise seven days before or after the feast, as approved by the Church.
• Receive Holy Communion on the day of the feast.
• Venerate the image of Divine Mercy.
• Practice works of selfless love and mercy, by helping others and offering prayers to save souls.

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My daughter, look into My Merciful Heart and reflect its compassion in your own heart and in your deeds, so that you who proclaim My mercy to the world, may yourself be aflame with it. (Diary entry 1688)