Pope JPII's Divine Mercy Message

Pope John Paul II visited and prayed at the Shrine
of Divine Mercy in Krakow, Poland, June 7, 1997.

Blessed Pope John Paul II visited the Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Poland in June 1997. The shrine is operated by Saint Faustina Kowalska's congregation, the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy. The Holy Father prayed at the shrine and gave a personal reflection on Divine Mercy. Here's an excerpt from the Vatican website. Read the pope's reflection in full.

ADDRESS OF JOHN PAUL II
I have come to this shrine as a pilgrim to take part in the unending hymn in honour of Divine Mercy. The Psalmist of the Lord had intoned it, expressing what every generation preserved and will continue to preserve as a most precious fruit of faith. There is nothing that man needs more than Divine Mercy — that love which is benevolent, which is compassionate, which raises man above his weakness to the infinite heights of the holiness of God. In this place we become particularly aware of this. From here, in fact, went out the Message of Divine Mercy that Christ himself chose to pass on to our generation through Blessed Faustina. And it is a message that is clear and understandable for everyone. Anyone can come here, look at this picture of the Merciful Jesus, his Heart radiating grace, and hear in the depths of his own soul what Blessed Faustina heard: "Fear nothing. I am with you always" (Diary, q. II). And if this person responds with a sincere heart: "Jesus, I trust in you!", he will find comfort in all his anxieties and fears. In this dialogue of abandonment, there is established between man and Christ a special bond that sets love free. And "there is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear" (1 Jn 4:18).