JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU. While the greatest day to obtain Divine Mercy is the Sunday after Easter, God's forgiveness and peace are available to us every day of the year. If we trust completely, there is no limit to our experience of the Heavenly Father's Goodness, Kindness and Mercy.
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Happy Feast Day Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska lived her life in Poland at the start of the 20th century. Saint Faustina loved Jesus greatly and suffered greatly to serve Him. Her life and writings had a profound effect on Pope John Paul II, who canonized her on April 30, 2000 -- the first saint of the new millennium. The pope, now a saint himself, called her "The great apostle of Divine Mercy in our time."
If you need her assistance, simply ask her.
For the Intercession of Saint Faustina
O Jesus, You inspired Saint Faustina with profound veneration for Your boundless Mercy. Grant me through her intercession, if it be Your Holy Will, the grace for which I fervently pray. My sins render me unworthy of Your Mercy, but be mindful of Saint Faustina's spirit of sacrifice and self-denial, and reward her virtue by granting the petition which, with childlike confidence, I present to You through her intercession. Amen.
Our Father...
Hail Mary...
Glory Be...
Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of heaven - have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world - have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit - have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God - have mercy on us.
Holy Mary - pray for us.
Saint Faustina, living witness of the heavenly Father's mercy - pray for us.
Saint Faustina, humble servant of Jesus - Mercy Incarnate
Saint Faustina, obedient instrument of the Spirit, the Comforter
Saint Faustina, trustful daughter of the Mother of Mercy
Saint Faustina, confidante of the Divine Mercy message
Saint Faustina, faithful secretary of the words of the Merciful Jesus
Saint Faustina, great apostle of God's mercy
Saint Faustina, dispenser of God rich in mercy
Saint Faustina, gift of God for the whole world
Saint Faustina, perceiving the goodness of the Creator in every creature
Saint Faustina, glorifying God in the mystery of the Incarnation
Saint Faustina, partaker in the Lord's passion and resurrection
Saint Faustina, guide on the way of Jesus' cross
Saint Faustina, meeting with Jesus in the holy sacraments
Saint Faustina, united with the Spouse in your soul
Saint Faustina, enraptured by the mercy of God in Mary's life
Saint Faustina, loving the Church - the Mystical Body of Christ
Saint Faustina, powerful with genuine faith
Saint Faustina, persevering in unwavering hope
Saint Faustina, enkindled with ardent love
Saint Faustina, beautiful with true humility
Saint Faustina, simple with childlike trust
Saint Faustina, model of fulfilling God's will
Saint Faustina, example of generous service
Saint Faustina, caring protector of the souls of priests and religious
Saint Faustina, defender of young people and children against evil
Saint Faustina, hope of the fallen and the despairing
Saint Faustina, strength of the sick and the suffering
Saint Faustina, safeguarding trust in the hearts of the dying
Saint Faustina, offering yourself for sinners
Saint Faustina, solicitous for the salvation of all people
Saint Faustina, advocate of the suffering souls in purgatory
Saint Faustina, imploring God's mercy for the whole world.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world - spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world - graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who take away the sins of the world - have mercy on us.
V: Pray for us, Saint Faustina.
R: That we may proclaim the message of Mercy to the world with our life and
words.
Let us pray:
Merciful God, receive our thanksgiving for the gift of Saint Faustina's life and
mission. Grant, we beseech You, that by her intercession we may grow in the
attitude of trust in You and mercy toward our neighbor, through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Why Do I Encounter Troubles?
Let God show you His Holy Will. Allow Him to do what he must do. Above all, TRUST.
Here are passages from Saint Faustina's diary that explain why too much introspection isn't helpful.
As I was conversing with the hidden God, He gave me to see and understand that I should not be reflecting and building up fear of the difficulties which I might encounter. Know that I am with you; I bring about the difficulties, and I overcome them; in one instant, I can change a hostile disposition to one which is favorable to this cause. The Lord explained many things to me in today's dialogue, although I am not putting everything down in writing.
Always and in all circumstances, yield the first place to others; especially during recreation listen quietly, without interrupting, even if someone tells me the same thing ten times. I will never ask questions about something that interests me very much. (Diary entries 788 ad 789)
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