In 1935 Sister Faustina was praying for mercy and God gave her the words to pray, “Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world; for the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us. (Diary, 475).”
The next time she was in prayer she heard God tell her to add the words “and on the whole world” after have mercy on us. God continuously revealed to her in prayer how He wanted the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy to be prayed. In Sister Faustina’s dairy she wrote that the purpose of the Divine Mercy chaplet was threefold: to obtain mercy, to trust in Christ’s mercy, and to show mercy to others.
On April 30, 2000 Pope John Paul II canonized Sister Faustina and established Divine Mercy Sunday as the Sunday after Easter.
Parish Divine Mercy Zoom Call
We know it is hard to not be together for a special Sunday in our liturgical year. If you wish, you can join a parish zoom call to participate in the Divine Mercy this Sunday at 3pm with Stephen Williams. To receive the link of the zoom call please email Stephen at relegioused@sacredheartob.org
Divine Mercy Plenary Indulgence
First let us define a plenary indulgence. Definition of a Plenary:
A plenary indulgence that can remove all the temporal punishment due to forgiven sin. Only God knows for certain when a plenary indulgence is actually gained, because only He knows whether a person’s dispositions are adequate. One norm for such dispositions is that “all attachment to sin, even venial sin, be absent.” If these dispositions are in any way less than complete, the indulgence will only be partial. The same provision applies to the three external conditions necessary to gain a plenary indulgence: sacramental confession, Eucharistic Communion, and prayer for the intentions of the Pope. If these conditions are not satisfied, an otherwise plenary indulgence becomes only partial. These conditions may be satisfied several days before or after the performance of the prescribed work, though preferably Communion should be received, and the prayers offered for the Pope on the same day as the indulgenced work. A plenary indulgence can be gained only once a day. (https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/dictionary/index.cfm?id=35607)
Here is a link to find out about the Divine Mercy Plenary Indulgence from Pope Francis. Please look at this note, because the requirements to receive this plenary indulgence has changed thus year based on the current world situation.
Links to receive more information on the Divine Mercy
For more information on Sister Faustina watch this video:
To purchase St. Faustina’s Diary here is an amazon link:
For more information on the Divine Mercy watch this video:
A guide on how to pray the Divine Mercy
One way to pray the Divine Mercy is to say the words, but you can also sing the Divine Mercy. Here are two different videos of the Divine mercy being sung.
Religious Education Coordinator
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