By these means a soul glorifies and pays reverence to My mercy.” In these three degrees are contained the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me.

I give you three ways of exercising mercy, the first by deed, the second by word, and the third by prayer. In His message to St Maria Faustina Kowalska (see her Diary, 742), Jesus says that “the fullness of mercy” is contained in our actions, words and prayers: “I demand from you deeds of mercy, you must not shrink from this or try to excuse or absolve yourself from it. It is the Spirit who heals the wounds of the heart, pulls down the barriers that separate us from God and divide us from one another, and at the same time, restores the joy of the Father’s love and of fraternal unity.”ĭuring this Holy Year of Mercy, let us reflect on how we allow the gift of God’s Divine Mercy to impact on/influence our daily lives.Īs an Easter people as people of the Beatitudes, are we practising mercy? Freely we have received His mercy, and freely we must let it flow through us to others: those in our family, in our communities those living on the margins the elderly, the sick, the disaffected, those in prison.

Today is Divine Mercy Sunday, established by Pope St John Paul II in 2000.Īs he said at the Canonisation of Sr Mary Faustina Kowalska (2000): “Christ has taught us that man not only receives and experiences the mercy of God, but is also called to practise mercy towards others: ‘Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy’ (Mt 5: 7)… Humanity must let itself be touched and pervaded by the Spirit given to it by the risen Christ. To be able to perceive his mercy it suffices to have a heart that is alert” (Pope Benedict XVI, 2007). We must not allow this light to be extinguished on the contrary, it must grow within us every day and thus bring to the world God’s glad tidings…God’s mercy accompanies us daily. “Mercy is the garment of light which the Lord has given to us in Baptism. By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

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