Frame: Beautiful gold leaf with linen liner. 11 x 14 framed with the restored Vilnius Divine Mercy Image in English, gold lettering. Currently there are four left.
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Special $99.00
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Frame: Gold scoop, 8.5 x 11 frame, with Restored Vilnius Image of The Divine Mercy. English, gold text.
For a full range of sizes and frames, visit our custom framing store.
Reg. $95.00
Special $75.00
Please allow 2-4 weeks. Price does not include shipping.
Learn how you can start a Divine Mercy Holy Hour in your community.
Every Friday night at the Little Sisters of the Poor chapel in Enfield, CT, between 50 and 80 people gather to pray for God's mercy on the world. Our format, over 5 years in practice, is now spreading to other parishes and congregations. Consisting of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet with readings from the diary of St. Faustina, a half hour of silent adoration, hymns and Benediction, this format works well for larger groups. Start one in your parish!
In-depth Divine Mercy teaching on every aspect of the message and devotion.
An interactive program covering every major aspect of The Divine Mercy Message and Devotion, presented by today’s leading Divine Mercy experts. Filmed at a retreat for clergy at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA. Produced by the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy in conjunction with Mercy Films, Inc.
Mary Duray and family of Enfield suffered a terrible loss - that of her beloved son.
At times Our Lord puts our love and trust to the test in difficult ways, and Mary's story is one of heroic courage and love as she takes God at His word, extending mercy and forgiveness at a time when she could have very well called for the death penalty.
From our new video section!
The Restored Vilnius Divine mercy Image
On October 4, 2003, our late beloved Holy Father Pope John
Paul II blesses one of our Images en route to the diocesan
shrine in Camaroon, Africa.
The Divine Mercy Image
Today there are many variations of the Divine Mercy Image
around the world, the most famous being the Hyla, Vilnius, and
Skemp Images. The Vilnius Image, featured on this page, is the
original and only Divine Mercy Image painted under
Sister Faustina's direction. It was painted in 1934 by Vilnius
artist Eugene Kazimirowski, who was retained by Fr. Michael
Sopocko, Sister Faustina's spiritual director. This image is
named after the town where the Image was painted and first hung
for public display. Both the Hyla and the Skemp are named after
the artists who painted them.
To understand the true depth of what this Image is all about,
you may order the "Oceans of Mercy
Retreat" DVD, produced here at Mercy Films, Inc., in
association with the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy. On
the DVD there is an 80-minute conference on the Image given by
Father Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, former vice-postulator for the
cause of St. Faustina. (All together there are over 5 hours of
in-depth conferences on every major aspect of this message given
to St. Faustina). Please take advantage of this information and
learn all you can about what this message really means.
The Restoration Project
Before and after photos of the Vilnius Image after the
restoration process in 2003 by the Archbishop of Vilnius,
Lithuania.
During World War II, which Faustina predicted two years to the
day before the Nazis invaded Poland, the original Image fell
into disrepair, having been improperly stored in a damp attic.
As the Image and message gained popularity during the war as a
comfort to souls, reproductions were made from a black and white
photograph taken prior, which was not-so-skillfully colorized.
In this form it was spread around the world. Sadly, none of
these Images ever reflected the true beauty and color of the
original painting. However, in June 2003, under the auspices of
the Archbishop of Vilnius, the original painting was restored by
an expert, and a photograph was sent to the Marian Fathers along
with permission to reproduce it as a thank-you for their
generous support in the building of a new Church there. The
photograph was then given to Mercy Films, Inc. to prepare it for
reproduction. The result is this stunning Image of Jesus, which
we have shipped all over the world to Churches, Cathedrals, and
homes.
The signature, "Jesus, I Trust In You", (or in Polish, "Jezu
Ufam Tobie") which the Lord told Faustina He wanted on the
Image, was not on the original painting. Therefore, font, color,
and language of this signature may be one's personal preference.
As part of our preparation for reproduction, we've made the
Image available in 14 different languages so far, including
Chinese, Gaelic, Latin, and Rwanda. We can add any other
language, or put up to 3 languages on larger-size images for
bi-lingual parishes.
Vilnius Image and the Shroud of Turin
Because
Sister Faustina was not an artist, her spiritual director,
Father Michael Sopocko, took her to a local Vilnius artist named
Eugene Kazimirowski, (left), who painted this Image
directly under Faustina’s supervision. From the time Sister
received the vision in 1931 to paint this Image, to the time it
was finished, three and one-half painful years had elapsed.
Painful because of the many
conflicts Sister Faustina had to endure. Sadly remarking,
“Lord, who will paint You as beautiful as you are” (Diary 313),
Faustina had the artist change the face at least 10 times.
Finally, Our Lord told Faustina that it was good enough - to
leave it in the state it’s in. In the mid 1990's it was
accidentally discovered that the face on this Image perfectly
matched the one on the Holy Shroud of Turin.
This restored Vilnius Image is the only Image painted under
St. Faustina’s direction. It is now available for the first time
as it was originally painted, here at MercyImages.com.
Here you can find out
more about the history of the Vilnius Image and the other images
that were painted after Faustina's death.
A little-known promise regarding the Image
The restored Divine Mercy Image makes a beautiful addition to
any room or chapel. But greater than it’s beauty are Our Lord’s
words, “Not in the beauty of the color, nor
of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.”
(Diary 313). Here is just one of many stories regarding the
power and graces granted through this Image:
Saint Faustina depicted holding a plaque of the Image of
Divine Mercy painted by the famous artist Janice Balabon.
(Mercy Films, Inc. updated the Image with the restored
version).
Available here.
“In one of the first booklets that Sister Faustina’s
confessor, Father Sopocko, published, he mentioned a promise
made by Jesus regarding the veneration of the Image of Himself
that He told Faustina to paint, that we cannot find either in
the diary nor in her letters. Before St. Faustina was told by
her spiritual director to keep a diary of her spiritual
experiences, she used to record those, about which she thought
she ought to inform him, on pieces of paper and give them to
him. The Sister who was the vice-postulator for Poland knew that
there was a collection of these which ultimately must have been
given to the investigatory tribunal that was to inspect her
writings, and it’s possible that this promise was mentioned
among those papers."
Father Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, former vice-postulator, North
America, for Sister Faustina's cause.
"Anyway, Father Sopocko knew about it and I’m sure that
if it wasn’t true, he would not have included it in that
booklet. It was a promise that Jesus made:
I will save those cities and houses in
which this Image will be found.
He also said: I will likewise
protect the persons who will honor and trust in My Mercy."
"There were many reports of incidents sent to us by people who
said they believed this promise, and enthroned an Image of The
Divine Mercy in their homes and summer camps, and on numerous
occasions their places were miraculously preserved from damage.”
~ quote from Father Seraphim Michalenko, former
vice-postulator for the cause of St. Faustina in North America,
who shared this in a talk given in Florida on Oct. 13, 2003.
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