“Tell the world about My mercy and My love. The
flames of mercy are burning me. I desire to pour them out upon
human souls.”
Introduction to "Personal Divine Mercy Stories"
Father Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, has seen the message of
Divine Mercy spread all around the world in such a short time
that he believes it is the fastest-growing devotion in the
history of the Catholic Church. I've chosen to introduce these
stories of miracles and hope with Father's words in this short
video above, because he sees right into the heart of why this
message has spread like a wildfire throughout the world. It is
the need of every human soul to have a relationship with their
Creator, and to know that they are loved by God and can trust
God. It is necessary, especially at the hour of death, to have
confidence in the mercy of God so that despair will have no part
of us, no matter how far from God we may find ourselves. It is
important to understand we can always count on the boundless
mercy of God as we see in the story of the prodigal son.
In the message of Divine Mercy, we can see all this clearly.
The homily of John Paul II delivered at the canonization Mass of
Sister Faustina, April 30, 2000 makes this evident.
To quote,
"Sr. Faustina's canonization has a particular
eloquence: by this act I intend today to pass this message on to
the new millennium. I pass it on to all people, so that they
will learn to know ever better the true face of God and the true
face of their brethren".
Through the life of St. Faustina which we come to know in her
diary, whom Jesus chose to reveal to mankind this awesome
message, we come to learn about the love and mercy God has for
us. We come to see God though His words to her and also His
actions. We also come to see who our neighbor is - they are
Christ to whom we must show mercy. The Gospel message is brought
to life in the life of Sister Faustina as it should be in every
human heart.
In this short video clip, Father goes on to say that the way
the devotion to God's mercy has spread fastest throughout the
world has been mainly by word of mouth. The personal
story of someone's life touched by the action of God is by far
the most effective method to share with others the goodness and
love of God. When people hear about this goodness in
someone else's life, they want it for themselves as well.
And so we have put together a group of videos of people whose
lives have been changed by coming to experience God's mercy in a
personal way. Also included are people who have devoted their
entire lives to spreading this message, such as Dave and Joan
Maroney of Mother of Mercy Messengers, and Dr. Bryan Thatcher of
the Eucharistic Apostles of Divine Mercy.
If you have a personal written or videotaped story of how
your life has been touched by God's mercy, please consider
sharing it with the world for their encouragement, here on
MercyImages.com!
Please write us.
Below are some of Our Lord's promises to those who
help spread devotion to His mercy. These promises come from
Sister Faustina's diary, entries 1074 - 1076:
1074 When I went for adoration, I heard these words:
My beloved daughter, write down these
words, that today My Heart has rested in this convent [the
Cracow house]. Tell the world about My mercy and My love. The
flames of mercy are burning me. I desire to pour them out upon
human souls. Oh, what pain they cause Me when they do not want
to accept them!
My daughter, do whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My
mercy. I will make up for what you lack. Tell aching mankind to snuggle close to
My merciful Heart, and I will fill it with peace.
Tell [all people], My daughter, that I am Love and Mercy itself. When a soul
approaches Me with trust, I fill it with such an abundance of graces that it
cannot contain them within itself, but radiates them to other souls.
1075 Souls who spread the honor of My mercy I shield through their entire
lives as a tender mother her infant, and at the hour of death I will not be a
Judge for them, but the Merciful Savior. At that last hour, a soul has nothing
with which to defend itself except My mercy. Happy is the soul that during its
lifetime immersed itself in the Fountain of Mercy, because justice will have no
hold on it.
1076 Write this: Everything that exists is enclosed in the bowels of My
mercy, more deeply than an infant in its mother’s womb. How painfully distrust
of My goodness wounds Me! Sins of distrust wound Me most painfully.
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