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….Sister
Faustina tells us in her diary under this date: "In the evening,
when I was in my cell, I became aware
of the Lord Jesus clothed in a white garment. One hand was raised in blessing,
he other was touching the garment at the breast. From the opening
in the garment at the breast there came forth two large rays, one
red, and the other pale. In silence I gazed intently at the Lord; my soul
was overwhelmed with fear, but also with great joy. After a while Jesus
said to me: 'Paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the inscription:
Jesus, I trust in You!'"Some time later, Our Lord again spoke to her: "The pale ray stands or he Water which makes souls righteous; the red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the depths of My most tender Mercy at that time when My agonizing Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross…Fortunate is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold on him." He presented this image to remind people to trust in His mercy, and to come to Him for mercy: " I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the signature:'Jesus,I trust in you.'"(Diary,327) |
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[On September 14, 1935, Sister Faustina
said]…an inner voice taught her to say this prayer on ordinary rosary
beads :"First say one 'Our Father,' 'Hail Mary,' and ' I
believe/' Then on the large beads say the following words :
'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 he whole world.' On the smaller beads you are to say the
following words: 'For the sake of His sorrowful Passion have mercy
on us and on the whole world.' In conclusion you are to say these
words three times: 'Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us and on the whole world.'" Jesus said later to Sister Faustina: "Say unceasingly this chaplet that I have taught you. Anyone who says it will receive great Mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as the last hope. Even the most hardened sinner, if he recites this chaplet even once, will receive grace from My infinite Mercy. I want the whole world to know My infinite Mercy. I want to give unimaginable graces to those who trust in My Mercy." |
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| Our Lord asked Saint Faustina to pray and work towards establishing a Feast of The Divine Mercy on the Sunday after Easter. He told her: "On that day, the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment." (Diary, 699) |
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| In preparation for the Feast of The Divine Mercy, the Lord asked Saint Faustina to make a novena of prayer from Good Friday to the following Saturday. He gave her an intention to pray for on each day of the novena, saving for the last day the most difficult intention of all, the lukewarm and indifferent of whom He said: "These souls cause Me more suffering than any others; it was from such souls that My soul felt the most revulsion in the Garden f Olives. It was on their account that I said: 'My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass Me by.' The last hope of salvation for them is to flee to My Mercy." Again He said: "I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the fountain of My mercy, that they may draw therefrom strength and refreshment and whatever grace they have need of in the hardships of life, and especially at the hour of death." We can make a novena of prayer for these intentions and others, especially by praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. |
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In His revelations to Blessed Faustina
Jesus asked for special, daily remembrance at three o'clock, the very hour
He died for us on the cross: " At three o'clock, implore My mercy,
especially for sinners; and if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself
in My Passion particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony: This
is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. I will allow you to enter
into My mortal sorrow., In this hour I will refuse nothing to the soul that
makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion."(Diary, 1320). At three o'clock we can pray: O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, I trust in You (Diary, 84) |
| Diary,
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, Divine Mercy in My Soul (c) 1987 Congregation
of Marians of the Immaculate Conception, Stockbridge, MA 01263. All rights
reserved. Used with permission. |
