The Mystery of Divine Mercy

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by Doreen Truesdell for Catholic Exchange

“Do all you possibly can for this work of My mercy. I desire that My mercy be worshiped, and I am giving mankind the last hope of salvation; that is, recourse to My mercy” (The Diary of St. Faustina, 998).

Contemplating the Divine Mercy of Jesus Christ means pondering a sublime mystery. When we consider His proposal of forgiveness and His promise of mercy, we can barely approach an understanding of His perfect goodness and love.

In our sinfulness, even the most pious of us can not fathom such perfect mercy. We’re unable to practice it ourselves and have never been recipients of it through human nature. It is more than we can believe that such a treasure, unmerited, would be ours through the merits of God Himself.

What is the Divine Mercy? It is a special devotion to Jesus that calls us to a deeper understanding of God’s unlimited love and forgiveness. This mercy is available to everyone who seeks it with a repentant heart, even the greatest sinners.

The message of the Divine Mercy is based on the writing of St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary recording revelations she received about God’s mercy. In her meditations, and during mystical experiences with Christ, St. Faustina, though poor and uneducated, became the instrument of communicating the salvific knowledge of the Divine Mercy of Jesus, and spreading its devotion to a world weary in sin.

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