Divine Mercy Message Discussion

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Hello Everyone,

I was readying about the Divine Mercy Chaplet, something that I have just recently been exposed to. I had heard of it before, but never took the time to research it.

I want to get your thoughts on it.

Also, in Sr. Faustina’s Diary, when she records Jesus’ words…

These two rays issued forth from the depths of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross. agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross.

I was wondering what this meant exactly for the autonomy that we as Christians usually consider in the passion. We are always taught that Christ was pierced on his side by a lance, not through the heart.

do we consider that his “agonized Heart” is represented by all blood that flows through it (which is all blood)? If so I can understand, otherwise I’m just trying to find a grounding here.

Do any of you say the Divine Mercy Chaplet?
 
I say the Divine Mercy Chaplet often, generally before every mass. I have read-and I am reading- The Diary of Sister Faustina. I’m about 2/3 through it. It’s the kind of reading that you need to take in a couple of pages-at most-at a time.

I would encourage you to read the diary-and the footnotes- to gain further understanding of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy as instituted by Christ through Sister Faustina.

Of course, the ideal way is to say the chaplet, go to confession, attend mass and receive eucharist - all within the same day. In doing so YOU WILL obtain extraoridnary grace - and peace.
 
The message of mercy is that God loves us — all of us —
no matter how great our sins. He wants us to recognize that
His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon
Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to
others. Thus, all will come to share His joy. It is a message
we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC.

A — Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach
Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and
asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon
the whole world.

B — Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy
and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to
extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does
to us.

C — Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know
that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our
trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will
receive.
Source = [ewtn.com/Devotionals/mercy/backgr.htm](http://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/mercy/backgr.htm)
 
The two rays denote Blood and Water. the pale ray stands for the 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 very depths of My tender mercy when My agonized heart was opened by a lance on the Cross. These rays shield souls from the wrath of My Father. Happy is the one who dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. (Diary 299)

Source = ewtn.com/Devotionals/mercy/image.htm
 
Thank you both for posting. I will give praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet a try.

My main question though is a bit more specific.
These two rays issued forth from the depths of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross. agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross.

I was wondering what this meant exactly for the autonomy that we as Christians usually consider in the passion. We are always taught that Christ was pierced on his side by a lance, not through the heart.

do we consider that his “agonized Heart” is represented by all blood that flows through it (which is all blood)? If so I can understand, otherwise I’m just trying to find a grounding here.
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Also, is the common image on the web the actual painting done by Sr. Faustina?
 
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St.Curious:
Thank you both for posting. I will give praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet a try.

My main question though is a bit more specific.

Also, is the common image on the web the actual painting done by Sr. Faustina?
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Actually, Jesus WAS hit in the heart. St. John talks about blood and water flowing from the side of Christ. In fact, this was not water, but some fluid that goes around the heart (I’m no doctor) and…umm…blood. So the spear most likely did pierce his heart.
 
The propagation of the Divine Mercy is nothing new. It has been around since Christ, except now it has been made popular.

I try as hard as I can to remember the 3-o’clock hour of mercy daily. I have small children. I try to say a chaplet then, and if I can’t, I say a short prayer of the chaplet.

The Divine Mercy is one of the ways God has revealed to me through prayer, that He will make me the person he wants me to be.
 
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St.Curious:
Also, is the common image on the web the actual painting done by Sr. Faustina?
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If I recall correctly, the image was commissioned. She didn’t paint it herself, but she was directed to have it painted by a particular artist. She did so reluctantly and never felt comfortable with the outcome. I think it’s a wonderful image but I guess the actual vision of Him was even more glorious…too much to be captured on canvas. But I have to believe the Spirit guided the artist’s hands.
 
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YinYangMom:
She did so reluctantly and never felt comfortable with the outcome. I think it’s a wonderful image but I guess the actual vision of Him was even more glorious…too much to be captured on canvas.
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Yep, see divinemercysunday.com/divine_mercy.htm. The reference numbers below are to Saint Faustina’s diary.
Many different versions of this image have been painted, but Our Lord made it clear that the painting itself is not what is important.
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When Saint Faustina first saw the original image that was being painted under her direction, she wept in disappointment and complained to Jesus: “Who will paint You as beautiful as You are?” (313)

In answer she heard these words:

“Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace(313). My gaze from this image is like my gaze from the cross.” (326)

So, no matter which version of the image we prefer, we can be assured that it is a vehicle of God’s grace if it is revered with trust in His mercy.
 
Verbum Caro:
Yep, see divinemercysunday.com/divine_mercy.htm. The reference numbers below are to Saint Faustina’s diary.
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I find the image mesmerizing…He’s so calm, serene, inviting…there is definitely a connection when the chaplet is recited reflecting on the image.

I feel bad, but I prefer focusing on the DM image at Eucharistic Adoration more than the Host itself. I just don’t get the same feeling of peace with it inside all that gold. So I figure the image helps me ‘see’ the Christ truly present in the room before me and I trust Jesus doesn’t mind how I get to feel His presence so long as I do. But I could be wrong, and that troubles me at times.
 
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St.Curious:
Hello Everyone,

I was reading about the Divine Mercy Chaplet, something that I have just recently been exposed to. I had heard of it before, but never took the time to research it.

I want to get your thoughts on it.

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Do any of you say the Divine Mercy Chaplet?
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I do say the Divine Mercy Chaplet, especially with the intention for grace for repentance - from my own sins as well as for others I care about who need God.

There is a wonderful CD available where the Divine Mercy Chaplet is sung. This is how I often pray the chaplet, along with this CD. It is by Donna Cori Gibson, and is sometimes played on EWTN, if that is kind of another endorsement. 🙂

The CD is called “Divine Mercy Prayers” and is available from Donna’s website, donnacorigibson.com (the actual order form is donnacorigibson.com/OrderForm.htm )

The CD is great - not only does Donna sound great, but I also like it that she included excerpts from St. Faustina’s diary (with paragraph references you can look up) in the CD’s printed notes.

Speaking of which, I learned from another thread that Saint Faustina’s diary can be read online at
our.homewithgod.com/divinemercy/

Hope this is helpful.
Praised be Jesus Christ! Now and forever!
(Laudetur Jesus Christus! In eternum, amen!)
 
Also, there is another website where you can pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet online:
constantprayer.com/divine-mercy/
(you have to click on the image and then the chaplet comes up)

It’s kind of like a powerpoint presentation, the prayers comes on the screen one after another. The whole chaplet takes about 15 minutes on this site.
 
I am getting obsessive!

I try to pray the chaplet daily (but don’t always succeed) and before mass. I’m probably doing it wrong giving a different prayer intention for each decade but I don’t think God minds.

I’ve just finished a good biography of Faustina and have started her Diary - haven’t got too far yet, read descriptions of her dark night yesterday. The Diary is amazing especially after reading the biography and learning just how much she suffered. Like Therese of Lisieux, the autobiography really doesn’t seem to reveal the depths of suffering. The diary will take much study and rereading.

In the post yesterday I received the study guide to the diary, a couple more books on Faustina, prayer cards, a larger print of Faustina, and even a divine mercy keyring and lapel pin badge. All wonderful.

The image is everywhere in this house that my wife doesn’t go much! It means more and more to me.

Faustina’s prayers are fantastic too. Check out paragraph 163 for an amazing example. There are plenty more. 🙂

Now I’ve just got to get to grips with being merciful, truly trusting Jesus, having a life devoted to prayer yet full of and balanced with active service, etc etc.
 
Are there meditations that go with each decade of the CM as there are with the Rosary? LIke Joyful, Luminous, etc.?
 
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