How Do Traditionalists Feel about Divine Mercy?

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I read something recently that led me to believe that trads are not gung-ho about it. I’m trying to determine if it is one person’s opinion or not. I am hesitant to post the link because some might find the it inflammatory.

Trads, what is your opinion?
 
I love LOVE (love) the Divine Mercy. The concept, the teachings, the writings, the devotion.

Everything.
 
I am currently participating in the Novena for the intentions of a good friend of mine who is fighting cancer.

It is a good, powerful prayer.

Truelight: Post the link, and just indicate that some may find it inflamitory, but it is not your opinion, or some other similar disclaimer.
 
I am most definitely a traditionalist, and I think it is one of the most important gifts that we have been given in this era. I say the Chaplet every day, and I am doing the Novena right now and plan on participating in Divine Mercy Sunday. There are many traditionalists who I know feel the same way. They may have their problems with Blessed JPII, but they will say, he did give us Divine Mercy Sunday and the Chaplet. Because of translation problems, St. Faustina’s writings were rejected by the Church back in the 50’s and 60’s and her diary was actually placed on the Index of Forbidden Books but the ban was lifted in 1978, thanks in large part to Karol Wojtyla.

However, I have met Traditionalists who definitely do not accept it, with the old adage, well, it’s after Vatican 2. What a terrible mistake that is. However, we should not judge those who do not accept Divine Mercy. It is a private revelation and is not essential to salvation.

P.S. I would say **do not ** post the link. It is not official church teaching and will only cause a lot of arguing which goes nowhere.
 
I love Divine Mercy. 🙂

I went to an FSSP parish that had the Divine Mercy image in the church (all year round), and mentioned the Novena in the bulletin. I wouldn’t say that traditionalists in general are against this devotion at all, I think many like it. Maybe the view you found is a minority.
 
I don’t have a problem with the Divine Mercy devotion. I see it as linked to the Sacred Heart which is very important to me.
 
Our FSSP parish has a Divine Mercy image up year-round and we will be quite full this Sunday. Divine Mercy is becoming the Sacred Heart devotion of this generation, and one interesting thing about it is that it seems to be equally popular among both EF and OF adherents. 👍
 
My Confirmation saint was St Faustina. 🙂 Not that I’m a traditionalist, I love the OF and would love to go to the EF too.

Just a book recommendation: The life of Faustina Kowalska by Sister Sophia Michalenko.
 
I have a copy of her diary and I sometimes randomly open the book to a page and read. Her faithfulness is inspiring to me. But I have never prayed the novena or the chaplet.
 
How could anyone be against Christ pouring out mercy upon the whole world?

The Eternal Father prayer, “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 the whole world” is an echo of the Mass itself.

The Divine Mercy prayer, “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world”, is an echo of the Jesus prayer, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me a sinner” which is one of the oldest prayers in Christianity.

The Trisaigon (Thrice Holy) prayer, “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world” is also an ancient prayer and is used in the Divine Liturgy of almost all of the Eastern Catholic Churches. Add Psalm 51, the Nicean Creed and a repeat “Most Holy Theotokos, save us!” a few times and you practically have the Prayer Rule of St. Pachomius which many Eastern Catholic pray.

Why anyone would be against the prayers themselves or the messages they contain is completely lost on me. To reject prayers involking the name of Jesus and asking for Mercy just because they were combined into a devotion after Vatican II is truly astounding.

-Tim-
 
The Traditionalist website www.fisheaters.com has a page devoted to Divine Mercy including the chaplet and novena, so they must not have to much of a problem with it.
 
I’m also sad that some people would reject it, it’s such a great devotion!
 
TrueLight said:
I read something recently that led me to believe that trads are not gung-ho about it. I’m trying to determine if it is one person’s opinion or not. I am hesitant to post the link because some might find the it inflammatory.

Trads, what is your opinion?
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I am grateful for this devotion. I am currently praying it. I know you will think I’m silly about this but I don’t care much for the image. I love traditional art and this image doesn’t appeal to me. The devotion does.
 
I’ve prayed it a handful of times, but not for a few years now. I suppose if I was going to add a daily devotion on top of the Rosary though, it would be the Chaplet of the Sacred Heart. There seem to be some similarities between them too.

It didn’t help when I tried to read the Saint’s diary. I had to give up a couple hundred pages in. I wanted to give up soon after she claimed she had to force the Consecrated Species back into the tabernacle lest it float away, but in the end I just found it to be very dry. No offense intended, that was just the impression I got (and I honestly did try).

But as gets pointed out so frequently for the Rosary on CAF, let’s remember that devotion to St Faustina’s private revelation and its associated chaplet is “purely optional.” So no one needs to have a profound reason for not adopting this devotion 🙂
 
I don’t know of any Traditionalists who are opposed to the Divine Mercy.
 
I like many aspects of Divine Mercy… but I do have some concerns about certain parts of St. Faustina’s Diary… for example, on pg. 168 (in my copy) there’s a giant X over the page and at the very bottom Our Lord supposedly tells St. Faustina “you will not be judged”. What does that mean?:confused: How can any soul NOT be judged?
 
I think one needs to understand that when Divine Mercy is spoken of that does not necessarily mean St Faustina and the messages she received.

One can, and should, fully believe in God’s Mercy for the whole of creation.

What one does not have to believe is any private revelation,
 
I have a question re the Divine Mercy Novena.I am saying the novena and the Chaplet since Good Friday.I am leaving to go on a trip early o’ clock on Sun.Will the Sat.evening Mass count the same as going on Divine Mercy Sunday?I am going to confession before Mass on Sat eve.as well. :confused:
 
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