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. "We actively participate in the mission of Saint Faustina of spreading devotion to the Divine Mercy and of imploring God's mercy for the world
..." This group is for all those that would give honor to Jesus' request to implore his mercy by praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy every day or as much as you are able. This group should be known to everyone in the world, not just Catholics. Jesus Christ revealed to St. Faustina His infinite Mercy, that when prayed, will save the world through His Divine Mercy. Our Lord appeared in a vision to a humble Polish sister, St. Faustina Kowalska, on February 22, 1931, and commissioned her to paint His image as He appeared to her. He was clothed in a white garment with His right hand raised in blessing and His left hand pointing to the area of the heart from which two rays emanated, one red, and the other pale. Jesus said to her: Paint an image according to the pattern you see with the signature: "Jesus, I trust in You. "
He promised her, “I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. I also promise victory over its enemies already here on earth and especially at the hour of death. I Myself will defend it as My own glory” (Diary, 48). Jesus instructed St. Faustina that this image was to be venerated in her chapel, then throughout the world. He explained the symbolism of the rays. “The two rays denote Blood and Water. The pale rays stands for the water that 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 will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. I desire that the first Sunday after Easter be the Feast of Mercy” (Diary, 299). "I desire that this image be venerated, first in your chapel, and [then] throughout the world (Diary, 47). "
St. Faustina was canonized by Pope Jone Paul II on April 30, 2000, after several miracles were attributed to her intercession. St. Faustina became the first saint to be canonized in the new millennium. Requirements for the Divine Mercy Sunday:
* To observe this feast we should commence a Novena to the Divine Mercy on Good Friday, the Novena includes special intentions for each day and is concluded with the recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
* Celebrate the feast on the first Sunday after Easter.
* Come to Jesus with a humble and contrite heart, repent of all your sins.
* Firmly trust in the Divine Mercy of Jesus.
* Go to confession (with a priest) on that day if possible, otherwise seven days before or after the feast, as approved by the Church..
* Receive Holy Communion on the Day of the Feast.
* Venerate the image of Divine Mercy.
* Be merciful as God is merciful. Practice works of Mercy, physically by helping others or spiritually by prayers of intercession.
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Requirements for Divine Mercy Sunday Plenary Indulgence:
1. Attend the holy sacrifice of the mass on the Sunday after Easter or its Saturday vigil
2. Have completed a sacramental confession (within a reasonable amount of time, specified as 8 days for the regular plenary indulgence)
3. Receive Eucharistic Communion (of course, in the state of grace, no mortal sin)
4. Ask for Divine Mercy
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