COTR Magazine June 2013 | Page 18

Thererealyisaheaven , andthererealyisahel . Itma�ershow welive . Itmatterswhatwebelieve . Itma�ershow weactinthislife . Itma�erswhetherwesay " Yes " tomercy . Itma�erswhetherwebelieveandrepent . Itma�erswhetherwe ' reactualy joinedtotheBodyofChristeternaly . ThisisthemessageoftheGospel . Thisisthe messageoftheChurch . ThisisthemessageofSt . Faus�na .

— RalphMar�n , founderandpresidentofRenewalMinistries , speakingatthe4th annualDivineMercyConference , March7 , Bronx , N . Y

Hewhoknowshow toforgivepreparesforhimselfmanygracesfrom God . Aso�en asIlookuponthecross , soo�enwilIforgivewithalmyheart ! -St . Faus�na WhatdoesGodhaveinstoreforme ? WhereisHeleadingme ? Itloomsoutthere . My a�tudeistosaytoGod :' Useme , asyouwil . I ' m standingontheedgeofacliff . What areyougoingtoaskmetodo ?' Itboilsdowntotrust , everyday . Iconstantlyremind myself : Ineedtotrust . IneedNOTtobeafraid . It ' slibera�ngknowingIdon ' tneedto beafraid .

— BarbaraLaBrecofManchester , Conn ., oneofthemilionsofAmericanswholost herjobin2009

Menmaydeprivemeofpropertyandhonour ; sicknessmaytakeawaymystrength andothermeansofservingYou ; ImayevenloseYourgracebysin ; butnever , neverwil IlosemyhopeinYou . Iwilcherishituntothatdreadfulmomentwhenalhelwilbe unchainedtosnatchmysoulaway .“ NoonehashopedintheLordandhasbeenconfounded ” -St . ClaudedelaColombiere

What DivineMercySundayis ~

Amongaloftheelementsofdevo�ontoTheDivineMercyrequestedbyourLord throughSt . MariaFaus�naKowalska , theFeastofMercyholdsfirstplace . TheLord ' s wilwithregardtoitsestablishmentwasalreadymadeknowninHisfirstrevela�onto thesaint , asrecordedinherDiary . Inal , therewere14revela�onsconcerningthedesiredfeast .

OurLord ' sexplicitdesireisthatthisfeastbecelebratedonthefirstSundaya�er Easter . ThisSundayisdesignatedin " TheLiturgyoftheHoursandtheCelebra�onof theEucharist " asthe " OctaveDayofEaster ." ItwasofficialycaledtheSecondSunday ofEastera�ertheliturgicalreform ofVa�can I . Now , bytheDecreeoftheCongrega- �onforDivineWorshipandtheDisciplineoftheSacraments , thenameofthisliturgical dayhasbeenchangedto :" SecondSundayofEaster , orDivineMercySunday ."

PopeJohnPaulImadethesurpriseannouncementofthischangeinhishomilyat thecanoniza�onofSt . Faus�naonApril30,2000 . There , hedeclared :" Itisimportant thenthatweacceptthewholemessagethatcomestousfrom thewordofGodonthis SecondSundayofEaster , whichfrom now onthroughouttheChurch , wilbecaled ‘ DivineMercySunday .'"

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