Divine Mercy Sunday

Sr. Mary Faustina Kowalska was born in Poland in the year 1905. She joined the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy when she was twenty years old. At that time she was responsible for the kitchen, gardening and keeping watch at the door. It was then that Jesus proclaimed a mysterious statement to this Sister who was pure of heart and faithful in God – “In the old testament, I sent forth my prophets to convey my wrath to my people. Today I am sending you to bring my divine mercy to the world. I do not want to punish mankind, I only wish to heal them, so that they can be closer to my merciful sacred heart.”

Jesus also said to Sr. Faustina, “To receive the grace of my divine mercy, there is only one way, that is to believe in me. The more that the soul believes in me, the more grace the soul will receive. The souls that believe in me will give me great consolation, because I will bestow precious graces upon them.”

When Jesus appeared to Sr. Faustina on February 22, 1931, a ray of red light and a ray of white light came from his sacred heart. The late Pope John Paul the Second explained that the red light is a symbol of the sacrifice upon the cross and the Eucharist while the white light is a symbol of baptism and the gifts of the Holy Spirit, when he blessed Sr. Faustina on April 30, 2000. Pope John Paul the Second also read from the diary of Sr. Faustina a story that describes her willingness to suffer for others, to remind us to be more generous towards each other. The pope also designated the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday, on May 5, 2000.

Let us proclaim to Jesus, with steadfastness, “Jesus, I trust in You!”