What Is Better Than Your Tax Refund? The Divine Mercy Refund!

I still remember the first time someone spoke to me about Divine Mercy. It was 2006, at the time of my brother’s death from pancreatic cancer, and a stranger was telling me about Divine Mercy in a church basement. I was in awe of her passion. She definitely left an impression on me. She shared with me so much hope in God’s mercy. She encouraged me to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for my brother and especially for all dying souls.

Divine Mercy came into the world when Jesus appeared to his apostles after his resurrection and gave them the power to forgive sins. In 1931, Jesus appeared again to a nun name Faustina Kowalska. He revealed to her the rays of love and mercy coming form his wounds as a sign of reconciliation for the world. Faustina was to teach the whole world about how to obtain God’s Divine Mercy, by returning to God and following the ten commandments. His appearance to Saint Faustina was to rekindle the faith of the Church, and to remind us of the power of the Cross and the Resurrection for the salvation of mankind. He instructed her to paint an image to display with the words, “Jesus, I trust in You.”

This powerful message is worth reading about. You can read it in its entirety in Sr.Faustina’s diary entitled Divine Mercy In My Soul. Or, if excerpts are more your speed, I highly encourage you to sign up for a brief daily inbox message filled with hope. I truly believe these messages have have the power to save souls. We just need to spread the word about this incredible gift. You can subscribe at divinemercy.org.

The truth is, “All of us have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” -Romans 3:23

The hope is, “I have not come to call the righteous, but to call sinners to repentance”. (Luke 5:32)

But, we have to be willing to let our Savior save us. We have to surrender control, acknowledge our weakness, free ourselves from the attachment to sin and throw ourselves into the ocean of mercy our Heavenly Father has prepared for us. The Great Mercy Pope, John Paul II, called the message of Divine Mercy the message for the third millennium. He canonized Sr. Faustina and made the Sunday after Easter Divine Mercy Sunday, a feast day for the whole Church. In 2002, the Pope entrusted the whole world to Divine Mercy.

The message of Divine Mercy is simple. We are to ask for God’s mercy and then in turn be merciful ourselves to allow God’s mercy to flow through us. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive. We must never cease asking for ourselves and for the whole world. We are to be confident in the promises of Christ. All of this is to be offered continually, but most especially in The Hour of Great Mercy (3pm) the hour of the Lord’s Passion. Simply pray as your state in life allows by remembering the souls most in need of God’s mercy. If you’d like to pray The Chaplet of Divine Mercy, it can be found here.

At three o’clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy. In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion (Diary, 1320).

I invite you to pray The Divine Mercy Novena with me beginning today, Good Friday, and ending with The Feast of Divine Mercy on the Sunday after Easter. I look forward to this every year.

Jesus, I trust in YOU.