April 19, 2020
Divine Mercy Sunday (Year A)
Di Eighth Day for di Octave of Easter
Readings for Today
For that day, all di divine gates wey grace dey flow pass go open. Make no soul fear to come near Me, even if im sins red like scarlet. My mercy so great that no mind, whether na human being own or angel own, go fit understand am finish throughout all eternity. Everything wey dey exist come from di very depth of My mercy wey full of tender love. Every soul, for im relationship with Me, go continue to reflect on My love and mercy throughout eternity. Di Feast of Mercy come from di very depth of My tender love. I want make dem celebrate am solemnly for di first Sunday after Easter. Human beings no go get peace until dem turn to di Source of My Mercy. (Diary of Divine Mercy #699)
This message wey Jesus tell Saint Faustina for 1931 don now come true. Wetin He talk for di quiet seclusion of one enclosed convent for Płock, Poland, na wetin di whole Church now dey celebrate throughout di whole world!
Na very few people know Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament when she dey alive. But through her, God don speak di message of His abundant mercy to di whole Church and di world. Wetin be this message? Even though wetin dey inside am no get end and nobody fit understand am finish, see five main ways wey Jesus want make people live out this new devotion:
Di first way na through meditation on di holy image of di Divine Mercy. Jesus ask Saint Faustina make she arrange for dem to paint one image of His merciful love for everybody to see. Na image of Jesus with two rays of light wey dey shine come out from His Heart. Di first ray na blue, and e dey show di source of Mercy wey dey flow through Baptism; di second ray na red, and e dey show di source of Mercy wey dey pour out through di Blood of di Holy Eucharist.
Di second way na through di celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday. Jesus tell Saint Faustina say He want one solemn Feast of Mercy every year. Dem establish this Solemnity of Divine Mercy as celebration for di whole Church on di Eighth day of di Octave of Easter. For that day, di gates of Mercy dey open and many souls dey become holy.
Di third way na through di Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Di chaplet na precious gift. Na gift wey we suppose make effort to pray every single day.
Di fourth way na to honour di hour wey Jesus die every day. “ Na for 3 o’clock Jesus breathe His last breath and die for di Cross. Na Friday. Because of this, we suppose always see Friday as special day to honour His Passion and di supreme Sacrifice wey He offer. But since e happen for 3 o’clock, e still important to honour that hour every single day. This na di best time to pray di Chaplet of Divine Mercy. If person no fit pray di Chaplet, at least e important to pause and thank our Lord every day for that time.
Di fifth way na through di Apostolic Movement of di Divine Mercy. This movement na call from our Lord make we take active part for di work of spreading His Divine Mercy. We dey do this by spreading di message and by showing Mercy to other people for di way we dey live.
For this Eighth Day of di Octave of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, reflect well on these desires of Jesus im heart wey dey above. You believe say di message of Divine Mercy no be for only you, but for di whole world too? You dey try to understand this message and devotion and make dem part of your life? You dey try to become instrument of mercy for other people? Become disciple of di Divine Mercy and try to spread this Mercy for di ways wey God don give you.
My merciful Lord, I trust You and Your abundant Mercy! Help me today make my devotion to Your merciful heart grow deeper, and make I open my soul to di treasures wey dey pour out from this source of heavenly riches. Make I trust You, love You, and become instrument wey You go use to bring Yourself and Your Mercy to di whole world. Jesus, na You I trust.
More for Divine Mercy Sunday:
Pray di Chaplet of Divine Mercy with us!
More Things wey Jesus Tell Saint Faustina about di Feast of Mercy
Indulgence for Sunday of God im Mercy
St. Faustina Litany of Divine Mercy
Reflection for Every Day about God im Mercy
Rosary – Glorious Mysteries (with Scripture)
More Reflections on the Gospel
