Tuesday 14 April 2020

Celebrating Feast of Divine Mercy


Divine mercy Feast falls on Sunday after Easter. It is one of the beautiful feast, instituted by St John Paul II in 2000. St Faustina, one of the powerful apostle of mercy, was in her room in 1932, Jesus appeared to her and she was unable to move, stared at Him and the Lord asked her to paint His image the way she saw it. Jesus asked her to spread the image and He wanted all to keep this image. Those who treat this image with love and honour will receive so many blessings, just as if they are seeing Jesus in person.I was reading Faustina's diary and got my eye opened, anyone who says at least a chaplet of mercy ,he will receive mercy and forgiveness. So amazed,no matter how big is your sins are.


Our Divine Mercy Sunday with cake and other festivities. 



      Below is the video created about Divine Mercy




There are different crafts to do with children on this feast day, one of it is divine mercy craft and rosary Children can be taught about the different works of charity, corporal and spiritual inside the house and around as much as during the lockdown too, having a mercy jar and fill the seeds for every merciful action. In her dairy, Jesus encouraged souls to do this prayer and He will stand  as a merciful saviour between soul and the Father.

On the feast day or on the forthcoming days we can have reconciliation and attending H. Mass on this day along with acts of charity is recommended(act of contrition, resolution not to sin ,spiritual communion prayer due to lock down).


Lots of resources to study and spread devotion is available in inspirefaith.

 Marian fathers video on what do on Divine Mercy sunday due to the current lockdown situation is good to take in.


You can create the divine mercy craft:
Items required
Crayons, glue stick, toilet roll tube, printable of the image, scissors.

Children can color the image and the rays red and blue corresponding for blood and water , cut along the margin lines and can be decorated with glitter if available.



 Children can place their palms , placing both index fingers and thumb together to form a heart shape. You can inscribe Jesus I trust in you inside the heart, different works of mercy which child could do these days can be added inside each finger.



Making  a shield of mercy , inside it can be filled with Holy communion, works of mercy, reconciliation and so on.

Let us have an overlook at this Divine Mercy image:

The image has blue and white rays coming from Jesus which depicts as blood and water.
The signature 'Jesus I trust in You' is depicted under the picture.
St Faustina had the visions and the Lord asked to paint the picture, therfore the divine mercy image is depicted by holding St Faustina.
In her diary, she wrote lot about Divine Mercy.

Lot of beautiful ideas, printables and about the works of mercy is available in lookathimandberadiant blog. Beautiful divine mercy sundae treat can be ideal for this day or a heart shaped pancake, decorated with strawberries and cream or having the cake decorated with  strawberries and blueberries reminding of rays .

Reciting the chaplet at 3 o' clock , which is the time of graces, remembering the passion and the mercy of the Lord. Jesus asks to say the chaplet or visiting Holy Eucharist at this hour for His mercy to overflow, even it is not possible, pause a moment and focus on Him and offer up all the sufferings to the Lord and make this moment Holy.

Divine mercy Novena starts from Good friday till Divine Mercy sunday and praying with different intentions. I got so inspired from divine mercy for mom's, mothers who are spreading the  devotion to Divine mercy is amazing. So thought to spread the devotion by giving prayer cards later on sometime.

Be merciful as the heavenly father is merciful.Let us try and practice  ABC of Mercy:
Ask for mercy
Be merciful to others.
Complete trust in Him.

The Lord promised to St Faustina that souls who venerate or honour image will never perish {48}.
So on the Feast day,why not post the image of Divine Mercy on front door /  window or Social media  whatever possible ways you can.There are some prayer cards available to download .


                 
                               Our window decoration with Divine Mercy image displayed

                                        JESUS I TRUST IN YOU

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A catholic mum with four wonderful children and my wonderful husband. My interests includes my family, faith,home education.Would love to do n enjoy Craft and arts,baking, journaling and reading when I get time,celebrates liturgical feasts in the family, likes Charlotte Mason philosophy, passionate about nature study, Montessori fan.To keep innocence, I would like to keep Annu as the eldest, Munnu and Theresu and Georgu as the youngest. Likes to read on parenting, lousy housekeeper,would love to work for the kingdom of God. I am a Homeopath too, member of Faculty of Homeopathy UK and anyone who like to have a safe, natural medicinal approach, feel free to approach me.