My most cherished birthday gift this year was a beautiful, leather-bound copy of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska’s “Diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul.” It’s published by Marian Press of Stockbridge, MA, home to the Divine Mercy Shrine. It is a work that one reads slowly. You savor it, your reflect on Faustina’s life and her…

Let the greatest sinners place their trust in My mercy. They have the right before others to trust in the abyss of My mercy. My daughter write about my mercy towards tormented souls. Souls that make an appeal to My mercy delight Me. To such souls I grant even more graces than they ask.  (Diary…

by: Christina Weigand St. Faustina loved to pray. She loved it so much she joined a convent in Warsaw, Poland, when she was 20 years old. She reported to her spiritual advisors that she saw visions of Jesus and even had discussions with Him. Her advisor suggested she record her visions and discussions in a…

First, a story of a print of the Divine Mercy: Three years ago, I was in Europe with some fellow colleagues of Chaminade College School and we spent approximately two days in Florence, Italy. When we had tim to do some self-discovery in small groups, before lunch, myself and some other came across a plain…

~ Divine Mercy Sunday is April 24th ~ (The First Sunday After Easter) The nine-day Divine Mercy Novena/ Chaplet begins on Good Friday, April 15, 2022. Please consider praying the Novena/Chaplet in the church with your fellow St. James parishioners. You may pray together in church, or you may pray the Chaplet in your home.…

Devotion to The Divine Mercy DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, APRIL 24(3-minute read)“𝑶𝒉, 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒅, 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔 𝒄𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆, 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒅’𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒚 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒚.” 𝑺𝒕. 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚…

Vatican City: Pope Francis has warned that the importance of the worship of Divine Mercy should not be overlooked and that we should allow ourselves to be transformed through Christ. The pope was delivering the message of the Eucharist on the Feast of the Apostles, commemorating the visit of the priests to the lawn. The…

Assume for the moment that Robert Farrer Capon has the right of it: God forgives us uncon­ditionally and freely admits us into his Kingdom, apart from our doings and merits. How does this truth impact our daily lives today? Specifically, what does it mean to forgive others? Are there limits? I am very much aware…

Excerpt from message given April 14,2011 Pray My Novena from Good Friday and include as many souls as you can and I will save every single one….. My Novena of Divine Mercy will instill the most powerful graces when recited from Good Friday in the lead up to the Feast of Mercy nine days later. By reciting…

† SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER DIVINE MERCY YEAR C  † RESPONSORIAL PSALM  † † † PSALM 117: 2-4.22-27 † R.) Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love has no end. OR R.) Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!  † Let the sons of Israel say: “His love has no end.” Let the sons…

FRIENDS and SERVANTS of the WORD MONDAY 3 OF LENT 21 March 2022 WORD of the DAY  Go,” said the king of Aram. “I will send along a letter to the king of Israel.”So Naaman set out, taking along ten silver talents, six thousand gold pieces, and ten festal garments. To the king of Israel,…

CELEBRATION OF DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY It is with great joy that we celebrate the Feast of His Divine Mercy here at Blessed Sacrament. Eucharist Adoration will begin at 1:00 p.m. with special prayers and readings. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will be prayed/sung  at 3:00 p.m. All are invited to come and honor the great mercy of…

O Lord, our God,source of all goodness and love,accept the fervent prayers of Your people;in the multitude of Your mercies look with compassionupon all who turn to You for help;for You are gracious, O lover of souls,and to You, we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,now and forever.Amen. Supplication For Divine Mercy

When speaking of Divine Mercy we refer to this gift from God as “The Divine Mercy.” By pondering “The” Divine Mercy we are more aware of two things:  First, The Divine Mercy of God is real, definite and concrete. It is not some abstract concept but it is a reality that we must… Reflection 1:…

Thought you might enjoy these thoughts that I posted a few years back: This is the time of year that I used to dread.  Most of the Christmas decorations have disappeared from our neighborhood’s homes, the warmth of holiday music has dissipated, the air is bitter cold, and the trees are dark and seemingly devoid…

I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice. Ezekiel 34:16 I write in my journal as if the Lord were speaking to me. If the church says what I…

Lent is approaching and the Discalced Carmelite friars have especially prepared a free online Lenten retreat for you. The theme is Experiencing Divine Mercy With the Saints of Carmel. 2022 Online Lenten Retreat: Experiencing Divine Mercy With the Saints of Carmel