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Narrative: In 1931, Jesus appeared to the Polish nun Saint Faustina Kowalska. She saw Jesus clothed in white, with His right hand raised in blessing and His left hand held at His breast. From there, two rays came forth, one red and the other pale. Jesus instructed her to paint this image, with the words, “Jesus, I trust in You,” and then explained that the pale ray is the Water which makes souls righteous and the red ray is the Blood which is the life of souls.
Jesus promised to protect those who venerate the image, directing public celebration of the Feast of Mercy on the first Sunday after Easter and bestowing upon Saint Faustina the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy, “Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”
This icon of the Divine Mercy presents the resurrected Christ in the Upper Room, bestowing blessing and mercy.
Prayer Card:
The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy
1. Begin by making the Sign of the Cross and praying one Our Father, one Hail Mary and the Apostles’ Creed.
2. Then on the Our Father beads pray the following: “Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.”
3. Then on the ten Hail Mary beads pray the following: “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”
Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all five decades.
4. Conclude by praying, three times, the following: “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”
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