Divine Mercy Sunday is a reminder to
all of us that Easter has an abundance of Graces that God intends to shower
upon us and on the whole world. When we
open to God’s Love, our hearts are expanded.
We receive and share in the personal Love God has for each one of us,
and, if we are truly open, we begin to discover that God’s Love flows through
us out to others.
When you belong to Jesus, you realize that you must
begin to think like Jesus. When you
accept Jesus’ Revelation of Himself as the Son of God, you discover that as His
brother or sister, you too are a child of God.
Mercy transforms us. We see the
world differently when we look at it through the eyes of Mercy.
On this Divine Mercy Sunday, we are called to spend
time in the awareness of the power of Mercy to bring our world into conformity
with God’s Plan. Let us ask for
Mercy. Let us be merciful. And let us completely trust that the Mercy of
God will be poured out into the world through us. “Jesus, I trust in You” is the simple prayer
that invites the Mercy of God to calm our fears and to open to the abundance of
Grace held in store for us.
The Sacramental Life is manifestly the conduit of
Mercy. Our Baptism and the Sacrament of
Reconciliation allow grace to flow.
Confirmation fills us with the Spirit of Mercy. Eucharist is the enduring Presence of the
Lord of Mercy Whose suffering, death and Resurrection won our Redemption. The Anointing of the Sick, which we celebrate
today, offers healing and strength at the moment went we most know the need for
Mercy. Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony
are living signs of the personal gift of Mercy through one another in the
service of the Kingdom.
Let us open our hearts to Mercy and respond to the
invitation of Divine Mercy Sunday to bring about a world that knows its
salvation comes through Jesus Christ, our merciful Lord.
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