In a time when we could all use great comfort and consolation - we have the celebration of Easter and today - the Feast of Divine Mercy. This Feast, which occurs the Sunday after Easter Sunday, was asked for by Jesus, Himself to St. Faustina Kowalska.
You can read up on the Divine Mercy devotion, image, feast, revelation to St. Faustina etc on the Marian Fathers website (they are MUCH better at explaining this than me!).
I LOVE this day of the year because I've prepared by praying the Divine Mercy Novena for all souls (it started on Good Friday) and have prepared my own soul as directed (see the website!). My heart is filled with such great JOY and Light as my trust is reaffirmed in Christ. He truly is good and takes care of me. He is the reason why I can make it through stressful times - completing my Masters, handling anxiety/health challenges, the ever changing realities in my job and this extended time of 'physical distancing'. With my personality, I'm actually a natural physical distancer (haha) - but the isolation the past few weeks has definitely been a challenge.
Two thoughts I want to leave you with today - they are words from Jesus to St. Faustina (and to all of us, approved by the Church).
'The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is - trust. The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive. Souls that trust boundlessly are a great comfort to Me, because I pour all the treasures of My graces into them. I rejoice that they ask for much, because it is My desire to give much, very much. On the other hand, I am sad when souls ask for little, when they narrow their hearts. - Diary of St. Faustina #1578
"Tell souls that from this fount of mercy souls draw graces solely with the vessel of trust. If their trust is great, there is no limit to My generosity. The torrents of grace inundate humble souls. The proud remain always in poverty and misery, because My grace turns away from them to humble souls". Diary of St. Faustina #1602
A simple prayer - JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU with a believing heart (not perfect, but believing!) will not be ignored. Remember this when you feel overwhelmed or start to doubt God's love for us when you see all the suffering around the world right now.
On my second album, I have a theme of mercy in my songs (click on the links to listen for FREE) - especially Jesus, I Trust in You and the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
