What do you think of
when you hear that phrase
"A Soul is Divine"...
For me, it sparked word association
with the pre-WWII Polish Diary called
Divine Mercy in my Soul by Sr. Faustina
Poems start it and intersperse it...
baring her soul, Light/ and darkness
:) consolation/ and :( desolation
Revealing what is Divine
Mercy, Wisdom, Guidance
All that is good is of God
God, Who is rich in Mercy
loving our souls into being
loving each one, personally
Giving us another chance
letting us get to know Him
till we can say with conviction
A soul -- my soul-- is divine
because God loves me! :-D
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Wow, to have seen "the choirs of angels continually singing His praise!" :O
Dear St. Faustina, I imagine you were very pure to be permitted this gaze!
You wrote that the angels would envy Communion & suffering, if they could;
I bet they'd also be jealous of us who get to read your Diary -- it is so good!
(Ref. to Diary of St. Faustina: Divine Mercy in my Soul; entry 80 & 1804).
We use a rosary to pray Chaplet of Divine Mercy
For those who don’t know or love God
To convert sinners, pray for them
None of us deserves God’s forgiveness
However
Whenever we pray for His forgiveness, He does
He loves us so much
Many people in our world who are sad
They think God will not forgive their sins
They think He’s mean
St. Faustina was born a special child
She felt she has chosen to transmit the message of God’s mercy
You can always see Him in the Tabernacle
He is always there…
We can offer our difficulties to God in reparation of sinners
Those people who don’t love Him
He appeared to St. Faustina’s cell
Ordered her to paint an image she see
And put below it “Jesus, I trust in You”
Jesus desired for the image to be honored around the world
Message of Divine Mercy is Jesus Christ
Loves all of us
This love was shown when God the Father sent His son to die in the cross for our sins
God the Father is always ready to forgive us when we ask
That’s why we should always confess to the same priest
Because he knows us and give us advice
God is offended when someone doesn’t love Him
That person’s suffer because they don’t love Him
J.
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