A Holy and Blessed Easter to you and all of your loved ones! As we complete the octave of Easter with the feast of Divine Mercy, as instituted by Pope Saint John Paul 2. Tangentially, he the first saint that I gave a “high-five…” sort of… So I was at a papal audience in 1998 with my family and a couple hundred thousand excited Catholics. As JP2 went by in the popemobile, I noticed that he was holding onto the popemobile with one arm, and the other was reaching out towards the barrier, with his fingers gesticulating subtly in a sort of ‘come hither’ motion. So I reached across the barrier, and VERY GENTLY gave him a high-five! And then I gave him a blessing, because he looked so frail. High five and a blessing to a Saint now in heaven! Yeah, I think it is pretty awesome.
JP 2 was canonized on Divine Mercy Sunday, truly fitting because he was so devoted to making known the mercy of God’s forgiving love. I give you this quote from him: “You are not the sum of your weaknesses and failures. You are the sum of God’s love for you.”
In 2018 I had the privilege of traveling to Poland and Lithuania, I offered Mass in front of the original image of Divine Mercy commissioned at the insistence of Jesus through Saint Faustina. It was a trip of such grace and blessing, that I rank in only below my pilgrimage to the Holy Land! Hence it is on the short list of ‘gotta go back’ pilgrimages.
St. Faustina is helping me to really deepen my trust in Jesus in all times, places, and circumstances.
Trust in Jesus, Trust in Jesus, Trust in Jesus.
pax et bonum,
fr mosimann
April 19, 2020Divine Mercy Sunday Liturgy SheetDivine Mercy Booklet
