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The Origin and Power of the Divine Mercy Image

This week's column is the second in a series about the private revelations which Jesus gave to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, in the nineteen-thirties. Last week's column, the first in the series, explained the origin of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and how to pray it. This week, I explain the origin and the meaning of another great gift Jesus gave the world through St. Faustina: The Image of the Divine Mercy.

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Origins of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and How to Pray it

At the time of this writing, those who are participating in the 54-Day Rosary Novena to end the coronavirus are finishing the fifth of the six novenas. The rosary is such a wonderful and powerful prayer, and has special appeal to people such as I, who love devotions which become so familiar that, if a day goes by without praying them, it feels like -- spiritually speaking -- a day without eating. And this has become the case for me with another great but less ancient devotion: the Divine Mercy Chaplet. I have assumed that the Chaplet is as familiar as the rosary is to most Catholics, and I am always surprised to be reminded that it isn't. But this should not be a surprise. After all, the rosary has been around in one form or another for a thousand years; the Chaplet for less than a hundred -- one-tenth the time.

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La Fuente de la Capilla de la Divina Misericirdia y Como Orala

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As I write this, those of us who are participating in the Fifty-Four Day Rosary Novena to end the coronavirus are finishing up the fourth of the six nine-day novenas which comprise the fifty-four days of prayer to the Blessed Mother for this special intention.

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It was wonderful to celebrate Mass together again last weekend.  To see each other, to pray the familiar prayers together and gather in the beautiful church again was a comforting, familiar experience, but it was different in some ways; there were many details we needed to know as we prepared to come together again to worship in the house of God.

We learned a few things last week and have made a few changes listed below.

• The church doors will not be opened until one-half hour before Mass time. 
• In order to receive communion, please do not exit your pew until the usher come to you. He or she will direct you to come forward and give you hand sanitizer. When you get into the Communion line please maintain a distance of six feet from the person in front of you. The floor has been marked to help you do this.
• Weekday Masses have resumed at St. Mary Church and are opened to the public. We will need to observe the same practices as we do at the weekend Masses. They will continue to be live-streamed as well.
• If you are an experienced Minister of Communion who brings the Eucharist back TO SOMEONE WHO LIVES WITH YOU, you may do so by presenting the Minister of Communion with your pyx.  Current CDC and Diocesan guidelines are still not recommending that people enter into houses, especially of the sick and elderly, of those with whom they do not live.  For this reason, only specially trained and designated priests are going into homes, hospitals and rehab centers to administer the Sacraments.  If you are not an experienced Minister of Communion or are not known to the priests or the deacon, please speak to one of us before presenting your pyx in the line.  There is a ritual and proper protocol to follow for giving someone Holy Communion.

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Update in English.  

Update in Spanish 

Most merciful and Triune God,
We come to you in our weakness.
We come to you in our fear.
We come to you with trust.
For you alone are our hope.

We place before you the disease present in our world.
We turn to you in our time of need.

Bring wisdom to doctors.
Give understanding to scientists.
Endow caregivers with compassion and generosity.
Bring healing to those who are ill.
Protect those who are most at risk.
Give comfort to those who have lost a loved one.
Welcome those who have died into your eternal home.

Stabilize our communities.
Unite us in our compassion.
Remove all fear from our hearts.
Fill us with confidence in your care.

Jesus, I trust in you.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Jesus, I trust in you.
Amen.

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If you are new to our parish, please introduce yourself after Mass to a member of our staff, so we may better serve you. 
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