Acts 2: 42-47;
Ps 118: 2-4, 13-15;
1 Pet 1: 3-9;
Jn 20: 19-31. Full Readings
Sent to be instruments of Mercy
Brethren, today, on the eighth day of Easter, marks the end of Octave Easter but in a special way the mother church celebrates the Divine Mercy Sunday. When Jesus appeared to St Faustina Kowalska, he gave her ways in which devotion to his Mercy in life should be lived. (I'll give the give ways after this Reflection) One of the ways was through the celebration of Divine Mercy on this eighth day after Easter. On this day the door gates of Mercy are opened and “every soul which feels sorry, go for confession and receive Holy Communion will receive complete forgiveness of sins and no punishment.” Therefore this is a very important Sunday in the life of the church, the church is Holy but with sinful human beings.
Devotion to Divine Mercy is an ought to do for every Christian. It is the way through which we come back to God and where we find forgiveness. In the diary of the Divine Mercy it is written, _"Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (Diary of Divine Mercy #699)_ This therefore clearly shows, we have to turn to devotion to his Mercy for our peace to reign again especially in the contemporary world where we human beings are becoming gods. We really need to be devoted to the Divine Mercy otherwise, we will live in Chaos.
This applies to the present situation of this pandemic, after all scientist and doctors cannot find the remedy, yet the remedy is here, Devotion to the Divine Mercy, to implore God on behalf of the world to shower his Mercy on us especially on this Sunday that we may regain our peace both of mind and body as Jesus gives it in the Gospel and that we may heal successfully from this Pandemic Corona virus. Brethren the only hope we have is in this Devotion, and so today let us join hands to pray Chaplet of Divine Mercy, 3 O'clock prayer and sing the praises of Divine Mercy so that God can come to our rescue.
The readings today also show some traces of Divine Mercy especially the Gospel. After Jesus had appeared to his disciples, he gave them a sign of peace, but also commissioned them through the power of the Holy Spirit to be instruments of his Mercy. He tells then whatever sins you forgive, they are forgiven and for those you retain, they are retained. Brethren this is the greatest act of Mercy Jesus has shown us and that's why we Catholics have the sacrament of confession because God gave that power to forgive sins to our priests. Since we cannot go to confession today as the promises of Divine Mercy demands, let's go deep into our hearts and feel sorry as Pope Francis urged us and God will forgive us and we get the promise of full forgiveness of sins.
This commissioning was for them to be instruments of Mercy which is also for all Christians. We ought to forgive so that we will also be forgiven, brethren let us endeavor to forgive one another. With this we will experience the mercy of God and so live on peace and Harmony.
Reflect today in the Divine Mercy devotion how Jesus loves you and is always waiting to receive you in the abode of his Mercy. Our duty is to be aware of this mercy, show it to others and we will be saved.
Let us pray that the Lord will increase our love of devotion to the Divine Mercy and that for the sake of his sorrowful passion God will have Mercy on us and on the whole World. May we be blessed forever. Amen.
Blessed Divine Mercy Sunday
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