For the Second Sunday of Easter; Sunday of Divine Mercy…
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…
1 Peter 1:3
My family has always had a devotion to Divine Mercy. In the Diary of St. Faustina, I read about the promises that Jesus made to her. He said while others are praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the presence of someone who is dying, he would stand by the person’s side not as a just Judge, but as a merciful Savior (cf. Diary, 1541). This image is so striking to me, and it was what I clung to when I learned of the sudden death of my younger cousin. You can imagine the emotions I felt when I heard this difficult news. I reached out to my parents and in great faith my mother responded, “God’s plan is always a mystery, but even in death our merciful Savior promises the hope of eternal life.”
Sr. Mary Mercy Lee is our newest contributor at Living Faith. She is a Franciscan Sister of the Eucharist whose motherhouse is in Connecticut, but she is currently serving in Rome at the Vatican. Learn more about her and her community at LivingFaith.com.
