I have been meditating a lot lately on Divine Mercy through the context of the Mass. The moment when Father breaks the Eucharist, the moment the spear pierces the heart of Jesus Christ on the cross. I invite you to close your eyes now. Bring yourself to that moment. Allow yourself to be bathed in the blood and water spraying from His side. The blood and water that gushes forth through the Sacramental Life of the Church to free you of spiritual bondage, that you may truly live a life of joy and peace. Feel the red and pale rays of grace radiating through your soul, healing you and bringing you to completion.
Allow yourself to recall that the moment of Divine Mercy is extended perpetually through the Eucharist as we are present in adoration. Even now, sitting in the presence of His Divine Majesty, the red and pale rays of sacramental grace are radiating over you and through you as we speak. This reality is true, even if our human senses fail.
Feel the red and pale rays penetrate you deeply, bringing you healing, hope, and new life in His name, in the name of Mercy.
Feel your memories being purified by Divine Mercy. Remember those times you were carried by Divine Mercy, even in those times you felt abandoned by God.
Feel your regrets and resentments being purified by Divine Mercy. Feel yourself being released from a prison of self-pity. Feel your focus changing from suffering without God to God suffering within and through you.
Feel moments of humiliation, purified by Divine Mercy, as they change to moments of joy and gratitude.
Feel your weaknesses, purified by Divine Mercy, becoming a more vital part of yourself.
Feel your pain and discomfort easing, and your spiritual blindness waning.
Feel your despair from inhabiting a body of death being transformed into the hope of walking according to the spirit.
Feel charity and mercy enter into your soul in a way that you have never felt before. Feel the desire to forget yourself and feel the release of the need to please others.
Feel a growing desire to forget your self-interest for others.
Feel a growing desire to work for the conversion of sinners.
Feel the shower of blood and water nurturing in you the desire to offer up all that you are, all that you have, all that you ever have been, and all that you ever will be, for the salvation of the world.
When you are ready, feel free to open your eyes, and focus solely on the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in the Eucharist, before you.
Like Saint Thomas, let our doubting souls be overcome with complete trust in Divine Mercy as we declare our trust in Divine Mercy:
The proper response to the following is “I Trust in you!”
Divine Mercy, gushing forth from the bosom of the Father, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, greatest attribute of God, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, incomprehensible mystery, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, fountain gushing forth from the mystery of the Most Blessed Trinity, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, unfathomed by any intellect, Human or angelic, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, from which wells forth all Life and happiness, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, better than the heavens, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, source of miracles and Wonders, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, encompassing the whole Universe, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, descending to earth in the Person of the Incarnate Word, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, which flowed from the Open wound of the Heart of Jesus. I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, enclosed in the Heart of Jesus for us, and especially for sinners, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, unfathomed in the Institution of the Sacred Host, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, in the founding of Holy Church, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, in the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, in our justification through Jesus Christ, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, accompanying us through our whole life, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, embracing us especially at the hour of death I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, endowing us with immortal life, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, accompanying us every moment of our life, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, shielding us from the fire of hell, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, in the conversion of hardened sinners, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, astonishment for Angels, incomprehensible to Saints, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, unfathomed in all the mysteries of God, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, lifting us out of every misery, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, source of our happiness and joy, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, in calling us forth from nothingness to existence, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, embracing all the works of His hands, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, crown of all of God's handiwork, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, in which we are all immersed, I Trust in You
Divine Mercy, sweet relief for anguished hearts, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, only hope of despairing souls, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, repose of hearts, peace amidst fear, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, delight and ecstasy of holy souls, I trust in You.
Divine Mercy, inspiring hope against all hope, I trust in You.
Let us pray:
Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.
We fly to Your mercy, Compassionate God, who alone are good. Although our misery is great and our offenses are many, We trust in Your mercy, because You are the God of mercy; and from time immemorial, it has never been heard of, nor do heaven or earth remember, that a soul trusting in Your mercy has been disappointed.
O God of compassion, You alone can justify us and You will never reject us when we, contrite, approach Your Merciful Heart. Your Merciful Heart, where no one has ever been refused, even if he were the greatest sinner. As Jesus told Saint Faustina, “Sooner would heaven and earth turn into nothingness than would My mercy fail to embrace a trusting soul.”
Jesus, Friend of a lonely heart, You are our haven. You are our peace. You are our salvation. You are our serenity in moments of struggle and amidst an ocean of doubts. You are the bright ray that lights up the paths of our lives. You are everything to a lonely soul. You understand the soul even though it remains silent. You know our weaknesses and, like a good physician, You comfort and heal us, sparing us from further suffering.
O Jesus, eternal God, we thank You for Your mercy and for Your countless graces and blessings. Let every beat of our hearts be a new hymn of thanksgiving to You, O God. Let every drop of our blood circulate for You, Lord. May our souls be a hymn in adoration of Your mercy. We love You, God, for yourself alone.
Amen.
I invite you to close your eyes once again.
Continue to feel the flow of the blood and water from the Eucharist, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, feeling the grace truly heal and renew you. Continue to feel the rays of red and pale penetrating deep into your soul. What else do you feel? What is the blood and water, the rays of red and pale, purifying within you? Allow the Sacred Heart of Jesus to continue to speak to your heart, and let your heart speak in return, that you may continue to be transformed into a complete image of the merciful Christ.
Thanks be to God!