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Extraordinary Graces for Everyone - on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 24th 2022!

3/27/2021

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​Last Sunday was Easter Sunday, when Christians rejoice at the Resurrection of Our Lord Who died on the Cross to save us from our sins.
 
However, while we Catholics receive forgiveness from our sins when we go to Confession, and all our eternal punishment due to sin is removed – i.e. going to hell - the temporal punishment due to those sins may still remain. This means after we die, we go to Purgatory to be purged of our remaining impurities before we can enter Heaven ‘where nothing impure shall enter (Revelation 21:27).’
 
This temporal punishment remains if our contrition is imperfect, that is, if we go to Confession without truly repenting of our sin or out of fear of hell. Perfect contrition is extremely difficult to achieve; it’s hard for us not to be attached in some way to our sins. Which is why we keep committing them!
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Is There Another Way to Be Cleansed? 
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In his wonderful book, Understanding Divine Mercy Father Chris Alar, MIC, a priest with the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, writes, “For those unable to have all temporal punishment remitted in this life because they don’t have perfect love, perfect contrition, or perfect detachment from sin, all hope is not lost.”
 
He goes on to explain the extraordinary grace of Divine Mercy Sunday. “If you have ever wished you could wipe your slate clean and start over, this is your chance! … All sins and punishment are removed by the grace of this one day, Divine Mercy Sunday, when we fulfill the conditions of a valid Confession and worthily receive Holy Communion.”
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image courtesy of https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/image
​How to Receive the Grace of Divine Mercy Sunday 
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If you are a non-Catholic, or homebound and unable to get to the Sacraments because your church is closed, you can still receive this grace if you truly desire it. Ask God for forgiveness of your sins by making an Act of Contrition, and wanting to be united to God through making an Act of Spiritual Communion and the Church believes that God will grant this grace of His Mercy.
 
For Catholics who can attend church, first, go to Confession before or on Divine Mercy Sunday – or any time during Lent will do. The important thing is to be in a state of grace on that day, meaning that you are aware of no mortal sin on your soul. The last act is to receive Holy Communion with the intention of receiving this promised grace.
 
Father Alar suggests the following prayer: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, You promised St. Faustina that the soul that has been to Confession (I have) and the soul that receives Holy Communion with trust in Divine Mercy (I am) will receive complete forgiveness of all sins and punishment. Lord, please give me this grace. Jesus, I trust in You.”
 
If you recite that prayer with total trust in Jesus and a sincere intention of turning away from sin, Jesus will give you this grace. As Father Alar writes, “This grace is so powerful that it can open the door to Heaven, so don’t let Divine Mercy Sunday pass you by!”
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In 2022 it is on April 24th.
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​Helping the Holy Souls in Purgatory 

You can only receive this grace for yourself, and not for a Holy Soul in Purgatory.
 
However, you can offer a plenary indulgence for those Holy Souls, attached to an act of worship of the Divine Mercy or taking part in a Divine Mercy service on that same day. This is separate from the extraordinary promise of Divine Mercy Sunday.
 
Are All My Sins Taken Care of?
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As a final point, the extraordinary promise of Divine Mercy cleanses us of everything up to and including our participation in Divine Mercy Sunday. It does not remove punishment for sins committed after that date. We have to wait until the next year to receive these amazing graces.
 
All the more reason to take advantage of them this year!
1 Comment
Rosemary link
4/25/2022 07:41:40 am

I’ve been grieving so many deaths my mom 24 years ago was april16 my cousin a year ago was buried on that date my sister 63 on October 25th & I took care of my 90 year old dad on hospice all by my self my husband did the wash & my sister was a RN & didn’t help he died March 20th he was 90 then my brother really on February 4th but on the 5th he was found he was 62 his death date was February 5th & the hardest one I can’t get over is my son he really passed away on August 20 I believe about 12:04 but the Roomate didn’t let us in till 9pm on my wedding Aniversary his death date is August 21st 2015 it’s coming up on 7 years he was a mommy’s boy it’s so hard I not only lost him I really still need him after my dad did everyone turned against me because I can’t leave my childhood home & my nephew thought he deserved it after he fordged his fathers will & he got 2 houses 7 antique cars & 6 Harley Davidson motorcycles even the limited edition I fed him 4 that year I felt bad they lost both parents but there’s 4 kids he did not need control I think there was foul play with my brothers 18 hrs his son opened the door 4 him& my son a lot more people were involved cops 👮‍♀️ never took the case also the girl Amanda that’s missing was pregnant 🤰 with my sons baby I just found out it was a girl I don’t know if she’s alive the mother my granddaughter would be 8 my son has a living one who will be 7 in May the mother won’t give us a DNA 🧬 & now I see she blocked my dead son they were high school sweethearts & my daughter it was me not them I need the truth to come out please help me

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