Prayer

How do you pray to Divine Mercy?

To pray the Divine Mercy is to enter into a living and trusting relationship with the Heart of Jesus, as it revealed itself to Saint Faustina Kowalska in the 1930s. It is not a prayer reserved for mystics or saints: it is open to everyone. Jesus wanted it to be simple, accessible, yet powerful, for every age and especially for our own, marked by so much suffering, conflict and loss of bearings.Jesus promised exceptional graces to those who turn to his mercy with trust. But how do we pray to this Divine Mercy in concrete terms? What forms are suggested? What are the dispositions of the heart to cultivate? Here are the main ways of praying to Divine Mercy. Read more...

Praying to the Divine Mercy of Jesus

Devotion to the Divine Mercy of Jesus is one of the Catholic Church's most profound and contemporary spiritual treasures. It was born in the heart of the twentieth century, a time marked by wars, ideologies of death and the wounds of humanity. Through the intermediary of a humble Polish nun, Sister Faustina Kowalska, Christ wanted to remind the world that his mercy is boundless, offered to all, and that it constitutes the ultimate plank of salvation for souls.Praying the Divine Mercy is not just about asking forgiveness for one's faults: it is about entering into the depths of God's heart, which never tires of loving, lifting up, healing. It means uniting ourselves with the crucified and risen Jesus, and allowing ourselves to be transformed by the power of his love. Read more...