WHAT IS THE DEVOTION TO THE DIVINE MERCY
THE DEVOTION TO THE DIVINE MERCY is a non-profit Corporation and a private Association of faithful whose goal is to make known and to put into practice in the Mercy of God based on the messages given by Jesus to Sister Faustina.
It is important that this devotion not be simply one of action, but must also include prayer. As well, by being welcoming in the office or during telephone conversations, we endeavor to transmit through word the great Tenderness and infinite Divine Mercy of God.
We try to respond to the request that Jesus made of Sister Faustina:
"My daughter, if I demand through you that people revere My mercy, you should be the first to distinguish yourself by this confidence in My mercy. I demand from you deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me. You are to show mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to excuse or absolve yourself from it.
I am giving you three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbor:
The first - by Deed,
The second - by Word,
The third - by Prayer.
In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me. By this means a soul glorifies and pays reverence to My mercy. Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy, but there must also be acts of mercy, and I demand the worship of My mercy through the solemn celebration of the Feast and through the veneration of the image which is painted. By means of this image I shall grant many graces to souls. It is to be a reminder of the demands of My mercy, because even the strongest faith is of no avail without works." (Diary # 742)
THE FIRST - BY DEED.
Our office is located in the basement of "Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs" church (284 de l'Église St, Verdun) where we promote devotion to the Divine Mercy through various tasks: mailings, responding to mail and telephone inquiries and through the sales of religious articles. The office is open from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Monday through Thursday.
THE SECOND - BY WORD.
It is certain that the volunteers who work for the Devotion of the Divine Mercy certainly try their best to witness and to spread this infinite mercy of God by word of mouth. We liste to those experiencing spiritual difficulties in order to be a spiritual support for them. In addition, every third Friday of the month, from September to June, we have prayers in the afternoon which start at 2:15 pm. A resource person gives a teaching on Divine Mercy.
THE THIRD - BY PRAYER.
The chapel located in front of the office is shared with the parishioners. From September to June inclusive, Monday to Friday, there is exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 9:00 to 11:00 am. Moreover we must mention that, in our Parish, we celebrate the Feast of the Divine Mercy, the first Sunday after Easter, as requested by our Lord to Sister Faustina. This day of prayer begins at 10:00 am and ends after the high solemn mass at 4:15 pm. (It also include Eucharistic adoration, an outdoor procession, confession, recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and the Way of the Cross.)
A diocesan priest is the Director of the Devotion to the Divine Mercy. All others, working for the Devotion, are laity. This apostolic work is done solely by volunteers. The devotion relies on donations contributed generously by the public in order to operate.
We are working towards one purpose: that the Divine Mercy be better known in our neighbourhood, in our country and in the whole world.
