mercy
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Last weekend was the Solemnity of Divine Mercy, which always falls on the Sunday after Easter. It is one of my favorite celebrations of the Church and the beautiful prayers, especially the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, always brings me to tears when it is sung. This year I was especially looking forward to this day
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In the center of my being my heart is open to You, my Lord and my God. I desire to keep the flame burning with the precious oil of prayer, that never ceases. In the silence of my heart, I offer You my prayers, and like fragrant incense, I desire them to be pleasing to
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Last weekend was Divine Mercy Sunday, which always falls after Easter. It is one of my favorite celebrations of the Church, because I especially feel the love and mercy of God being poured out upon me and the whole world. It was a rainy day, and I felt like God was literally pouring His love
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My love shall never leave you nor my covenant of peace be shaken, says the Lord, who has mercy on you. Isaiah 54:10 Last weekend was Divine Mercy Sunday, one of my favorite feast days in the Church. Where I live, winter had returned and the ground was covered in white snow. Looking outside the
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I am drawn to the scripture verses about Martha and Mary. It seems every time I hear the passages at Mass or read them quietly at home, the words capture me and speak to my heart. The reading from last weekend was no different and I felt the Lord showing me insight through the eyes
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“Depart from me because I am a sinful man”, are the words that Peter uttered to the Lord as he fell to the ground. He had just witnessed a miracle that defied the laws of nature, it was an act of God. I imagine that Peter was tired, that he was angry, and that he
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Jesus, I trust in You, five words on a painting; spoken by the Lord to a young, Polish nun to have inscribed on an image. It is an image which the Lord described in great detail, what He desired to be depicted, and He commissioned her to have it painted by an artist. Jesus, I
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This past weekend was Divine Mercy Sunday, the second Sunday after Easter instituted by Pope John Paul II. Divine Mercy is one of my favorite feast days and every year its beauty of mercy and love speak to my heart in a great way. What a different year it is, as public Masses and services
Fears and Tears 