TOTD, Mar 31

Divine Mercy

Today when I went to Church of St. Mary of the Angels in Bukit Batok, I got a very nice article written by Friar John Soh, OFM titled Rich in Mercy. Just enjoy it, because the article speaks for itself. It’s so powerful and yet so meaningful.
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In his encyclical letter entitled Rich in Mercy, the late Pope (Pope John Paul II ) spoke of Christ as the incarnation of Mercy … the inexhaustible source of mercy.
What is the meaning of Divine Mercy?
Let me quote Father George Kosicki, CSB in his book Now is the Time for Mercy:
Mercy, then is God’s love poured out upon us; it is when God, who is love itself, loves us. This flowing quality of mercy is most dramatically represented by Christ on the cross as, though the Blood and Water gushing forth from His pierced Heart, He pours His very life out as a fountain of mercy for us… And we also find it in the great chant of the Church, the Kyrie Eleison (Lord, have mercy), which for centuries has resounded throughout the world at every celebration of the Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours. The word eleison, which in Greek means have mercy, has the root meaning of oil being poured out, so whenever we say, Lord have mercy, we are really saying, Lord, pour Your Love out upon us, pour Yourself out upon us.
So, dear friends, let us continue to trust in God’s love and Mercy: Jesus Christ. In this great season of Easter, let us renew our faith and pray with great confidence:
Jesus (God’s Divine Mercy) I trust in YOU!

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
---Ephesians 2:4-5