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26.04.202510:03
UNFAILING NOVENA to ST. JOSEPH
Feast, May 1st
This prayer, it is said, “has never been known to fail, provided that the request is for one’s spiritual benefit or for those whom we are praying.”
Day 5 - April 26
O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interest and desires.
O St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession, and obtain for me from thy divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
O St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating thee, and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him close in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me.
Amen.
Feast, May 1st
This prayer, it is said, “has never been known to fail, provided that the request is for one’s spiritual benefit or for those whom we are praying.”
Day 5 - April 26
O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interest and desires.
O St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession, and obtain for me from thy divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
O St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating thee, and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him close in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me.
Amen.
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24.04.202518:11
UNFAILING NOVENA to ST. JOSEPH
Feast, May 1st
This prayer, it is said, “has never been known to fail, provided that the request is for one’s spiritual benefit or for those whom we are praying.”
Day 3 - April 24
O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interest and desires.
O St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession, and obtain for me from thy divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
O St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating thee, and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him close in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me.
Amen.
Feast, May 1st
This prayer, it is said, “has never been known to fail, provided that the request is for one’s spiritual benefit or for those whom we are praying.”
Day 3 - April 24
O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interest and desires.
O St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession, and obtain for me from thy divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
O St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating thee, and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him close in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me.
Amen.
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Virgo Potens
22.04.202510:58
NOVENA to ST. JOSEPH
Feast, May 1st
Begins April 22nd, at Christus Regnat ~ https://t.me/RexUniversi
Feast, May 1st
Begins April 22nd, at Christus Regnat ~ https://t.me/RexUniversi
19.04.202522:07
St Matthew 28:2-9
And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. And his countenance was as lightning, and his raiment as snow. And for fear of him, the guards were struck with terror, and became as dead men. And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid.
And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen: and behold he will go before you into Galilee; there you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you. And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples. And behold Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet, and adored him.
And behold there was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and coming, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. And his countenance was as lightning, and his raiment as snow. And for fear of him, the guards were struck with terror, and became as dead men. And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place where the Lord was laid.
And going quickly, tell ye his disciples that he is risen: and behold he will go before you into Galilee; there you shall see him. Lo, I have foretold it to you. And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples. And behold Jesus met them, saying: All hail. But they came up and took hold of his feet, and adored him.
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Holy Thursday: Our Lord institutes the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper
"And taking bread, he gave thanks, and brake; and gave to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you, do this for a commemoration of me, in like manner the chalice also, after he had supped, saying, this is the chalice, the new testament in my blood, which shall be shed for you"
-St Luke 22:19 - 20
"And taking bread, he gave thanks, and brake; and gave to them, saying: This is my body, which is given for you, do this for a commemoration of me, in like manner the chalice also, after he had supped, saying, this is the chalice, the new testament in my blood, which shall be shed for you"
-St Luke 22:19 - 20
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VI. BLOODLESS. Christ's Heart, Wounds, and Blood are authentic and fitting signs of God's mercy because they all refer to His Passion on the Cross: the Heart as the source, the Wounds as the floodgates, and the Blood as mercy itself flowing spiritually towards penitent sinners. Therefore, at least any one of these three suffices to remind us of God's mercy. Unfortunately, this is not the case with the apparition described not only by the painter of the icon, but most of all, in the diary of Sister Faustina. She says the apparition commands that an image be made according to the vision she sees (Diary, no. 47): a human figure wearing a white gown, raising his scar-less right hand in a strange gesture of blessing, and his scar-less left hand making an opening of his heartless chest, from whence come forth two separate rays of light: the one red, his "blood", and the other pale, his "water". If the Precious Blood of Jesus is truly a symbol of Incarnate Divine Mercy, then the Lord, Who is true God and true man, would have most wisely manifested it in 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, as He did in His apparitions as a Crucified Saviour. Such a weird icon described, claiming to be a symbol of divine mercy, is actually gradually eclipsing the sign of the Cross. Hence, Pope Leo XIII says: “Pictures, in any style of printing, of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Angels and Saints, or other Servants of God, which are 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻. New pictures, whether produced with or without Prayers annexed, may not be published without permission of Ecclesiastical Authority.” (Officiorum ac Munerum, § 15; January 25, 1897)
VII. MASONIC. At first glance, there seems nothing wrong with the position of the rays of light in the figure depicted either by the painter or by Kowalska's revelation. But by a closer analysis, we can see that the rays are angled in the same way as the popular symbol of freemasonry, the sworn enemy of the Catholic Church, when this symbol is overlayed upon the image to which it matches perfectly. Arguably, it may be accidental, but this would be difficult to deny now that it is a known fact that the original painter of the icon, named Eugene Kazimirowski, was a freemason, according to the official website itself of "divine mercy devotion": “Viewers may be shocked to learn that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗘𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗶, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. But before his death, he painted self portraits portraying himself as Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus.” (https://www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/love-and-mercy-wows-vatican).
VIII. DIABOLICAL. As one can observe, only light is issued forth from the chest of the figure described in the apparition — no Sacred Heart (visible), no Precious Blood (liquid), and no Holy Wounds (scars). This may be worded in simple terms as 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲 "𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁", 𝗶.𝗲. 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻, "𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿", 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 "𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁" (𝟮 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟭𝟭:𝟭𝟰) 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝗰𝗳. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟮𝟰:𝟮𝟰). Therefore, the image of "divine mercy" according to the form described by Sister Faustina is to be rejected as a profane novelty and as a prefiguration of the future Antichrist whose image will be worshipped by the whole world (cf. Apocalypse 13:14,15).
VII. MASONIC. At first glance, there seems nothing wrong with the position of the rays of light in the figure depicted either by the painter or by Kowalska's revelation. But by a closer analysis, we can see that the rays are angled in the same way as the popular symbol of freemasonry, the sworn enemy of the Catholic Church, when this symbol is overlayed upon the image to which it matches perfectly. Arguably, it may be accidental, but this would be difficult to deny now that it is a known fact that the original painter of the icon, named Eugene Kazimirowski, was a freemason, according to the official website itself of "divine mercy devotion": “Viewers may be shocked to learn that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗘𝘂𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗸𝗶, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. But before his death, he painted self portraits portraying himself as Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus.” (https://www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/love-and-mercy-wows-vatican).
VIII. DIABOLICAL. As one can observe, only light is issued forth from the chest of the figure described in the apparition — no Sacred Heart (visible), no Precious Blood (liquid), and no Holy Wounds (scars). This may be worded in simple terms as 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗲 "𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁", 𝗶.𝗲. 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻, "𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿", 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 "𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁" (𝟮 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝟭𝟭:𝟭𝟰) 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝘀𝗼 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 (𝗰𝗳. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝟮𝟰:𝟮𝟰). Therefore, the image of "divine mercy" according to the form described by Sister Faustina is to be rejected as a profane novelty and as a prefiguration of the future Antichrist whose image will be worshipped by the whole world (cf. Apocalypse 13:14,15).
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Glory to God
25.04.202514:55
APRIL 25 — ST. MARK, EVANGELIST
St. Mark was converted to the faith by the Prince of the Apostles, whom he afterwards accompanied to Rome, acting there as his secretary or interpreter. When St. Peter was writing his first Epistle to the Churches of Asia, he affectionately joins with his own salutation that of his faithful companion, whom he calls "my son Mark."
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St. Mark was converted to the faith by the Prince of the Apostles, whom he afterwards accompanied to Rome, acting there as his secretary or interpreter. When St. Peter was writing his first Epistle to the Churches of Asia, he affectionately joins with his own salutation that of his faithful companion, whom he calls "my son Mark."
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23.04.202517:51
NOVENA to ST. JOSEPH
Feast, May 1st
Day 2 - April 23
O Glorious St. Joseph! faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to thee do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore thy powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special favour we now implore [here mention it].
(Then say the following Versicle and Response seven times in honour of the seven joys and sorrows of St. Joseph.)
℣ O Glorious St. Joseph ! through the love thou bearest to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His Name.
℟ Hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
Let us pray.
O Glorious St. Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, and charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the Divine will. Be my guide, father, and model through life, that I may merit to die, as Thou didst, in the arms of Jesus and Mary.
Amen.
~ Prayers and Devotions (1959)
Feast, May 1st
Day 2 - April 23
O Glorious St. Joseph! faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to thee do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore thy powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special favour we now implore [here mention it].
(Then say the following Versicle and Response seven times in honour of the seven joys and sorrows of St. Joseph.)
℣ O Glorious St. Joseph ! through the love thou bearest to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His Name.
℟ Hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
Let us pray.
O Glorious St. Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, and charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the Divine will. Be my guide, father, and model through life, that I may merit to die, as Thou didst, in the arms of Jesus and Mary.
Amen.
~ Prayers and Devotions (1959)
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Neither was it by grave necessity that the Sacred Host, being displeased (by unspecified thing), should leap for no reason and rest upon the unconsecrated hands of a woman (except perhaps, if she were Mary Immaculate), which happened not once, but thrice — a most displeasing sacrilege. Either this is a diabolical illusion or her own imagination.
IV. WOUNDLESS. The features of the figure depicted in the icon of "divine mercy", which describes how the apparition appeared to Sister Faustina (Diary, no. 47), are contrary to the standard apparition of the risen Christ. The Holy Gospel reveals that after His resurrection, Christ appeared to His disciples with the scars of His Most Holy Wounds: “𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲” (𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟮𝟰:𝟰𝟬; 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝟮𝟬:𝟮𝟬), even before Thomas demanded to see them so that he may believe. Commenting on this passage, St. Bede the Venerable says that Christ kept His scars not from an inability to heal them, “but to wear them as 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 of His victory” and “to confirm the hearts of His disciples as to the 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”, since the marks of His pierced hands and side directly refer to His Passion. Except in His apparitions as an Infant or as a little Child, Our Lord never appeared to any of His chosen mystics without the marks of His Passion whereby He manifested His greatest act of mercy. To St. Francis and other stigmatics, He showed those Wounds which gave them the Sacred Stigmata. To St. Margaret Mary, He showed His Holy Wounds besides His Sacred Heart. But the most notable account is found in the life of St. Martin of Tours who resisted the devil disguised with the figure of Christ, by saying: “The Lord Jesus did not predict that He would come clothed in purple, and with a glittering crown upon His head. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀.” (Sulpitius Severus, The Life of St. Martin of Tours, Chapter 24).
V. HEARTLESS. If the "divine mercy" apparition is just the same as that of the Sacred Heart, there is then no need to suppress the Heart Itself, which is the true symbol and source of God's mercy, since the word "𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆" 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, derived from Latin "𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰́𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢", a combination of words "𝘮𝘪́𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘮" (sorrow) and "𝘤𝘰𝘳" (heart). However, the icon does not show the Sacred Heart, although it depicts divine mercy as rays of light coming from the chest where the heart lies, and this is too strange a symbol for 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲.
St. Thomas Aquinas teaches (Summa Theologica, I.21.3) that “Mercy is especially to be attributed to God, as seen in its effect,” i.e. that He endeavors to dispel the misery of others, as if it were His own, “but not as an affection of passion,” since sorrow is not natural in His divine essence (which is infinitely happy). But since Christ is Incarnate, God's mercy is manifested not only as God Who desires to dispel the sinner's misery, but also as Man Who naturally feels human sorrow in pity for others, as when He showed compassion on His followers who might faint due to hunger (Matthew 15:32), and when He wept for the death of Lazarus whom He loved (John 11:35,36). Therefore, the icon bearing a figure of divine mercy without a heart, is obviously "𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀", 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀", which is an evident contradiction.
IV. WOUNDLESS. The features of the figure depicted in the icon of "divine mercy", which describes how the apparition appeared to Sister Faustina (Diary, no. 47), are contrary to the standard apparition of the risen Christ. The Holy Gospel reveals that after His resurrection, Christ appeared to His disciples with the scars of His Most Holy Wounds: “𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲” (𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟮𝟰:𝟰𝟬; 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝟮𝟬:𝟮𝟬), even before Thomas demanded to see them so that he may believe. Commenting on this passage, St. Bede the Venerable says that Christ kept His scars not from an inability to heal them, “but to wear them as 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝘆 of His victory” and “to confirm the hearts of His disciples as to the 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻”, since the marks of His pierced hands and side directly refer to His Passion. Except in His apparitions as an Infant or as a little Child, Our Lord never appeared to any of His chosen mystics without the marks of His Passion whereby He manifested His greatest act of mercy. To St. Francis and other stigmatics, He showed those Wounds which gave them the Sacred Stigmata. To St. Margaret Mary, He showed His Holy Wounds besides His Sacred Heart. But the most notable account is found in the life of St. Martin of Tours who resisted the devil disguised with the figure of Christ, by saying: “The Lord Jesus did not predict that He would come clothed in purple, and with a glittering crown upon His head. 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲, 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗛𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀.” (Sulpitius Severus, The Life of St. Martin of Tours, Chapter 24).
V. HEARTLESS. If the "divine mercy" apparition is just the same as that of the Sacred Heart, there is then no need to suppress the Heart Itself, which is the true symbol and source of God's mercy, since the word "𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆" 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝘁𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, derived from Latin "𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰́𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘢", a combination of words "𝘮𝘪́𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘶𝘮" (sorrow) and "𝘤𝘰𝘳" (heart). However, the icon does not show the Sacred Heart, although it depicts divine mercy as rays of light coming from the chest where the heart lies, and this is too strange a symbol for 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲.
St. Thomas Aquinas teaches (Summa Theologica, I.21.3) that “Mercy is especially to be attributed to God, as seen in its effect,” i.e. that He endeavors to dispel the misery of others, as if it were His own, “but not as an affection of passion,” since sorrow is not natural in His divine essence (which is infinitely happy). But since Christ is Incarnate, God's mercy is manifested not only as God Who desires to dispel the sinner's misery, but also as Man Who naturally feels human sorrow in pity for others, as when He showed compassion on His followers who might faint due to hunger (Matthew 15:32), and when He wept for the death of Lazarus whom He loved (John 11:35,36). Therefore, the icon bearing a figure of divine mercy without a heart, is obviously "𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀", 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 "𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀", which is an evident contradiction.
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25.04.202514:55
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APRIL 25 — ST. MARK, EVANGELIST
The Roman people entreated St. Mark to put in writing for them the substance of St. Peter's frequent discourses on Our Lord's life. This the Evangelist did under the eye and with the express sanction of the Apostle, and every page of his brief but graphic Gospel so bore the impress of St. Peter's character, that the Fathers used to name it "Peter's Gospel." St. Mark was now sent to Egypt to found the Church of Alexandria. Here his disciples became the wonder of the world for their piety and asceticism, so that St. Jerome speaks of St. Mark as the father of the anchorites, who at a later time thronged the Egyptian deserts. Here too he set up the first Christian school, the fruitful mother of many illustrious doctors and bishops. After governing his see for many years, St. Mark was one day seized by the heathen, dragged by ropes over stones, and thrown into prison. On the morrow the torture was repeated, and having been consoled by a vision of angels and the voice of Jesus, St. Mark went to his reward.
It is to St. Mark that we owe the many slight touches which give such vivid coloring to the Gospel scenes, and help us to picture to ourselves the very gestures and looks of Our Blessed Lord. It is he alone who notes that in the Temptation Jesus was "with the beasts;" that He slept in the boat “on a pillow;" that He "embraced" the little children. He alone preserves for us the commanding words "Peace, be still!" by which the storm was quelled; or even the very sounds of His voice, the "Ephphetha" and "Talitha cumi," by which the dumb were made to speak and the dead to rise. So too the "looking round about with anger," and the "sighing deeply," long treasured in the memory of the penitent Apostle, who was himself converted by his Saviour's look, are here recorded by his faithful interpreter.
REFLECTION. — Learn from St. Mark to keep the image of the Son of Man ever before your mind, and to ponder every syllable which fell from His lips.
~ Pictorial Lives of the Saints (1878)
St. Mark, pray for us.
APRIL 25 — ST. MARK, EVANGELIST
The Roman people entreated St. Mark to put in writing for them the substance of St. Peter's frequent discourses on Our Lord's life. This the Evangelist did under the eye and with the express sanction of the Apostle, and every page of his brief but graphic Gospel so bore the impress of St. Peter's character, that the Fathers used to name it "Peter's Gospel." St. Mark was now sent to Egypt to found the Church of Alexandria. Here his disciples became the wonder of the world for their piety and asceticism, so that St. Jerome speaks of St. Mark as the father of the anchorites, who at a later time thronged the Egyptian deserts. Here too he set up the first Christian school, the fruitful mother of many illustrious doctors and bishops. After governing his see for many years, St. Mark was one day seized by the heathen, dragged by ropes over stones, and thrown into prison. On the morrow the torture was repeated, and having been consoled by a vision of angels and the voice of Jesus, St. Mark went to his reward.
It is to St. Mark that we owe the many slight touches which give such vivid coloring to the Gospel scenes, and help us to picture to ourselves the very gestures and looks of Our Blessed Lord. It is he alone who notes that in the Temptation Jesus was "with the beasts;" that He slept in the boat “on a pillow;" that He "embraced" the little children. He alone preserves for us the commanding words "Peace, be still!" by which the storm was quelled; or even the very sounds of His voice, the "Ephphetha" and "Talitha cumi," by which the dumb were made to speak and the dead to rise. So too the "looking round about with anger," and the "sighing deeply," long treasured in the memory of the penitent Apostle, who was himself converted by his Saviour's look, are here recorded by his faithful interpreter.
REFLECTION. — Learn from St. Mark to keep the image of the Son of Man ever before your mind, and to ponder every syllable which fell from His lips.
~ Pictorial Lives of the Saints (1878)
St. Mark, pray for us.
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23.04.202511:52
April 23rd ~ FEAST of ST. GEORGE, Martyr
The feast of St. George is found in the Ethiopian, Coptic, Syriac, and Latin liturgies. The ancIent "Georgia" is named after him. He is renowned as the armed defender of the Church, one who carried the trophIes of victory over the enemy. The Emperor Dlocletian had at first favored this lllustrious son of a noble family of Cappadocia, but when St. George reproached the Emperor with hIs cruelty to ChristIans, he was cast into prIson and put to death with such great cruelty that in the Eastern Liturgy he Is styled the "Great Martyr." England chose him for her patron in 800.
~ The New Roman Missal (1937)
St. George, pray for us.
The feast of St. George is found in the Ethiopian, Coptic, Syriac, and Latin liturgies. The ancIent "Georgia" is named after him. He is renowned as the armed defender of the Church, one who carried the trophIes of victory over the enemy. The Emperor Dlocletian had at first favored this lllustrious son of a noble family of Cappadocia, but when St. George reproached the Emperor with hIs cruelty to ChristIans, he was cast into prIson and put to death with such great cruelty that in the Eastern Liturgy he Is styled the "Great Martyr." England chose him for her patron in 800.
~ The New Roman Missal (1937)
St. George, pray for us.
20.04.202517:42
"This is the day on which the synagogue comes to an end and the Church is born." - St Jerome, homily on Easter Sunday
18.04.202518:32
St Matthew 27:50-54
And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent. And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many. Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.
And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent. And the graves were opened: and many bodies of the saints that had slept arose, and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the holy city, and appeared to many. Now the centurion and they that were with him watching Jesus, having seen the earthquake, and the things that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed this was the Son of God.
10.04.202520:38
It's almost as if the enemy wants us to forget praying and living out our faith, to instead concern ourselves with things outside of our control to the point of confusion, suspicion and blatant neuroticism. I'm not interested.
06.04.202521:16
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25.04.202514:47
NOVENA to ST. JOSEPH
Feast, May 1st
Day 4 - April 25
O Glorious St. Joseph! faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to thee do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore thy powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special favour we now implore [here mention it].
(Then say the following Versicle and Response seven times in honour of the seven joys and sorrows of St. Joseph.)
℣ O Glorious St. Joseph ! through the love thou bearest to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His Name.
℟ Hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
Let us pray.
O Glorious St. Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, and charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the Divine will. Be my guide, father, and model through life, that I may merit to die, as Thou didst, in the arms of Jesus and Mary.
Amen.
~ Prayers and Devotions (1959)
Feast, May 1st
Day 4 - April 25
O Glorious St. Joseph! faithful follower of Jesus Christ, to thee do we raise our hearts and hands, to implore thy powerful intercession in obtaining from the benign Heart of Jesus all the helps and graces necessary for our spiritual and temporal welfare, particularly the grace of a happy death, and the special favour we now implore [here mention it].
(Then say the following Versicle and Response seven times in honour of the seven joys and sorrows of St. Joseph.)
℣ O Glorious St. Joseph ! through the love thou bearest to Jesus Christ, and for the glory of His Name.
℟ Hear our prayers and obtain our petitions.
Let us pray.
O Glorious St. Joseph, spouse of the Immaculate Virgin, obtain for me a pure, humble, and charitable mind, and perfect resignation to the Divine will. Be my guide, father, and model through life, that I may merit to die, as Thou didst, in the arms of Jesus and Mary.
Amen.
~ Prayers and Devotions (1959)
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22.04.202520:12
UNFAILING NOVENA to ST. JOSEPH
Feast, May 1st
This prayer, it is said, “has never been known to fail, provided that the request is for one’s spiritual benefit or for those whom we are praying.”
Day 1 - April 22
O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interest and desires.
O St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession, and obtain for me from thy divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
O St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating thee, and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him close in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me.
Amen.
Feast, May 1st
This prayer, it is said, “has never been known to fail, provided that the request is for one’s spiritual benefit or for those whom we are praying.”
Day 1 - April 22
O St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God, I place in thee all my interest and desires.
O St. Joseph, do assist me by thy powerful intercession, and obtain for me from thy divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below thy heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.
O St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating thee, and Jesus asleep in thine arms. I dare not approach while He reposes near thy heart. Press Him close in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask Him to return the kiss when I draw my dying breath.
St. Joseph, patron of departing souls, pray for me.
Amen.
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TheFreim
20.04.202517:36
"Just as the Virgin Mary, the Mother of the Lord, holds the first place among all women, even so, this day is the mother of days among all days."
— St. Jerome, Homily 93 on Easter Sunday
— St. Jerome, Homily 93 on Easter Sunday
18.04.202510:47
St Mark 10:33-34
"Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes and ancients, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles. And they shall mock him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again."
"Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man shall be betrayed to the chief priests, and to the scribes and ancients, and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles. And they shall mock him, and spit on him, and scourge him, and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again."
08.04.202507:15
𝗘𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗞𝗢𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗦𝗞𝗔'𝗦 "𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗬"
I. PROHIBITED. The first and sufficient reason to reject Sister Faustina Kowalska's "divine mercy" revelation and devotion, is the authority of Pope Pius XII, Pope John XXIII, and the Sacred Congregation who 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 — 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲, i.a. the most notable is the decree of November 19, 1958 (Cardinal Ottaviani, Plenary Meeting of the Divine Office):
“1. The supernatural nature of the revelations made to Sr. Faustina is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.
“2. 𝗡𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 of Divine Mercy is to be instituted.
“3. It is 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 that propagate this devotion under the form received by Sr. Faustina.”
The force of such authority ought to compel an obedient Catholic to submit, or at least to understand that there is no supernatural character in the alleged revelations on which the form of devotion is founded.
But if this does not suffice for you, proceed to the other reasons, especially the very cause.
II. HERETICAL. Pope Leo XIII once said that a single drop of heresy poisons the whole faith, no matter how beautiful are its other aspects; and the Roman Catechism and the Church Fathers teach that a single formal heresy suffices for a Catholic to lose his entire faith and become a heretic. Now one of the most dangerous elements in Sister Faustina's diary is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆, by saying that she and her husband will be "as Gods knowing good and evil" (Genesis 3:4,5). The apparition, who alleged himself as Christ, claims to unite with her "𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦" (Diary, no. 707, apparition of October 2, 1936), and describes her love as "𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴" (ibid., no. 1061, apparition of May 23, 1937). Both of these are 𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆, "𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻" (𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟭:𝟮𝟴,𝟰𝟮), who alone was most intimately united with God, above all creatures and next to the Son of God, by reason of her "singular privilege and gift of grace" of the Immaculate Conception (Ineffabilis Deus, ex cathedra) and of her relation as the Mother of God. This certainly leads Sister Faustina not only to heresy, but also to vanity, which is unbecoming for a holy religious.
III. SACRILEGIOUS. Kowalska said in her diary, "One day Jesus said to me, 'I am going to leave this house [church].... Because there are things here which displease me.' And 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘫𝘰𝘺, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.” (Diary, no. 44). On the contrary, St. Thomas Aquinas teaches (Summa Theologica, III.82.3) that “out of reverence towards this sacrament, nothing touches it, but what is consecrated; hence the corporal and the chalice are consecrated, and likewise the priest’s hands, for touching this sacrament. Hence 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, for instance, if it were to fall upon the ground, or else in some other case of urgency.” Now since Sister Faustina is neither a man nor a priest, her unconsecrated hands are not worthy to hold the Most Blessed Sacrament.
I. PROHIBITED. The first and sufficient reason to reject Sister Faustina Kowalska's "divine mercy" revelation and devotion, is the authority of Pope Pius XII, Pope John XXIII, and the Sacred Congregation who 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 — 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲, i.a. the most notable is the decree of November 19, 1958 (Cardinal Ottaviani, Plenary Meeting of the Divine Office):
“1. The supernatural nature of the revelations made to Sr. Faustina is 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁.
“2. 𝗡𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 of Divine Mercy is to be instituted.
“3. It is 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 that propagate this devotion under the form received by Sr. Faustina.”
The force of such authority ought to compel an obedient Catholic to submit, or at least to understand that there is no supernatural character in the alleged revelations on which the form of devotion is founded.
But if this does not suffice for you, proceed to the other reasons, especially the very cause.
II. HERETICAL. Pope Leo XIII once said that a single drop of heresy poisons the whole faith, no matter how beautiful are its other aspects; and the Roman Catechism and the Church Fathers teach that a single formal heresy suffices for a Catholic to lose his entire faith and become a heretic. Now one of the most dangerous elements in Sister Faustina's diary is 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆, by saying that she and her husband will be "as Gods knowing good and evil" (Genesis 3:4,5). The apparition, who alleged himself as Christ, claims to unite with her "𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦" (Diary, no. 707, apparition of October 2, 1936), and describes her love as "𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴" (ibid., no. 1061, apparition of May 23, 1937). Both of these are 𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘆, "𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻" (𝗟𝘂𝗸𝗲 𝟭:𝟮𝟴,𝟰𝟮), who alone was most intimately united with God, above all creatures and next to the Son of God, by reason of her "singular privilege and gift of grace" of the Immaculate Conception (Ineffabilis Deus, ex cathedra) and of her relation as the Mother of God. This certainly leads Sister Faustina not only to heresy, but also to vanity, which is unbecoming for a holy religious.
III. SACRILEGIOUS. Kowalska said in her diary, "One day Jesus said to me, 'I am going to leave this house [church].... Because there are things here which displease me.' And 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘫𝘰𝘺, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘭𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.” (Diary, no. 44). On the contrary, St. Thomas Aquinas teaches (Summa Theologica, III.82.3) that “out of reverence towards this sacrament, nothing touches it, but what is consecrated; hence the corporal and the chalice are consecrated, and likewise the priest’s hands, for touching this sacrament. Hence 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, for instance, if it were to fall upon the ground, or else in some other case of urgency.” Now since Sister Faustina is neither a man nor a priest, her unconsecrated hands are not worthy to hold the Most Blessed Sacrament.
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"As wisdom increases, and the subtle fragrance of holiness makes its unobtrusive way into the least crevices of the hours of a man's day, more and more hearts go out to him. He is a better man, a more lovable man, for he is more of a man. There is more to him, he is fuller, bigger. More of his powers have been put to work in completing the image of God within him. On the same count, every step downward a man takes in vice, the more isolated he becomes.
If there are hearts that do not shun him, it will be because they have not yet discovered his vice or because, loving another so measurelessly, there is room in their hearts for even so nearly loveless a one as this man. There is simply less to the vicious man. He is more empty, shriveled, dwarfed to such distorted proportions that only God, or one seeing through the eyes of God, can find that small nugget of goodness that justifies love."
- My Way of Life, Pocket Edition of St. Thomas, The Summa Simplified for Everyone, by Walter Farrell, O.P., S.T.M. and Martin J. Heavy, S.T.D, 1952
If there are hearts that do not shun him, it will be because they have not yet discovered his vice or because, loving another so measurelessly, there is room in their hearts for even so nearly loveless a one as this man. There is simply less to the vicious man. He is more empty, shriveled, dwarfed to such distorted proportions that only God, or one seeing through the eyes of God, can find that small nugget of goodness that justifies love."
- My Way of Life, Pocket Edition of St. Thomas, The Summa Simplified for Everyone, by Walter Farrell, O.P., S.T.M. and Martin J. Heavy, S.T.D, 1952
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