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Sorry it's been awhile since I've posted some chapters.
But, I should talk about Divine Mercy.

So St. Faustina is a
Polish Mystic, which I find pretty cool, because I'm half-Polish and
John Paul II was Polish. I'm also half-Irish and my birthday is the
day after St. Patrick's Day, but we'll save him for a later
discussion. So St. Faustina got tapped by Jesus to be His secretary on
what He would tell her about His Divine Mercy and she wrote down
everything in her Diary.

Jesus appeared to St. Faustina
clothed in a white robe pointing to His Chest and where He pointed two
rays were coming out of His chest(one red and one white). He asked
her to paint this vision with the words, "Jesus, I trust in You." The
rays represent the Blood and Water which flowed forth from Jesus when
the lance was thrust into His side--these rays come from His Divine
Mercy. (A further explanation with the Image at is at http://divinemercy.org/image.html)

The Sunday after Easter has been declared to be Divine Mercy Sunday --this day you can get all kinds of Graces(can we say Plenary Indulgence ?--another listing here and here )--in
essence the floodgates of His Divine Mercy are fully open that day to
everyone who approaches the Fount of His Divine Mercy, especially the
greatest of sinners. There is Novena of Chaplets you can say from Good
Friday to Divine Mercy Sunday.. The Chaplet that you say is the Divine
Mercy Chaplet which Jesus gave to St. Faustina. (To learn to pray the
chaplet go here: http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/dmmap.htm )
(The correct way to pray the Novena is here: http://www.faustina.ch/swieto_milosierdzia/nowenna/novena.htm --basically you pray the prayer that is listed and then you pray one Divine Mercy Chaplet each day of the Novena)

Also Jesus told St. Faustina for us to always remember His Passion at
3pm Daily to remember when He Died on Good Friday. Say the Stations of
the Cross or just pause or you can pray the Chaplet or say some other
prayer.

Pray for the Divine Mercy of Jesus. Jesus will be the
Just Judge, but if we pray for His Divine Mercy at the deathbed of the
dying, Jesus stands and intervenes for that person as Merciful Savior.
Jesus also said that the greater the sinner, the greater the right that
sinner has to His Divine Mercy.

Praying the Divine Mercy
Chaplet is praying for the Divine Mercy to be poured out on us and the
whole world. Praying the Novena of Chaplets is bringing different
souls to the Fount of the Divine Mercy of Jesus for each of nine
days--the last day lukewarm souls(which wound His Heart most deeply)
are brought to Him.

Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday!!!

Divine Mercy Image -
http://divinemercy.org/image.html

Chaplet -
http://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/dmmap.htm

Novena -
http://www.faustina.ch/swieto_milosierdzia/nowenna/novena.htm

Plenary Indulgence - http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/tribunals/apost_penit/documents/rc_trib_appen_doc_20020629_decree-ii_en.html
http://www.ourladyswarriors.org/indulge/plenary.htm
http://www.expage.com/plenaryindulgence

Organizations -
http://marian.org/ (National Shrine of the Divine Mercy - Marians of the Immaculate Conception)
http://www.JesusITrustInYou.org (Sisters of Reparation)
http://www.thedivinemercy.org (Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy)

EWTN Shows -
The Divine Mercy Chaplet in Song - 3pm EST everyday on EWTN
http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?seriesID=7065&T1=Divine Mercy
Divine Mercy in Our Souls (in EWTN Archive)
http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/seriessearchprog.asp?seriesID=6686&T1=Divine Mercy
Divine Mercy Cenacle - 2:30pm EST on Friday and 6:30am on Monday on EWTN
http://www.ewtn.com/series/2006/Cenacle_Divine_Mercy.htm
http://www.thedivinemercy.org/news/story.php?newsID=2272
http://www.thedivinemercy.org/eadm/dmcenacle.php

Catholic Answers Shows -
Divine Mercy
http://www.catholic.com/radio/event.php?calendar=1&category=&event=1511&date=2000-10-23
God's Unfathomable Mercy
http://www.catholic.com/radio/event.php?calendar=1&category=&event=3768&date=2006-04-10
My Cure and Blessed Faustina
http://www.catholic.com/radio/event.php?calendar=1&category=&event=1030&date=1999-12-02

Encyclical - Dives in Misercordia
http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_30111980_dives-in-misericordia_en.html

TheDivineMercy.Org -
Understanding Divine Mercy ( http://www.thedivinemercy.org/assets/pdf/jpii/UnderstandDM.pdf )
Divine Mercy 101 ( http://www.thedivinemercy.org/jpII/dm101.php )
Message of Mercy Archives ( http://www.thedivinemercy.org/columns/schedule.php )

Divine Mercy FAQ -
http://www.marian.org/divinemercy/FAQs/FAQs.html
http://www.thedivinemercy.org/library/faq/commonquestions.php