Jesus to St. Faustina (1931)
On that day all the divine floodgates through which
graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its
sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of
angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that
exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul
in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity.
The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that
it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not
have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (Diary of Divine
Mercy #699)
With our world in such a sorry state, we all wonder where
we are headed. And true to form, we hear more about the negative in our daily
news, than the good that is spreading. But in our seemingly dark world, the Light of Christ is shining.
One example of people’s thirst for this Light in
their lives is the program The Chosen, which has had more
viewers than any crowdfunded project. By
the end of 2022, 108 million people worldwide had watched at least part of one
episode.
Father Mike Schmitz’s podcast The Bible in
a Year has had over 500 million downloads. (While this podcast is
meant for all ages, I highly recommend it to teens having a difficult time).
Bishop Robert Barron’s book on the Eucharistic revival, This Is My
Body, has sold more copies than every celebrity memoir last year. And
it is not only Catholics who are being touched.
So rather than seeing the world through dark lenses
this Eastertide, see the Light that is coming through, giving us hope!