Starting on Good Friday and ending on the 2nd Sunday after Easter we can pray a Divine Mercy Chaplet Novena. The Divine Mercy Chaplet was given St. Faustina by our Lord Jesus when he appeared to her. He also gave her a picture of Himself that he wanted painted. Now, this devotion has become very popular in our Church. But who is St. Faustina?
She was a young polish girl who lived during World War I. She was poor and uneducated. This is the reason God chose her, because people would know that the vision was from him, because she wouldn't have thought it up all by herself. She became a nun with the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Divine Mercy.
St. Faustina received her many visions from Jesus, but no one knew it but her confessor. The visions were visits from Jesus. He would tell her to pray for sinners to return to Him and accept his Mercy. He gave her the prayers prayed in the Chaplet and explained how to pray it using the rosary beads. 3 o clock is the hour of mercy in which to pray the chaplet. She recorded all of the visions in her diary.
The painting of Jesus that we see with the Divine Mercy is important. It is how he appeared to her and he wanted it painted. In the picture, he is wearing white and his hands are in a position of blessing. Coming from his heart are two rays of light. On the left is a red beam which symbolizes the blood he shed for us. On the right is a white beam which symbolizes the water that cleanses our souls. Underneath are the words, "Jesus, I trust in You."
There many reasons to pray the Chaplet. Jesus said that if someone died you should pray this prayer for that person. Another reason we should pray the Chaplet is for the conversion of our country because we are suffering from many sins for example pride, greed, abortion and many other sins. It is also a good prayer to pray when we are trying to grow closer to Jesus.
So when you pray this chaplet remember to pray for all the sinners. This was the purpose of St. Faustina's visions. It is what Jesus calls us to do.
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