Matthew 25:31-45
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.... He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ ...., ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers (or sisters) of mine, you did it for me.’ “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me....’ ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’
Second Sunday of Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday
Saint Pope John Paul II declared that the whole church should celebrate the second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. He also declared that a plenary indulgence could be obtained on this Sunday if certain criteria were met. To find out more please use the links below:
What is a plenary indulgence?
What do I need to do to get one on Divine Mercy Sunday?
What is the message of the "Divine Mercy"?
God demands that we perform acts of mercy. What are "acts of mercy"?
Readings on the origins and meaning of the Divine Mercy
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.... He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ ...., ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers (or sisters) of mine, you did it for me.’ “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels! For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink. I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me....’ ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’
Second Sunday of Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday
Saint Pope John Paul II declared that the whole church should celebrate the second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. He also declared that a plenary indulgence could be obtained on this Sunday if certain criteria were met. To find out more please use the links below:
What is a plenary indulgence?
What do I need to do to get one on Divine Mercy Sunday?
What is the message of the "Divine Mercy"?
God demands that we perform acts of mercy. What are "acts of mercy"?
Readings on the origins and meaning of the Divine Mercy
The Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Devotion to the Sacred Heart, as we know it, began about the year 1672. On repeated occasions, Jesus appeared to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a Visitation nun, in France, and during these apparitions He explained to her the devotion to His Sacred Heart as He wanted people to practice it. he asked to be honored in the symbol of His Heart of flesh; he asked for acts of reparation, for frequent Communion, Communion on the First Friday of the month, and the keeping of the Holy Hour.
When the Catholic Church approved the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, she did not base her action only on the visions of Saint Margaret Mary. The Church approved the devotion on its own merits. There is only one Person in Jesus, and that Person was at the same time God and Man. His Heart, too, is Divine -- it is the Heart of God. There are two things that must always be found together in the devotion to the Sacred Heart: Christ's Heart of flesh and Christ's love for us. True devotion to the Sacred Heart means devotion to the Divine Heart of Christ insofar as His Heart represents and recalls His love for us.... More Noven Prayer to the Sacred Heart |
