The Divine Mercy Shrine
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Divine Mercy Shrine
The devotion to Jesus as the Divine Mercy is based on the writings of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, a simply educated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of approximately 600 pages containing God's loving message of Divine Mercy. Even before her death in 1938, devotion to Divine Mercy had begun to spread.
Although the message of Divine Mercy is not new to the teachings of the Church, Sister Faustina's Diary sparked a great movement and renewed focus on the mercy of Christ. Pope John Paul II canonized Sister Faustina in 2000, making her the first saint of the new millennium. He called her "the great apostle of Divine Mercy in our time." Today, we continue to trust in Jesus' endless mercy and strive to live mercifully toward others.
Pope Francis declared 2016 the "Year of Mercy." Throughout the Catholic Church, Cross in the Woods was designated as a pilgrimage church. The endless flow of pilgrims that year, who came to pray for a plenary indulgence before the framed image of Divine Mercy, inspired Cross in the Woods to establish this beautiful shrine in 2017, allowing devotion to Divine Mercy to continue for generations to come.
Prayer of Entrustment to Divine Mercy
O Lord, our God. We place our trust in You, Because you are mercy itself. We repent of our sins and turn to You for mercy. We trust You to provide for our every need, according to Your will. Help us to forgive others as You forgive us. We promise to be merciful by our deeds, words and prayers. Though we have fears because of human weakness, we rely on Your infinite goodness and mercy. We entrust to You the future of our planet, our Church, our nations, our families and all our needs. With loud cries we implore your mercy on us and on the whole world. Look upon us, created in your image and likeness. Form us in the Heart of Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit into the living images of mercy. May all come to know the depth of Your mercy and sing the praises of Your mercy forever. Amen!
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