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THREE O’CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON THE HOUR OF GREAT MERCY As one reads the Diary of
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, one comes upon this little prayer: You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth
for souls and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. N O Fount of
Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself
out upon us (Diary, 1319). Immediately after these words, and without any further
explanation, Saint Faustina records this unexpected request of Our Lord. At three o’clock implore My mercy especially for
sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion,
particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the
whole world ………. In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a
request of Me in virtue of My passion. About four months later, again, without any introduction,
Saint Faustina penned these words of Our Lord: I remind you, My daughter, that as often as you hear
the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy,
adoring and glorifying it; invoke its omnipotence for the whole wrld, and
particularly for poor sinners, for at that moment [mercy] was opened wide for
every soul. In this hour you can
obtain everything for yourself and for others for the asking; it was the hour
of grace for the whole world – mercy triumphed over justice. My daughter, try your best to make the Stations of the
Cross in this hour, provided that your duties permit it; and if you are not
able to make the Stations of the Cross, then at least step into the chapel
for a moment and adore in the Blessed Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of
mercy; and should you be unable to step into the chapel, immerse yourself in
prayer there, where you happen to be, if only for a very brief instant. I claim veneration for My mercy from every
creature…….(Diary,1572). A remembrance, then, of the hour in which the saving
death of Jesus was accomplished; of the hour when all was “finished’ and,
with His last breath, Jesus bequeathed His Holy Spirit “for the life of the
world”; of the hour, too, when our thoughts run to the moment of the piercing
of Christ’s side; from which there flowed immediately “a fount of mercy for
us”; and of the hour in which the kingdom of God was opened for all as for
the repentant thief – such a remembrance is an appropriate act of veneration
of The Divine Mercy that Jesus appears to desire very much, and, in view of
the sweeping promise attached to it, appears, likewise, to prize very highly. We would do well in this same hour to say another
little prayer, taught to Saint Faustina by our Lord, which she repeated every
morning and often during the day to renew her act of consecration to The
Divine Mercy: O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of
Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You (Diary,84). Little Prayers for Use at the Hour of Great Mercy You expired Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth
for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fountain of Life, unfathomable Divine
Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us (Diary, 1319). O Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of
Jesus as a gountain of mercy for us, I trust in You. (Diary, 84) Eternal God, in whom mercy
is endless and the treasury of compassion – inexhaustible, look kindly upon
us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not
despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to
Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen. (Diary,950) |
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