DMA: WACOM 1
FIRST WORLD APOSTOLIC CONGRESS
ON MERCY
WACOM 2008: ROME 2-6 APRIL
2008
Divine
Mercy appears throughout Scripture and all recorded time. The private
revelations given to St. Faustina by Jesus, however,
emphasize the urgency of Divine Mercy for our time. In fact, when he canonized
St. Faustina in 2000, Pope John Paul II said, “By this act, I intend to pass this message
on to the new millennium.”
Jesus
appears to Sr. Faustina. He tells her to paint an
image according to His appearance. He later reveals The Divine Mercy Chaplet,
the Hour of Great Mercy, and the Feast of Mercy.
Father
Joseph Jarzebowski, MIC, flees war-torn Poland and
arrives in America with material concerning The Divine Mercy message. His
fellow Marians help him publish and distribute Divine Mercy materials.
Father
Walter Pelczynski, MIC, helps to establish the Mercy
of God Apostolate on Eden Hill, Stockbridge, MA, today home of the National
Shrine of The Divine Mercy and the Marian Helpers Center.
The
message and devotion are prohibited, based on lack of original sources and
unreliable translations of Sr. Faustina’s Diary.
Original
documents, as well as the favorable opinion of
bishops, lead Vatican officials to lift the ban on The Divine Mercy message and
devotion.
Cardinal
Wojtyla takes the name John Paul II. The new Pope
dedicates his pontificate to The Divine Mercy.
On
Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope John Paul II declares Blessed Faustina
a saint. On that day, he also establishes Divine Mercy Sunday as a feast day
for the universal Church.
During
his homily at the dedication of The Divine Mercy Shrine in Lagiewniki,
Poland, Pope John Paul II entrusts the world to The Divine Mercy.
Pope
Benedict XVI approves the first World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, to be held
in Rome from April 2-6, 2008. The Congress will open on the third anniversary
of Pope John Paul II’s death.
On
dates and times to be determined, National Mercy Congresses will convene in the
United States, Mexico, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Asia.
Michael
15/11/10
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