Reparation
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Our Lord told Blessed Faustina, "
Proclaim that mercy is the greatest
attribute of God. All the works of My hands are crowned with mercy."
(Divine Mercy in my soul) (301) " ….when a soul sees and realizes the
gravity
of its sins, when the whole abyss of the misery into which it is
immersed
itself is displayed before its eyes, let it not despair, but with a
trust
let it throw itself into the arms of My mercy, as a child into the arms
of its beloved mother. These souls have a right of priority to My
compassionate
Heart, they have first access to My mercy. Tell them that no soul that
has called upon My mercy has been disappointed or brought to shame. I
delight
particularly in a soul which has placed its trust in My goodness.
(Divine
Mercy in my soul) (1541)
As Jesus supplies us with His mercy, we must make reparation for our sins and those of the whole world. Webster’s Dictionary defines reparation as: a righting of a wrong. His mercy forgives but reparation is demanded to make up for these actions. His Sacred Heart is filled with sadness, because so many doubt Him, despise Him, insult Him, ridicule Him, spit upon Him, slap Him, accuse Him condemn Him. In the Sacrament of His Love so many forget Him. Every mortal sin brings down the terrible scourges on His Sacred Body, presses the sharp thorns into His Sacred Head, and hammers the cruel nails into His Sacred Hands and Feet. The ingratitude of mankind continually pierces His Sacred Heart. Our Lord told Blessed Faustina, " In return for my blessings, I get ingratitude. In return for My Love, I get forgetfulness and indifference. My Heart cannot bear this." Divine Mercy in my soul (1537). Our Lady has said that "there are so many souls whom the
Justice
of God condemns for sins committed against me, that I have come to ask
reparation…." (From Fatima in Lucia’s Own Words). In fact several
prayers
were taught to the children at Fatima to be used for reparation and
sacrifice.
Some other forms of reparation include: |
