Question 104 – What Is Your Opinion Of The Divine Mercy Devotion?

Interview Organization: Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima
Interviewer Name: Christopher P. Wendt
Date: May 13, 2022
The Divine Mercy devotion, rooted in the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was spread by St. Faustina Kowalska, who was canonized for her holiness. Her writings, approved by the Church, emphasize repentance and salvation from hell. Divine Mercy offers a path to redemption through deep repentance, experienced in Confession.
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Transcript:

The Divine Mercy was already very close to the spirituality of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Even St. Margaret Maria Alacoque in her writings spoke about the Merciful Heart of Jesus. St. Faustina Kowalska in the 20th century, especially, spread the devotion to the Divine Mercy. 

The Church recognized her through a serious process of beatification and canonization, the holiness of her life. The Church also acknowledged her writings as conforming to the Catholic faith and that it is a healthy devotion. So, it's approved by the Church that she lived a holy life. It was proven, and therefore this devotion is correct. The Church was observing and they proposed this. 

Maybe not all people know but, in her writings, she described hell in detail. She wrote in her diary about hell and how souls can be condemned for all eternity. Therefore, she spread the Divine Mercy to save souls from hell. She also insisted on the reality of hell, and she even saw the souls in hell, like the children of Fatima. 

And so, we have to do these, to read all the messages or the writings of Sister Faustina, and to invite people to the Divine Mercy. It is an instrument to save souls from hell. We have to stress this: to offer them the possibility to repent because the Divine Mercy and even St. Faustina have said that it always presupposes deep repentance. And only a repentant heart will recognize the beauty of the Divine Mercy. And every day, in every sacrament of confession, we all experience the greatness and beauty of the Divine Mercy towards ourselves.