DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET DAY EIGHT

Today in the Divine Mercy Chaplet we bring to Jesus all the souls who are detained in purgatory and
immerse them in the abyss of His mercy.  I know this is a strange concept for Protestants but it makes
perfect sense to me.

Father Francis Martin once explained it to us that God is So HOLY than nothing can stand in His presence
that isn't..........that we would not want to be in His presence until all that is not of love is burned away.  Purgatory is NOT a second chance.  That is why when we suffer here on earth we can offer it us and
it is not wasted.

When my mom was in a comma for months I knew it wasn't wasted!  We won't suffer in heaven!  Suffering on earth can transform us.  It is usually the hard things in life that make us who we are.  It was in living with a mentally ill father, taking care of my dying mother and my own struggle with depression that makes me more of a compassionate person.

Believe me I don't go around looking for suffering!  But when it comes my way I try to daily turn it over to the Lord and learn to trust him more.  It's like flexing your spiritual muscles.  God is a God of Mercy.

Eighth Day


"Today bring to Me the Souls who are in the prison of Purgatory,

and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They are making retribution to My justice. It is in your power to bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf. Oh, if you only knew the torments they suffer, you would continually offer for them the alms of the spirit and pay off their debt to My justice."

Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet, who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of Purgatory, that there, too, the power of Your mercy may be celebrated.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded: Manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no other way but only through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and compassion. Amen