Our Lord, Jesus, appeared to St. Faustina in 1931. She describes the vision in her diary as, ""In the evening, when I was in my cell, I became aware of the Lord Jesus clothed in a white garment. One hand was raised in blessing, the other was touching the garment at the breast. From the opening of the garment at the breast there came forth two large rays, one red and the other pale. In silence I gazed intently at the Lord; my soul was overwhelmed with fear, but also with great joy. After a while Jesus said to me, 'paint an image according to the pattern you see, with the inscription: Jesus, I trust in You.'"
She started to write the messages and visions down in a diary, after being instructed to do so by her spiritual adviser.
Our Lord told Saint Faustina that anyone who approaches Him with a contrite heart on the Sunday following Easter shall be freed from all sins.
Our Lord Jesus said, "The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.... Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy." (699) The plenary indulgence that was issued for Divine Mercy Sunday does not change the promises of Our Lord. Rather it provides the Church's highest mark of approval and endorsement and gives souls more time to go to Confession.
Also, the Litany of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and The Divine Mercy Chaplet itself must be said at the hour of mercy and the picture of Jesus, Divine Mercy incarnate, must be venerated.
As many of the churches in our area are conducting services at 3:00 P.M., the hour of mercy, we suggest you also check your area for services.
Following is a text that explains a little more about what is required for this Feast Day in order to receive a plenary indulgence. This plenary indulgence can be offered for the souls in Purgatory that do not have anyone to pray for them.
Jesus, I trust in You.
You can find the chaplet of Divine Mercy on our Prayer Page at: http://www.gloryglorygifts.com/the-prayer-page.html
Have a blessed day and a peaceful week!
Mare
Three conditions for the plenary indulgence
And so the Supreme Pontiff, motivated by an ardent desire to foster in
Christians this devotion to Divine Mercy as much as possible in the hope
of offering great spiritual fruit to the faithful, in the Audience
granted on 13 June 2002, to those Responsible for the Apostolic
Penitentiary, granted the following Indulgences:
a plenary indulgence, granted under the usual conditions
(sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer for the
intentions of Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful who, on the Second Sunday
of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday, in any church or chapel, in a spirit
that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial
sin, take part in the prayers and devotions held in honour of Divine
Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or
reserved in the tabernacle, recite the Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you!");
A partial indulgence, granted to the faithful who, at
least with a contrite heart, pray to the merciful Lord Jesus a
legitimately approved invocation.
For those who cannot go to church or the seriously ill
In addition, sailors working on the vast expanse of the sea; the
countless brothers and sisters, whom the disasters of war, political
events, local violence and other such causes have been driven out of
their homeland; the sick and those who nurse them, and all who for a
just cause cannot leave their homes or who carry out an activity for the
community which cannot be postponed, may obtain a plenary indulgence on
Divine Mercy Sunday, if totally detesting any sin, as has been said
before, and with the intention of fulfilling as soon as possible the
three usual conditions, will recite the Our Father and the Creed before
a devout image of Our Merciful Lord Jesus and, in addition, pray a
devout invocation to the Merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I
trust in you).
If it is impossible that people do even this, on the same day they may obtain the Plenary Indulgence if with
a spiritual intention they are united with those carrying out the
prescribed practice for obtaining the Indulgence in the usual way and
offer to the Merciful Lord a prayer and the sufferings of their illness
and the difficulties of their lives, with the resolution to accomplish
as soon as possible the three conditions prescribed to obtain the
plenary indulgence.
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