The Image of Jesus, The Divine Mercy, becomes a very special transmitter of divine blessings because of the great promises made by our Lord: I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. That vessel is this image with the signature: “Jesus I Trust In You” (327). By means of this image I shall be granting many graces to souls; so let every soul have access to it (570). Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace (313). I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. I also promise victory over [its] enemies already here on earth, especially at the hour of death. [This refers to the devil and evil spirits that do their damnedest at that critical moment to discourage souls about their salvation and to drive them to despair by bringing up before them the remembrance of their sins.] I myself will defend it as My own glory (48). When nurses or doctors give their patients a blessed Divine Mercy Image, because of the promises attached to it by the Lord, they are exposing the patient to the action of the “rays of mercy” upon them. The Image of The Divine Mercy, with the streams of Blood and Water gushing forth from the pierced side of Jesus, points to the central event of Christ’s Passion reported by St. John the apostle in his account of the Gospel: “One of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and immediately blood and water gushed out.” As for the reason this action took place St. John states: “For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled. … They shall look on the one whom they pierced” (Jn 19: 34, 36, 37). 20
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