Whenever possible we should seek others to join us in praying the Chaplet before work or on a break, since it may be difficult to pray in the middle of a code, or in the Emergency Room with a major trauma. If you know of anyone praying The Divine Mercy Chaplet for the dying at an adoration chapel or a Catholic Church, ask them to pray for your patients. Responding to St. Faustina’s pain for the ailing humanity Jesus said: My daughter, those words of your heart are pleasing to Me, and by saying the chaplet you are bringing humankind closer to Me (929). When we pray The Divine Mercy Chaplet for our patients, be they near or far away, we are performing a spiritual act of mercy. We are allowing the grace of Divine Mercy to radiate to their souls. We apply the power of Our Savior’s Precious Blood and Water at the moment when it is most needed. For, as St. Peter reminds us, “It is by His wounds we are healed” (1 Pet 2:24), either physically here, if that is for the patient’s spiritual benefit, or with full restoration in eternity. But our care for the sick is as for Jesus Himself: “Amen I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of Mine, you did for Me” (Mt 25:40). Just as our patients have the challenge to accept their sufferings with trust, we embrace the commitment to help them by easing their pain and being there for them not only as nurses or doctors, but as true spiritual advocates. Our vocation is God’s gift for our sanctification. The Divine Mercy Chaplet in Tragedy Catastrophic events present nurses and doctors with occasions to exercise efficacious spiritual works of mercy at the most critical moments of patients’ lives. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is the most appropriate 28
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