prayer cenacles, a lay apostolate of the Marian Fathers. EADM members live the message of Divine Mercy as their way of life. They deepen their spiritual life through Eucharistic Adoration, frequent reception of the Sacraments, Divine Mercy devotional practices, studying Scripture, Catechism, and St. Faustina’s Diary. The loving gentleness of Jesus is offered to us by the power of the Holy Spirit, especially through the Sacraments, particularly the Eucharist. Filled with His presence, our service to our patients becomes a reflection of Jesus’ love for them. Imagine our patients experiencing a cascade of graces pouring from The Divine Mercy as a result of our loving presence and tender care. In this way, patients are drawn to Christ, who offers His healing, consolation, and hope. Forgiveness In the Lord’s Prayer, we ask the Father in filial trust to forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. “Now – this is daunting – this outpouring of [God’s] mercy cannot penetrate our hearts as long as we have not forgiven those who have trespassed against us. In refusing to forgive our brothers and sisters, our hearts are closed and their hardness makes them impervious to the Father’s merciful love; but in confessing our sins, our hearts are opened to his grace.” (CCC 2840) If we do not strive to forgive, we are blocking God’s healing grace, and the wound remains unhealed. Anger, resentment, and hate fester and poison our heart, body and soul. “It is not in our power not to feel or to forget an offense”; but the heart that surrenders itself to the radiating “love of the Holy Spirit turns injury into compassion and purifies the memory in transforming the hurt into intercession”. (cf., CCC 2843) 55
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