Fall-Winter 2013-2014

Go mobile Facebook.com/ DivineMercyOfficial l Expand your knowledge of Divine Mercy l Stay connected l Enjoy our online community Instagram/ TheDivineMercy because it hasn’t been a big financial boon for them. For that reason, there aren’t a lot of books and materials in Spanish in the United States. So there’s really a need. This is an opportunity to care for those who tend to be forgotten.” Father Michael said he expects the strong love for Mary of Spanish-speaking Catholics to make them receptive to the booklet’s mes- sage. “My hope is that consecration, which is really the height of Marian devotion, will take this love for the Blessed Mother and bring it to even greater heights, leading to an even greater love for Jesus. My hope is that Mary, through the consecration, will help our Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters to ‘become saints, great saints, and quickly,’ as Venerable Pio Lanteri put it.” “With more than 250,000 copies of the current book edition in print since it was first published less than two years ago, 33 Days to Morning Glory already has reached a huge audience and continues to change lives around the world,” said Executive Director for Evangelization Mark Fanders. HAPP groups are using the do-it-yourself retreat across the United States and Canada, allowing Mary to direct the fruits of their prayers and works to greatest effect for Christ and His Church. Mary leads us to Divine Mercy When asked why it is so important to assist as many people as possible to make A snapshot of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. “About a third of all Catholics in the United States are now Hispanic,” according to the United States Con- ference of Catholic Bishops. Hispanics have comprised 71 percent of the growth of the Catholic Church in the U.S. since 1960. More than 50 percent of all Catholics in the U.S. under the age of 25 are of Hispanic descent. Though Hispanic is synonymous with Catholic in the minds of many, the reality is much more complicated. Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, speaking to the Catholic News Agency in 2010, said, “The number of Hispanics [in the U.S.] self-identifying as Catholics has declined from nearly 100 percent in just two decades, while the number who describe themselves as Protestant has nearly doubled, and the number saying they have ‘no religion’ has also doubled.” l l l To learn more about what the Marians offer in Spanish, visit : marianos.net and ladivinamisericordia.org