2 C E N A C L E S U P D A T E CONVERSE, Texas Frances Flores wrote and told us: Greetings from Divine Mercy Cenacle (English) at St. Monica’s Church in Converse, Texas! On July 17, 2022, we celebrated our first year anniversary with a Mass, followed by a luncheon. Last April, we were joined by members of the Spanish Divine Mercy Cenacle as well as many St. Monica parishioners as we celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday with a Mass and a Holy Hour at 3 p.m., followed by a reception in the church hall. Our cenacle continues to thrive and grow spiritually, meeting every two weeks. We are on target, having completed 26 lessons in Book 1 of the Cenacle Formation Manual. We have enthusiastic participation at each meeting, and there is great joy and excitement at each meeting. Our Divine Mercy Chaplet prayer group continues daily through Zoom, while on Fridays we pray the Chaplet in the Adoration Chapel at St. Monica’s at 3 p.m. We are also now praying the Chaplet in the homes of sick persons who have invited us to do this, besides praying for them during our daily Chaplet prayer. Among the Acts of Mercy we have organized was collecting toys and baby/children items for Seton Home, which we delivered right before Christmas. We also participated in a sock drive with the Knights of Columbus during which we gathered over 100 pairs of socks and delivered them to two nursing homes. At one of the St. Monica activities, we had a plant sale and donated the funds collected to our church. We are currently collecting blankets for veterans, a drive sponsored by a local group. We continue to encourage our members to participate in Holy Hours to pray the Chaplet with us daily as well to visit the Adoration Chapel as often as possible. In May 2022, we organized a pilgrimage to the consecrated grounds of the Divine Mercy Mission in New Braunfels, Texas, to pray for a child who has leukemia. He was getting discouraged with his treatments. We are happy to hear that his outlook has improved, and we continue to pray for him. Another specific objective of this pilgrimage was to pray for the people of Uvalde, Texas, who suffered a horrific tragedy at a school there. Our visit there included Scripture prayers at four of the praying sites, including a Rosary at the Blessed Mother’s site, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3 p.m. in the chapel there. A second pilgrimage is planned for next month. Periodically, we host a Holy Hour on a Thursday, and continue to support other parish events such as St. Monica’s Feast, and events sponNote: Dr. Thatcher will be speaking at St. Cecilia Church on Nov. 10. For more information, please contact the church office: 239-936-3635 Our EADM group at St. Cecilia’s Church began in May 2016 with five members. We have grown, and currently we have 19 members. All love the Lord and the message of Divine Mercy, and are growing spirituality. Being involved in the Divine Mercy cenacle has helped me feel part of this beautiful church community, and I am growing each day in understanding His love and mercy. The Diary readings and discussions have helped make me more aware that I can attain a closer union and more intimate life with Him as spouse and lover. Being an Apostle of Mercy has changed my view of life. Spreading “Jesus, I trust in You” to hurting souls has given me much peace and joy; reading the Scriptures and the Diary, and praying the Divine Mercy FORT MYERS, Florida Esperanza Lisziewski wrote and told us: sored by the Knights of Columbus, Catholic Daughters or Guadalupanas, and the Divine Mercy Cenacle Spanish group. On Aug. 27, we distributed prayer cards and invitations for joining during the St. Monica Feast Day celebration. Our plan now is to begin other cenacles so that we can continue to spread St. Faustina’s message of Divine Mercy. With 35-plus members in our two English cenacles, we are ready to expand to more cenacles. I am confident that this will be very probable very soon because of the growth, knowledge, and enthusiasm that exists and is transmitted during our meetings. Many members often express their love for our cenacle, and the fellowship has resulted in beautiful friendships among members that did not exist before. We find our members often give testimonials of past experiences on how they came to fall in love with St. Faustina’s story and the Divine Mercy. We feel confident that we will soon be able to open up more cenacles as the excitement is great in St. Monica’s Parish for this ministry. Something beautiful and spiritual has occurred with this Divine Mercy ministry, and it is bringing together many of us who will continue to learn and spread the Divine Mercy message of love. Continued on Page 3
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