extraordinary experiences of the Lord Jesus in prayer. In fact, Jesus appeared to her and even spoke with her. Of course, Jesus didn’t reveal some new Gospel when he appeared to St. Faustina. I mean, he already revealed everything he needed to say 2,000 years ago to the Apostles and through Sacred Scripture. So, why did he do it? Why did he appear to Faustina? Actually, why does he appear to any mystic for that matter? God sometimes appears to mystics because he has a prophetic message for a particular time in history, and he uses particular men and women to share his message. Sometimes it’s to remind us of something that’s been forgotten. Sometimes it’s a warning. At other times, it’s a message of comfort. Or it may simply be a call to conversion. Whatever it is, it doesn’t change the Bible. Rather, it brings us back to it at a certain time in history. Okay, so what’s the particular and important message that God wants to give to us in our modern time through St. Faustina? Simple. He wants to remind us of the heart of Sacred Scripture, namely, his mercy for us sinners. In fact, he’s saying to us sinners, “Now is the time of mercy. Now is a time of extraordinary mercy! Now is a time when I want to give especially great graces to the human race. I want to pour out my mercy in a big way.” Why would God say this? Why would he want to give such great graces in our time? I think St. Excerpt from Divine Mercy Explained. Click here to order
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