Faustina obeyed the Lord’s command with the blessing and help of her spiritual director, Blessed Michael Sopocko. Using his own money, this holy priest commissioned an artist, Eugene Kazimirowski, to paint the image. Closely working with Sr. Faustina, Kazimirowski completed the painting after no less than 12 tries.7 Of course, since no painting can fully capture the glory of the Lord as he appears to his saints, it’s not surprising that after Faustina first saw the painting, she went to the chapel and wept with sorrow. At one point, in the midst of her tears, she cried to Jesus, “Who will paint You as beautiful as You are?” The Lord consoled her, saying, “Not in the beauty of the color, nor of the brush lies the greatness of this image, but in My grace.”8 “My grace.” What is this “grace” that Jesus speaks of, this grace that makes the Divine Mercy Image so great? That’s what we’ll explore in the next section. Then, in subsequent sections, we’ll look at the meaning behind certain aspects of the image and how you can enthrone it in your home. So, by the end of this booklet, you’ll have everything you need to know about a most important image for our time, an image of great grace and blessing, an image that brings Christ to your home — the Image of Divine Mercy. Excerpt from Divine Mercy Image Explained. Click here to order
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