In a certain sense, this scene is the Image of Divine Mercy. For just as Jesus suddenly appears here to the apostles who were filled with fear, shame, and sin, so also, in the Divine Mercy Image, he suddenly appears to each one of us in the midst of our own darkness. Just as Jesus here brings the apostles his peace, joy, and forgiveness, so also, in the Divine Mercy Image, Jesus brings us his saving grace. Finally, just as Jesus here breathes on the apostles and says to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit,” so also, through the rays of the Divine Mercy Image, Jesus sends us the same gift of the Spirit when we respond with the prayer, “Jesus, I trust in you.” In a beautiful address to the women of St. Faustina’s own community, the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, St. John Paul II offers a commentary on the Image of Divine Mercy that reiterates some of the themes from the above Gospel passage. He says: Anyone can come [and] look at this image of the merciful Jesus, his Heart radiating grace, and hear in the depths of his own soul what [St.] Faustina heard: “Fear nothing. I am with you always” (Diary, n. 412). And if this person responds with a sincere heart: “Jesus, I trust in you!”, he will find comfort in all his anxieties and fears. In this dialogue of Excerpt from Divine Mercy Image Explained. Click here to order
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