1 • National Shrine of The Divine Mercy A Ministry of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary National Shrine of The Divine Mercy 2 Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA 01262 (GPS: 2 Prospect Hill Rd, Stockbridge, MA) Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC: Rector Fr. Robert Vennetti, MIC: Vice Rector Shrine Reception: 413-298-3931 Bus Pilgrimages: 413-298-1119 Gift Shop: 888-484-1112 National Shrine: www.shrineofdivinemercy.org Divine Mercy: www.thedivinemercy.org Marians: www.marian.org Dear Pilgrims, We welcome you to the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy. During this time of pandemic confessions, and Masses available (with limited capacity) are available. Please feel free to visit our Gift Shop and walk our beautiful grounds during your visit here. May God bless you. Sincerely in Jesus and Mary Immaculate, Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC Shrine Rector Livestream from the National Shrine (not available to the public at this time) Daily Devotions Daily Mass 9:00 am Chaplet of Divine Mercy 3:00 pm Rosary for Life 5:00 pm Find us on: Divine Mercy (Official) Divine Mercy Videos posted on our Website daily: shrineofdivinemercy.org Daily Public Mass Schedule Weekend Masses and Devotions will be held at the Mother of Mercy Outdoor Shrine Saturday 2:00pm* Sunday 10:30am & 2:00pm *2pm Mass does NOT fulfill Sunday obligation* Confessions Available Monday thru Friday 1:00pm - 2:00pm Saturdays and Sundays 1:00pm – 2:00pm 3:30pm – 4:15pm * All candle shrines and outdoor Stations of The Cross are available to the public Please check our website for the most up-to-date information on our Monday-Friday Mass and Devotions schedule. January 30th -February 5th
From the Diary of St. Faustina + I bow down before You, O Bread of Angels, With deep faith, hope and love And from the depths of my soul I worship You, Though I am but nothingness. I bow down before You, O hidden God And love You with all my heart. The veils of mystery hinder me not at all; I love You as do Your chosen ones in heaven. I bow down before You, O Lamb of God Who take away the sins of my soul, Whom I receive into my heart each morn, You who are my saving help. q3 At the chapter, Mother [Borgia] stressed a life of faith and fidelity in small things. Half way through the chapter, I heard these words: I desire that you would all have more faith at the present time. How great is My joy at the faithfulness of My spouse in the smallest things. Then I looked at the crucifix and saw that Jesus’ head was turned towards the refectory, and His lips were moving. When I told Mother Superior about it, she answered, “You see, Sister, how Jesus demands that our life be a life of faith.” Diary 1324. 352 St. John Bosco Feast Day: January 31st Saint John Bosco (1815-1888), whose feast we celebrate on Jan. 31, is a model for the New Evangelization. He began his work in Italy, going out to the streets and the shops to find homeless and neglected boys. He would gather them together for prayer and play, for formation into Catholics on their way to holiness. He went out to the margins where people fall through the cracks and are ignored or forgotten. Let us ask St. John Bosco's intercession, that we may be fully converted, allowing God's mercy to transform us into all we were meant to be. Let us trust in St. John Bosco's prayers, that we may be fully consecrated to Jesus through Mary in every part of our lives, thus consoling the Heart of Jesus and taking up our place with the One God who is Three, then going out to the world to live mercy and give mercy to all. Excerpt taken from:Those in Most Need of God’s Mercy www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/those-most-need-gods-mercy As St. John Bosco attracted the poor and the criminal of Italy's youth to Jesus, so then let us take the fire of the Holy Spirit out to the nations. Let us help Christ set all afire with the life and love of God.
72 First Saturday Devotions Our Lady explained those Five First Saturdays to Sr. Lucia dos Santos, one of the Fatima visionaries, on Dec. 10, 1925, in the following way: See, my daughter, my Heart encircled by thorns with which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. Do you, at least, strive to console me. Tell them that I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all those who, in order to make reparation to me, on the First Saturday of five successive months, go to Confession, receive Holy Communion, say five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for a quarter of an hour, meditating on the … mysteries of the Rosary. So I call on everyone who loves Mary to start making the Five First Saturdays a regular part of their prayer life. For anyone who visits the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, on the First Saturday of each month, it’s easy! Pilgrims can go to Confession, pray the Rosary for Life, and attend Mass with the intention of making reparation to Our Lady - as she requested. To fulfill the requirement to meditate for 15 minutes on the Mysteries of the Rosary, you can prayerfully walk the Stations of the Cross on Eden Hill for at least 15 minutes, remaining aware of keeping Our Lady company in spirit throughout her Son’s Passion and Death. Let’s make reparation together to the Immaculate Heart by being faithful to the Five First Saturdays, and help Our Lady spread grace, peace, and healing throughout all the world. Excerpt from: Five First Saturdays In Reparation to the Heart of Mary by Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC : https://www.marian.org/13th/firstsaturday.php Image from : https://shopmercy.org/immaculate-heart-of-mary-10-x-18-canvas-print.html First Friday Devotions Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time January 30, 2022 According to the popes of the last 100 years, there is no devotion more important to the life of the Church than devotion to the Heart of Jesus. The greatest impetus toward the spread of this devotion came from the apparitions of our Lord Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in the 1670s, whose feast we celebrate on Oct. 16. The glorified Jesus unveiled His tender, burning love for souls to her and asked for the establishment of the annual liturgical feast of the Sacred Heart (celebrated 19 days after Pentecost), as well as devotional practices such as the First Friday Communions and veneration of the image of His loving Heart. By these means, our Lord intended to rekindle the fire of love in the hearts of the faithful in a modern world in which the hearts of many were growing cold. I promise you in the excessive mercy of My Heart that My all-powerful love will grant to those who receive Holy Communion on the First Fridays in nine consecutive months the grace of final perseverance; they shall not die inMy disgrace, nor without receiving their sacraments.My divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment. However, the "Great Promise" was not meant to provide an automatic ticket to heaven! Christ promises to pour out the grace of final perseverance on those who perform this devotion with the proper dispositions of faith and love - but the soul must still cooperate with that grace at the time of death, for God's grace will never compel anyone to surrender to His love. So take advantage of the extraordinary generosity of Jesus, and console His Heart by receiving the tremendous graces of the First Fridays devotion. Excerpt from The First Fridays Devotion: an Invitation from the Heart of Jesus by Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/first-fridays-devotion-invitation-heart-jesus Image from: What is the First Friday Devotion? : www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/what-first-fridays-devotion
Catechism of the Catholic Church 2258 Catechism of the Catholic Church 2258 Events 40-Hours Devotion: February 3-6 All Day St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hampden, MA March 3-6 All Day St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Shelburne Falls, MA Please visit the Diocese of Springfield’s website: www.yearoftheeucharist.net for more information In a recent study, it was found that only 30% of Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Jesus. We’re in crisis mode. They’re missing not just the reality of Jesus in their lives, but something transformative, powerful, and beautiful. This Year of the Eucharist is an opportunity for revival. Bishop William Byrne Bishop of The Diocese of Springfield, MA Livestream Series Saturdays at 11:00am with Fr. Chris Alar, MIC To watch please go to: www.thedivinemercy.org THINGS TO NOTE Blessed Oil of St. Faustina Oil blessed in honor of St. Faustina is available at the Shrine Reception desk. A suggested donation of $5.00 which would go to help support Shrine Ministries. Diary of St. Faustina Copies of the Diary are sold in our Gift Shop located next to the main parking lot, or online: divinemercygiftshop.org The Gift Shop is open daily 10:00am-4:00pm We are Hiring! The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy is hiring for the following: Part-time Weekend Receptionist If you are interested, please call Human Resources at 413-298-3931 x140 or send your resume to: [email protected] National Shrine of The Divine Mercy Human Resource Director 2 Prospect Hill Road Stockbridge, MA 01262 Shrine Bulletin Board
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