National Shrine of The Divine Mercy Bulletin July 25, 2021

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 T he Cross are available to the public O Mary, Immaculate Virgin, Pure crystal for my heart, You are my strength, O sturdy anchor! You are the weak heart’s shield and protection. O Mary you are pure, of purity incomparable; At once both Virgin and Mother, You are beautiful as the sun, without blemish, And your soul is beyond all comparison. Your beauty has delighted the eye of the Thrice-Holy One. He descended from heaven, leaving His eternal throne, And too k Body and Blood of Virgin’s Heart. O Mother, Virgin, purest of all lilies, Your heart was Jesus’ first tabernacle on earth. Only because no humility was deeper than yours Were you raised above the choirs of Angels and above all Saints. O Mary, my sweet Mother, I give you my soul, my body and my poor heart. Be the guardian of my life, Especially at the hour of death, in the final strife. Diary 161 Please check our website for the most up-to-date i formation on our Monday-Friday Mass and Devotions schedule. From the Diary of St. Faustina In the Spotlight... 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 is being requested to help fund all our Shrine Ministries. To order your copy of The Diary of St. Faustina please go to divinemercygiftshop.org. or call our Gift Shop at 888-484-1112 Second Meditation Now you shall consid r My love in the Blessed Sacrament. Here, I am entirely yours, soul, body and divinity, as your Bridegroom. You know what love demands: one thing only, reciprocity... Application: O my Jesus, You know that I desire to love You with a love that no soul has ever before loved You with. I would like the whole world to be transformed in to love for You, my Betrothed. You feed me with the hon y and milk of Your Heart. From my earliest years, You reared me for Yourself alone, so that I would know how to love You now. You know that I love You, because You know the depth of the sacrifice I offe You each day. Today, for your spirit al rea in , you will take the Gospel os Saint John, chapter twenty-one. Let it fe d your heart more than your mind. Diary 1770, 1771, 1773 In the early 19th century, high in the mountains of Lebanon, Youssef Makhlouf dreamed of giving his life to Christ in a radical way. In 1851, at age 23, Youssef left home unannounced to join the Lebanese Maronite Order. Two years later, he took the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience at St. Maroun's Monastery in Annaya, Mount Lebanon. Even after having been ordained a priest in 1859, Fr. Charbel still desired to give himself to Christ in a more perfect way. In 1875, he received permission from his superiors to spend his remaining years as a hermit. In 1898, after 23 years of prayer and penance as a hermit, Fr. Charbel died, having suffered a stroke while saying Mass. His brother monks buried him in a common tomb without a casket, as was customary for the order. Not long after his death, a light emanated from the tomb. After more than a month of this supernatural marvel, the Church granted permission to open the grave to investigate. They discovered that his body was in perfect condition. He looked as he did the day he died. Furthermore, they discovered that his body mysteriously emitted a mixture of blood and water, reminiscent of Christ's last moments on the Cross. Several doctors examined his corpse and could not give a medical explanation for either phenomenon. For the next 67 years, his body remained in perfect condition and continued to drip blood and water. On July 24, we celebrate the Feast of St. Charbel Makhlouf, OLM, who was canonized in 1977 by Pope Paul VI. In emptying himself of all imaginable comforts, this saint was filled with grace, allowing God to work through him in a more powerful way. At St. Charbel's canonization, Pope Paul VI said, "[We] need people who offer themselves as victims for the salvation of the world, in a freely accepted penance, in an unceasing prayer of intercession ... in a radical way [St. Charbel embodied] a spirit from which no faithful of Christ is exempt ... a path salutary for all." If we empty ourselves of our worldly attachments, we, too, can live more like St. Charbel, more like Christ, so that God can fill us more completely with His grace. -excerpts taken from: No Limits to His Love by Marc Massery. Full article at: www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/saint-charbel-makhlouf-pray-us . St. Charbel Makhlouf Feast Day: July 24th