The National Shrine of The Divine Mercy Bulletin Oct. 24, 20

From the Diary of St. Faustina My . Mo mighty in former days. Let the rest of the world have their ghost stories. We have our saint stories - St. Joseph of Cupertino, the flying friar; St. Padre Pio the wonderworker; St. Maximilian Kolbe, the martyr for charity; St. Catherine of Siena, mighty prayer warrior; St. Faustina, mystic and prophetess; and of course Our Blessed Mother Mary, Queen of heaven and earth. On and on they run, a great torrent of light down through history, giving hope to a world in darkness. Take Halloween and make it joyful. Celebrate the triumph of the light of Christ over the night of the world. Teach your children through receiving trick-or-treaters to give food to the strangers who knock on their door, and, by taking them trick-or-treating, that neighbors will share what they have, as well. Embrace the true spirit of the night - the spirit of All Hallows, of all the holy ones, of charity and good humor, of joy and of light Excerpt from Let ’ s Unmask the Real Halloween by Chris Sparks; www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/lets-unmask-real-halloween To order a copy of The Diary of St. Faustina go to divinemercygiftshop.org. or call our Gift Shop at1-888-484-1112 All Hallow’s Eve Oct. 31st We celebrate the Feast of All Saints on Nov. 1 every year. You could say we're cheating a little bit by having one day annually when we celebrate everybody - every last person who's in heaven, every last child of Mary who has accepted Jesus's offer of salvation and triumphed over the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil. And the evening before, we celebrate the Vigil of All Saints, also known as All Hallows Eve - Halloween. Some of the concerns are no doubt well placed. And yet Halloween is essentially a Catholic feast, and should be celebrated by Catholics. So this Halloween, celebrate! Celebrate the Vigil of All Saints Day with a Rosary before an image of Our Lady, with prayers asking the intercession of the angels and the saints. Tell the tales of the heroes of our Church, the heroes of heaven and earth, the mightiest of the 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 suggested to support Shrine Ministries. Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate heart and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely. The miracles of mercy are impenetrable. Neither the sinner nor just one will fathom them. When You cast upon us an eye of pity, You draw us all closer to Your love. Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen. Diary 1215