Source of LIGHT and LOVE for all...

 "I must become a great saint.  

My Jesus wants it." - St Bernadette

“The Eucharist 

bathes the tormented soul

in light and love.

Then the soul appreciates these words,

‘Come all you who are sick, 

I will restore your health.'" 

St Bernadette

France ~ 1844-1879

Lourdes visionary and nun

It is said that onlookers were converted 

by the deep reverence in 

which she made the Sign of the Cross 

Incorrupt

Feast Day - April 16*

*Some places - other places Feb 18

PHOTO: Fr Dustin Bain ~ Indianapolis, Indiana ~ USA

Said of St Bernadette by a fellow Sister, Sr Dalias:

"The Holy Eucharist was the breath of her soul."
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 A tiny tot of four inquired of St Bernadette,

"You have seen the Blessed Virgin, Sister. Was she beautiful?"

"So beautiful," she replied, "that once you have seen her,

you would willingly die to see her again."

St Bernadette, pray for us!

Joining the JOY...

 "We should consider those moments spent

before the Blessed Sacrament

as the happiest of our lives." - St John Vianney

 

 

"Go to Jesus.  

He loves you and is waiting for you 

to give you many graces.

He is on the altar surrounded by 

angels adoring and praying.

Let them make some room for you

and join them in doing what they do"

St Mary Joseph Rosello (+1888)

Foundress: Daughters of Our Lady of Mercy

Allelujah!

Happy are we to be His home!...

 "Christ lay in death's bonds handed over for our sins,

He is risen again and has brought us life;

For this we should be joyful, praise God

and be thankful to Him and sing Alleluia, Alleluia!"

- Christ Lag in Todesbanden, from Cantata No. 4, JS Bach

“If Christ dwells within us, 

what do we need? What do we lack?

If we dwell in Christ, 

what more could we desire?

He is our host and our dwelling-place.

Happy are we to be His home!

What joy  to be ourselves the 

dwelling-place of such an inhabitant!"

St Nicolas Cabasilas (+1391)

Our love makes earth a paradise...

"Let us join together and go to Jesus in the tabernacle.

Before Him I feel myslf as exalting; 

I am with Jesus, I am before my Love. 

Thus the tabernacle opens, the Seraphin bow."

St Gemma Galgani

 “The Blessed Sacrament is the magnet of souls. 

There is a mutual attraction between Jesus and the souls of men. 

Mary drew Him down from heaven.  

Our nature attracted Him rather than the nature of angels.  

Our misery caused Him to stoop to our lowness.  

Even our sins had a sort of attraction for the abundance 

of His mercy and the predilection of His grace.  

Our repentance wins Him to us.  

Our love makes earth a paradise to Him; 

and our souls lure Him as gold lures the miser, 

with irresistible fascination.” 

Fr. Frederick William Faber

Painting: Arthur Cardosa

Jesus, I trust in You!...

  “Let your heart ever belong to God through 

purity of intention, attachment to His love, 

and confidence in His divine mercy. 

… You must reach the point where 

Jesus is sufficient to you.”

 - St. Peter Julian Eymard

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 Divine Mercy Sunday 

"Let no one mourn that he has fallen 

again and again; for forgiveness 

has risen from the grave." 

- St John Chrysostom

Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (#10):

"Especially from the Eucharist,

grace is poured forth upon us
as from a fountain."

First Mass of St John of Malta

 "O what awesome mysteries 

take place during Mass! ... 

One day we will know 

what God is doing for us in each Mass, 

and what sort of gift He is preparing in it for us.  

Only His divine love could permit 

that such a gift be provided for us ... 

this fountain of life gushing forth 

with such sweetness and power (914) ...

"O living Host, my one and only strength, 

fountain of  love and mercy, 

embrace the whole world, fortify faint souls.  

Oh, blessed be the instant and the moment 

when Jesus left us His most merciful Heart!" (223).

St Maria Faustina Kowalska

Diary: Divine Mercy in my Soul

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am faint;

O Lord, heal me, for my bones are in agony. 

 Psalm 6:2
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   "No traveling soul can worthily love its God, but when this soul

does everything it possibly can, and trusts in divine mercy, 

why should Jesus reject it?  Didn't He command us to love God in

accordance with our strength?  When you have given and

consecrated everything to God, why do you fear?" 

 St Padre Pio (1916) 

“Trust the past to the mercy of God, 

the present to His Love and the 

future to His Providence. ”- St. Augustine

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 "Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon 

the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the 

promises of Jesus Christ. God is a spring of living water 

which flows unceasingly into the hearts of those who pray."

 St. Louis de Montfort

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Divine Mercy Sunday Reflection 2020 - YouTube (Fr Michael Gaitley)

Click here: The Chaplet of Divine Mercy in Song (complete) - YouTube
Click here: Pope John Paul II's Divine Mercy Sunday Homily (2001)

This priest helped spread the Divine Mercy devotion

Jesus, I trust in You!