Plenary Indulgence.
On one occasion, I heard these words: My daughter, tell the whole world about My Inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.* [our emphasis] On that day all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will I contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (Diary 699)
Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy, but there must also be deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me. You are to show mercy to our neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to absolve yourself from it. (Diary 742)
I want to grant complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My mercy. (Diary 1109)
As you can see the Lord's desire for the Feast includes the solemn, public veneration of the Image of Divine Mercy by the Church, as well as personal acts of veneration and mercy. The great promise for the individual soul is that a devotional act of sacramental penance and Communion will obtain for that soul the plenitude of the divine mercy on the Feast.
*The Cardinal of Krakow, Cardinal Macharski, whose diocese is the center of the spread of the devotion and the sponsor of the Cause of Sr. Faustina, has written that we should use Lent as preparation for the Feast and confess even before Holy Week! So, it is clear that the confessional requirement does not have to be met on the Feast itself. That would be an impossible burden for the clergy if it did. The Communion requirement is easily met that day, however, since it is a day of obligation, being Sunday. We would only need confession again, if received earlier in Lenten or Easter Season, if we were in the state of mortal sin on the Feast.
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It used to be in the Church that we were in a state of severe and grave sin if we did not do our "Easter Duty" Three Popes have said Vat 2 does not change the Church therefore be careful before you correct me with your comments. It is obvious from this that we must confess our sins before a priest. read the Council of Trent on the Sacrament of Penance also, before you write a denial of this fact.
Easter Duty is confession and communion during the Lenten period and this period is stretched to include the time period up to Holy Trinity Sunday. Now how to receive a plenary indulgence is in the Letter of Paul VIth. on indulgences. Pope Paul wrote we must go to confession but we can still practice the devotion necessary, novena's,special prayers and devotions or visits to holy places etc. I use the prayer before a crucifix which is especially effective, if we go to confession 8 days before or 8 days after. It used to be called the octave of the feast or in this case the repentance, communion and prayer the Our father and the Hail Mary for the Pope's intentions. The prayer before the Crucifix and its Indulgence can be assigned to relatives that is for me my brothers and sisters in Christ where ever they are. Also failure to obseevre confession before a first friday devotion makes it ineffective. How many priest tell you this today. Not to fufil the Church's obligations means you have not practiced the devotion, pure and simple.
I got carried away and missed the fact we must do the penance and communion before we can receive the reward. Please read Pope Paul's injunction by adding after we must go to confession, "during the period 8 days before and eight days after".
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This is providential read the second article in on this blog. A good priest tells you abour octaves and what they are.
Today Our Lord makes "Special" and so simple for those who have been away from the Sacraments! A Plenary Indulgence is not easy but Our Lord has made it so for this One Day... I have Family who after 15 years of being in the state of mortal sin are now the same as the Day they were Baptized ! ALLELUIA God IS GREAT!!! AND Carol your Blog had a lot to do with it! Thank you for all you do!
Me too!!
How good that felt, eh?
Thanks for the kind words. Hopefully, that is some kind of consolation for all the stupid things I've done in my life!
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