Jesus, I Trust in You, Have Mercy Upon Us and Upon the Whole World!
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Our dearly beloved and The Divine Mercy Presentation Blessed Pope John Paul II, the Great, wrote his These words of our late Holy Father have last and final statement motivated us all the more to set out and be from his death bed that “Apostles of Divine Mercy”. In this new he prepared to be read presentation we aim to motivate the faithful on the Sunday after his to “be not afraid” to ask the Lord Jesus for passing (Divine Mercy His Unfathomable Divine Mercy. We want to set your parish on fire for evangelization! Sunday). In his final words, he expressed to We invite all to come and hear the words us the importance to that Our Lord spoke to St. Faustina and to understand and accept better understand and accept Divine Mercy today, the very urgent as Blessed Pope John Paul II expressed in message of Our Lord’s Divine Mercy… his last and final prayer to us. He said to the people of the world: When people realize the depth of love and “As a gift to humanity, which sometimes forgiveness that Our Lord Jesus wants to seems bewildered and overwhelmed by the pour out on each and every one of us, they power of evil, selfishness, and fear, the themselves become motivated to go out and Risen Lord offers His love that pardons, spread that love and mercy to others! We reconciles, and reopens hearts to love. It aim to show you how to use Divine Mercy Sunday as the ultimate evangelization tool. is love that converts hearts and gives peace. How much the world needs to Bob and Linda Allard are a married couple Now is the time for mercy when many souls who have consecrated their lives to serving understand and accept Divine Mercy! are hurting and many are drifting. Each and God and His people. They travel across the Lord, who reveal the Father’s love by Your every one of us have some family members US to spread the message of Divine Mercy Death and Resurrection, we believe in You and/or friends who have been away from the with the hope of helping Jesus save souls. and confidently repeat to You… practice of their faith. We must reach out to them with the Good News of eternal life. Linda is the secretary and receptionist for their apostolate at their home base in Port St. Jesus, I trust in In our live presentations we use a life-size Lucie, Florida. Bob is the owner/director of Divine Mercy image that is a reproduction of the www.DivineMercySunday.com website. You, have mercy one of the originals. The words of Jesus He’s also appeared on EWTN TV and radio combined with songs that fill the atmosphere and has written for national publications. with the Holy Spirit will leave everyone upon us and upon spiritually uplifted and thankful to have Bob, who founded the Apostles of Divine attended. Afterwards there will be books, Mercy, had a dramatic awakening in 1993 the whole world! booklets, leaflets, CDs, DVDs, pictures, and after being away from the faith for twenty- other items available by donation to better five years. Bob and Linda look forward to Amen.” understand the message of Divine Mercy. spreading Divine Mercy all over the world. We cover the entire devotion How to organize a Presentation The Apostles of Divine Mercy Our presentations cover every aspect of the To set-up a Divine Mercy Presentation, give Presents: Divine Mercy devotion including these: us a call at our ministry office in Port Saint The Image of The Divine Mercy has a rich Lucie, Florida. We will let you know how to “Come to My Mercy” and interesting history which is covered in get started and what you will need to do. detail and images of different sizes will be Some things to consider: made available after the presentation. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is thoroughly Location: The presentation is most effective explained, its benefits are made known, and in a church. We use a Divine Mercy Image then everyone is led in reciting the Divine and always pay reverence to and focus on the true presence of Jesus in the Tabernacle. Mercy Chaplet during the presentation. We ask that tables be set-up in a suitable The Novena of Chaplets of Divine Mercy area, perhaps in a hall, so that parishioners and its origins will be explained so that a can easily find us after the presentation to good understanding of it will bring about a obtain the devotional items to take home. greater participation for the Feast of Mercy. Support: We are supported exclusively on The Hour of Mercy that the Lord Jesus said the donations from parishes and individuals. was a very important time to meditate on His A stipend if the parish can afford it, will be Passion and Death and the promises that He very helpful toward our ministry’s success. made concerning this hour will be covered. A free-will collection might be beneficial. The Feast of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday) Travel: It is always helpful when the travel will be thoroughly explained in such a way expenses are compensated by the parish. If that everyone will come to understand that we are also presenting in a nearby parish, the this feast is God’s greatest gift for our time. travel expenses can be shared by them also. We will show you how you can best use this feast to get many Easter-only & fallen-away Accommodations: We deeply appreciate any accommodations for our husband and Catholics back to the practice of their faith. wife team. We can stay in any hotel, but we How long are the presentations? also enjoy staying with others in their home. The presentations themselves are about 90 For further information contact: minutes long which are usually followed by a short Question and Answer period and Apostles of Divine Mercy later by an opportunity to purchase popular 801 S.E. Forgal Street devotional items such as booklets, books, Port St. Lucie, Florida leaflets, pictures, CDs, and DVDs. USA 34983 Total time from start to finish is usually Toll-free (US, Canada) 888-732-0722 somewhere around 3 hours, outside of the A live presentation that will awaken www.TheApostlesofDivineMercy.org initial set-up and breakdown time. the evangelistic spirit within you! .