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Santa Maria Faustina Kowalska : l'inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

DECEMBER 15, 2010

SANTA MARIA FAUSTINA KOWALSKA : L'INFERNO E PARADISO : EXTRA ECCLESIAM NULLA SALUS 


741. L’ INFERNO Oggi sotto la guida di un angelo, sono stata negli abissi dell’inferno. E un luogo di grandi tormenti per tutta la sua estensione spaventosamente grande. Queste le varie pena, quella che ho viste: la prima pena, quella che costituisce l'inferno, e la perdita di Dio; la seconda, i continui rimorsi di coscienza; la terza, la consapevolezza che quella sorte non cambierà mai; la quarta pena e il fuoco che penetra l'anima, ma non l’annienta; e una pena terribile: e un fuoco puramente spirituale acceso dall’ ira di Dio: la quinta pena e la oscurità continua, un orribile soffocante fetore, e benché sia buio i demoni e le anime dannate si vedono fra di loro e vedono tutto il male degli altri ed il proprio; la sesta pena e la compagnia continua di satana; la settima pena e la tremenda disperazione, l’odio di Dio, le imprecazioni, le maledizioni, le bestemmie. Queste sono pene che tutti i dannati soffrono insieme, ma questa non e la fine dei tormenti. Ci sono tormenti particolari per le varie anime che sono i tormenti dei sensi. Ogni anima con quello che ha peccato viene tormentata in maniere tremenda e indescrivibile. Ci sono delle orribili caverne, voragini di tormenti, dove ogni supplizio si differenzia dall’altro. Sarei morta alla vista di quelle orribili torture, se non mi avesse sostenuta l’onnipotenza di Dio. Il peccatore sappia che col senso col quale pecca verrà torturato per tutta l’eternità. Scrivo questo per ordine di Dio; affinché nessun’ anima si giustifichi dicendo che l’ inferno non c’è, oppure che nessuno c è mai stato e nessuno sa come sia. Io Suor Faustina, per ordine di Dio sono stata negli abissi dell’inferno,allo scopo di raccontarlo alle anime e testimoniare che l’inferno c’e. Ora non posso parlare di questo. Ho l’ordine da Dio di lasciarlo per iscritto. I demoni hanno dimostrato un grande odio contro di me, ma per ordine di Dio hanno dovuto ubbidirmi. Quello che ho scritto e una debole ombra delle cose che ho visto. Una cosa ho notato e cioè che la maggior parte delle anime che ci sono, sono anime che non credevano che ci fosse l’inferno. Quando ritornai in me, non riuscivo a riprendermi per lo spavento, al pensiero che delle anime là soffrono cosi tremendamente, per questo prego con maggior fervore per la conversione dei peccatori, ed invoco incessamente la Misericordia di Dio per loro. O mio Gesù , preferisco agonizzare fino alla fine del mondo nelle più grandi torture, piuttosto che offenderTi col più piccolo peccato.

777-781. PARADISO 27. 11.1936 Oggi in ispirito sono stata in paradiso e ho visto l’ inconcepibile bellezza e felicità che ci attende dopo la morte. Ho visto come tutte le creature rendono incessantemente onore e gloria a Dio. Ho visto quanto è grande la felicità in Dio, che si riversa su tutte le creature, rendendole felici. Poi ogni gloria ed onore che ha reso felici le creature ritorna alla sorgente ed esse entrano nella profondità di Dio, contemplano la vita interiore di Dio, Padre, Figlio e Spirito Santo, che non riusciranno mai nè a capire nè a sviscerare. Questa sorgente di felicità è immutabile nella sua essenza, ma sempre nuova e scaturisce per la beatitudine di tutte le creature. Comprendo ora San Paolo che ha detto: “ Occhio non vide, orecchio udi , né mai entro nel cuore d’ uomo ciò che Dio prepara per coloro che Lo amano”. E Dio mi fece conoscere la sola ed unica cosa che ai Suoi occhi ha un valore infinito è questa e l amore di Dio, l’ amore, l’ amore ed ancora una volta l’ amore. E nulla è paragonabile ad un solo atto di puro amor di Dio. Oh, quali ineffabili favori concede Iddio ad un’anima che Lo ama sinceramente! Oh, felici quelle anime che già qui su questa terra godono dei Suoi particolari favori! Ed esse sono le anime piccole ed umili. Grande è la Maestà di Dio, che ho conosciuto più a fondo,che gli spiriti celesti adorano secondo il grado della loro grazia e la gerarchia in cui si dividono.

La mia anima quando ha visto la potenza e la grandezza di Dio non è stata colpita dallo spavento ne dal timore; no, no, assolutamente no! La mia anima è stata colmata di serenità e d’amore e più conosco la grandezza di Dio e più gioisco per come Egli è. E gioisco immensamente per la sua grandezza e sono lieta di essere cosi piccola, perché, proprio perche sono piccola, mi prende in braccio e mi tiene accanto al Suo cuore. O mio Dio, quanta pena mi fanno gli uomini che non credono nella vita eterna! Quanto prego per loro, affinché li investa il raggio della Misericordia e Dio li stringa al Suo seno paterno. O Amore, o regina delle virtù ! L’ amore non conosce timore; attraversa tutti i cori degli angeli che montano la guardia davanti al Suo trono. Esso non teme nessuno,esso raggiunge Dio e s’immerge in Lui come nel suo unico tesoro. Il Cherubino con la spada di fuoco, che fa la guardia al paradiso, non ha potere su di esso. O puro amor di Dio, quanto sei grande ed impareggiabile! Oh, se le anime conoscessero la Tua potenza

-Santa Maria Faustina Kowalska, DIARIO la misericordia divina nella anima mia
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Extra ecclesiam nulla salus. Fuori della chiesa cattolica non c’e salvezza. Tutti bisogna entrare nella Chiesa Cattolica, senza eccezione, per andare in cielo ed evitare l’inferno. (Cantate Domino, Concilio Firenze, extra ecclesiam nulla salus, ex cathedra, Ad Gentes 7, Concilio Vaticano II, Catechismo della Chiesa Cattolica 845,846, Dominus Iesus 20 ecc).

Solamente la Chiesa Cattolica
Sig.Lionel Andrades, Cattolico laico a Roma.
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http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.com/2010/12/santa-maria-faustina-kowalska-e.html

Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms traditional salvation theology : "Outside the Church there is no salvation" : “It is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church”-Pope Francis in 2013

 

JUNE 12, 2013

Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms traditional salvation theology : "Outside the Church there is no salvation" 


The Catechism of the Catholic Church says all need to enter the Catholic Church with 'faith and baptism' and one ' enters as through a door.' The sub title in the Catechism is, "Outside the Church there is no salvation" . It is in the Church that 'men enter' for salvation (1)
Recently Pope Francis said that one cannot find Jesus outside of the Catholic Church. He is in accord with the Second Vatican Council (AG 7) which says all need faith and baptism for salvation. All. The Catechism does not say that we know of any exception or that there are exceptions. The Catechism says all.Without exception.

In 2013 we do not know anyone who does not need to enter the Catholic Church for salvation (to avoid hell). We do not know the name of anyone who has received salvation outside of the Catholic Church.

We do not know of any person saved  ' who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it ... ' (AG 7), who has had 'the Gospel preached to them' (AG 7) and ' those inculpably ignorant of the Gospel ' (AG 7). These cases are known only to God. They are possibilities.But they are not  exceptions 'to all must be converted to Him, made known by the Church's preaching, and all must be incorporated into Him by baptism and into the Church which is His body' (AG 7).

The Catechism say all need to enter the Catholic Church with 'faith and baptism', they need to enter the Church 'as through a door'.They need to enter the Church with visible Catholic faith and visible baptism of water.

'all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body' is not in conflict with ' men enter through Baptism as through a door' or ' the necessity of faith and Baptism' (AG 7), is  not in conflict with 'the necessity of the Church' in which all need to convert.(Cantate Domino, Council of Florence 1441, Extra Ecclesia Nulla Salus).It is not in conflict with the thrice defined dogma on salvation.

All Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and people of other religions need to enter the Catholic Church to go to Heaven. All Protestants and Orthodox Christians need Catholic Faith for salvation.(AG 7, CCC 846)

The Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms the traditional theology of salvation.So does the Second Vatican Council.(AG 7).
-Lionel Andrades
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"Outside the Church there is no salvation"
846 How are we to understand this affirmation, often repeated by the Church Fathers?335 Re-formulated positively, it means that all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body:
Basing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Council teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation: the one Christ is the mediator and the way of salvation; he is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it or to remain in it.336

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p3.htm

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The Second Vatican Council says:

Therefore, all must be converted to Him, made known by the Church's preaching, and all must be incorporated into Him by baptism and into the Church which is His body. For Christ Himself "by stressing in express language the necessity of faith and baptism (cf. Mark 16:16; John 3:5), at the same time confirmed the necessity of the Church, into which men enter by baptism, as by a door.-Ad Gentes 7,Vatican Council II.
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All need to enter the Catholic Church with Catholic faith and baptism of water.
Everyone? Yes every one since we do not know anyone in 2013 saved in invincible ignorance (LG 16), or, who is going to be saved in invincible ignorance.
Neither ' seeds of the verb ' (AG 11).
Neither ' elements of sanctification and of truth '.(LG 8)
Nor what is 'good and holy' in other religions.(NA 2)
Nor those saved in 'imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church'.(UR 3).
There are no exceptions. These cases (above) are not exceptions.They are known only to God.They are all possibilities but not exceptions.
Why are they not exceptions? Since we cannot see any of these cases.They are in heaven.I cannot see them with the naked eye.I cannot meet them personally.
When they do not exist in real life they are not exceptions.In reality we cannot name them or count the number.
We do not know any case 'who though aware that God, through Jesus Christ founded the Church as something necessary, still do not wish to enter into it,'(AG 7), those who, 'made known by the Church's preaching...'(AG 7) ' those inculpably ignorant of the Gospel '(AG 7) who were saved.(1) .So all pagans, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Protestants, Evangelicals, Protestants sects, Orthodox Christians and others need to enter the Catholic Church. The Christians have the baptism of water but not Catholic Faith.-Lionel Andrades

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Therefore those men cannot be saved, who though aware that God, through Jesus Christ founded the Church as something necessary, still do not wish to enter into it, or to persevere in it."(17) Therefore though God in ways known to Himself can lead those inculpably ignorant of the Gospel to find that faith without which it is impossible to please Him (Heb. 11:6), yet a necessity lies upon the Church (1 Cor. 9:16), and at the same time a sacred duty, to preach the Gospel. And hence missionary activity today as always retains its power and necessity.-Ad Gentes 7,Vatican Council II (emphasis added)

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Interpreting Vatican Council II according to Tradition
There are two interpretations of Vatican Council II.One is rational and in agreement with Tradition.The other is irrational and a break with Tradition.
The rational one says all need to convert into the Catholic Church.The irrational one says not all but only those who know about Jesus and have had the Gospel preached to them, who need to enter the Church or be damned.
The rational interpretation would cite Ad Gentes 7, Vatican Council II and say all need to enter the Catholic Church for salvation. They would need to enter the Church visibly; with visible Catholic Faith and visible baptism of water.This is in agreement with Tradition, the dogma on salvation and the Syllabus of Errors.The irrational interpretation could cite Ad Gentes 7 and claim that all need to enter the Church who know. Only those who know.
In principle those who know would need to enter the Church. In reality we do not know any such case who is saved in 2013.In theory yes. In practise there is no such case known which contradicts Tradition.
The irrational interpretation assumes that we can judge who knows and who does not. This makes it irrational. Since only God can judge who knows and who is in inculpable ignorance.
The rational interpretation says all need to enter the Church. The irrational one claims there are exceptions to all needing to enter the church.The exceptions are based on being able to know or see the dead, who are now saved in inculpable ignorance.This is not real!
This makes it irrational.We cannot see the dead on earth.The irrational interpretation is also a break with Tradition since it uses the premise of being able to see the dead, then assumes these cases, are known exceptions to Tradition i.e to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus and the Syllabus of Errors.
So we can choose between the two interpretations of Vatican Council II one which is rational and in accord with Tradition and the other which is not.
Most people today choose the irrational and non traditional interpretation and they are supported by the liberal media.
Vatican Council II in itself is traditional just like the Letter of the Holy Office 1949 relative to Fr.Leonard Feeney. We do not know anyone saved in invincible ignorance and the baptism of desire in 2013. The added on irrational premise makes the Council liberal and a break with the past.
Similarly we do not know anyone saved in imperfect communion with the Church (UR 3), seeds of the Word (AG 11), good and holy things in non Catholic religions (NA 2), a good conscience (LG 16) etc.If we claimed we personally did know these cases, then it would be irrational and a break with Tradition.
Archbishop Augustine Di Noia, Vice Prefect, Ecclesia Dei says Vatican Council II can be interpreted according to Tradition and has asked the Society of St.Pius X to accept the Council.Perhaps this is what he means.-Lionel Andrades

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“It is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church”-Pope Francis
Pope: Mass on Feast of St. George 2013-04-23 Vatican Radio
(Vatican Radio) “It is not possible to find Jesus outside the Church”: this was Pope Francis’ message as he marked his name day, the Feast of St. George, this Tuesday celebrating Mass in the Pauline Chapel with the Cardinals present in Rome. Emer McCarthy reports:
…Commenting on the readings of the day, the Holy Father highlighted three aspects of the Church: Its missionary activity, born of persecution; the fact that it is a Mother Church which gifts us the faith that is our identity and that you cannot find Jesus outside of the Church; the joy of belonging to the Church bringing Jesus to others. In short the joy of being an evangelizer:
(Please feel free to make copies. No permission is  required. Distribute it as a personal pamphlet in your parish-Lionel Andrades )
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Divine Mercy Sunday tomorrow

 

APRIL 12, 2023

How to Obtain the Unique Plenary Indulgence Jesus Offers on Divine Mercy Sunday

 


How to Obtain the Unique Plenary Indulgence Jesus Offers on Divine Mercy Sunday

https://www.churchpop.com/2023/04/10/how-to-obtain-the-unique-plenary-indulgence-jesus-offers-on-divine-mercy-sunday/




MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2019

The Mysterious Meaning of Jesus’ Rays in the Divine Mercy Image, As Revealed by Our Lord


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There is a beautiful meaning behind the two rays coming from Jesus’ chest in the Divine Mercy image.
St. Faustina wrote Jesus’ words in her diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul, after asking Him the meaning. Before we discuss the meaning, take a look at the full image.

Here’s the full Divine Mercy Image:

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The image above depicts two rays coming from Jesus’ chest: one pale ray and one red ray. But what does this mean?
St. Faustina’s confessor, Blessed Fr. Michał Sopocko, requested that she ask Jesus for an explanation of these rays.

Here’s what Jesus said:

“The two rays denote Blood and Water. The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls.
“These two rays issued forth from the very depths of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross.
“These rays shield souls from the wrath of My Father. Happy is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. I desire the first Sunday after Easter be the Feast of Mercy.
“Ask of my faithful servant [Father Sopocko] that, on this day, he tell the whole world of My great mercy; that whoever approaches the Fount of Life on this day will be granted complete remission of sins and punishment.
“Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy.
“Oh, how much I am hurt by a soul’s distrust! Such a soul professes that I am Holy and Just, but does not believe that I am Mercy and does not trust in My Goodness. My Heart rejoices in this title of Mercy.
“Proclaim that mercy is the greatest attribute of God. All the works of My hands are crowned with mercy.”
(Divine Mercy in My Soul: Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska, 299)
As Jesus said in the first line, the rays symbolize His Blood and Water. “The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls.”

 https://churchpop.com/2019/04/28/the-mysterious-meaning-of-jesus-rays-in-the-divine-mercy-image-as-revealed-by-our-lord/


Divine Mercy Sunday

 
The Feast of Mercy.

The last Day of the Easter Octave - the Feast of Mercy - it is as if Christ calls out: Come to me, all of you, no matter who you are, where you are, what you are doing - no matter how far away.

Jesus told St. Faustina:
"I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners."
He seeks us first, even though it seems like we seek him first, especially in times of trouble, danger, sadness and grief.  As soon as we call, as soon as we pray - he hears us.  He catches us when we fall and restores us to life in Him.  We have proof of that in Minnesota!

In my experience, the devotion to Divine Mercy has been like my foot in the door of salvation. Christ's invitation is really a 'come as you are' invite. "Come to me, all you who are heavily burdened and weighed down ..." He came to call sinners - those who are well do not need a doctor - those most in need of mercy do.
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. Jesus to Faustina
Yet, even without these requirements, our Lord's invitation to those most in need of mercy stands out in a singularly unique manner on the Feast of Mercy.  We can never measure or limit the extent and depth of his mercy. He told St. Faustina to go throughout the world, extending his invitation to come to him, to come to his image, depicted for her, and revealed for us, as the Divine Mercy, signed with the prayer, "Jesus I trust in you!" He promised unimaginable graces to those who turn to him:
 "My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity."
I'm convinced He has many ways of grasping us and attracting us to his merciful love.  When we trust him, and express that trust in prayer, no matter who we are or where we are at, he comes to us and can enter through any door, locked or unlocked.  Time after time.
His Mercy endures forever!
 



DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY CONDITIONS FOR THE PLENARY INDULGENCE


Three conditions for the plenary indulgence
The Supreme Pontiff, motivated by an ardent desire to foster in Christians this devotion to Divine Mercy as much as possible in the hope of offering great spiritual fruit to the faithful, in the Audience granted on 13 June 2002, to those Responsible for the Apostolic Penitentiary, granted the following Indulgences:
a plenary indulgence, granted under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion and prayer for the intentions of Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful who, on the Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday, in any church or chapel, in a spirit that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial sin, take part in the prayers and devotions held in honour of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or reserved in the tabernacle, recite the Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you!");
A partial indulgence, granted to the faithful who, at least with a contrite heart, pray to the merciful Lord Jesus a legitimately approved invocation.
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What is Divine Mercy Sunday?

Among all of the elements of devotion to The Divine Mercy requested by our Lord through St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, the Feast of Mercy holds first place. The Lord's will with regard to its establishment was already made known in His first revelation to the saint, as recorded in her Diary. In all, there were 14 revelations concerning the desired feast.
Our Lord's explicit desire is that this feast be celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. This Sunday is designated in "The Liturgy of the Hours and the Celebration of the Eucharist" as the "Octave Day of Easter." It was officially called the Second Sunday of Easter after the liturgical reform of Vatican II. Now, by the Decree of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, the name of this liturgical day has been changed to: "Second Sunday of Easter, or Divine Mercy Sunday." http://thedivinemercy.org/mercysunday/dms.php
 
Concerning the Feast of Mercy Jesus said:
Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (Diary 300)
I want the image solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it. (Diary 341)
This Feast emerged from the very depths of My mercy, and it is confirmed in the vast depths of my tender mercies. (Diary 420)
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 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.
https://www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/feast.htm


April 12,2015: Divine Mercy Sunday
 When I entered the chapel for a moment, the Lord said to me. My daughter, help Me to save a certain dying sinner.Say the chaplet that I have taught you for him. When I began to say the chaplet, I saw the man dying in the midst of terrible torment and struggle. His Guardian Angel was defending him, but he was, as it were,powerless against the enormity of the soul's misery. A multitude of devils was waiting for the soul. But while I was saying the chaplet, I saw Jesus just as He is depicted in the image.The rays which issued from Jesus' Heart enveloped the sick man, and the powers of darkness fled in panic.The sick man peacefully breathed his last. When I came to myself, I understod how very important the chaplet was for the dying. It appeases the anger of God.
-N. 1565, Notebook 5,p555. Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska-Divine Mercy in My Soul ( Marian Press, Stockbridge MA 2011)



https://www.ewtn.com/Devotionals/mercy/novena.htm


Divine Mercy Sunday



In the Diary of St.Faustina Kowalski Jesus refers to 'heretics and schismatics' the very words of the dogma on extra ecclesiam nulla salus defined in Cantate Domino, Council of Florence 1441.Cantate Domino refers to Protestants and Orthodox Christians as 'heretics and schismatice'.

Liberals do not like the words 'heretics and schismatics'. The political Left media acts as if Ad Gentes 7 does not exist. Ad Gentes 7 says all need faith and baptism for salvation.Protestants and Orthodox Christians do not have Catholic Faith.They are not in unity with the Church. They do not formally belong to the Church. If there is any Protestant or Orthodox Christian saved, it would be known to God.There could exist a case as a possibility. In general they need to enter the Catholic Church and follow the teachings of the Catholic Church to avoid Hell.
During the Fifth Day of the Novena leading to Divine Mercy Sunday Catholics prayed for those heretics and schismatics who have abused  the graces and all the good things God has offered them and who have continued obstinately in their errors.

Divine Mercy Sunday today carries a plenary and partial indulgence under the usual conditions for those to whom it is applied.There was a large number of people at the Divine Mercy Church in Rome for the 3 0'clock prayer.The chaplet was prayed in different languages.-Lionel Andrades


Visions of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven according to St. Faustina

The following passages are taken from the Diary of St. Faustina and they refer to her visions of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven.
 
 
Hell"...I saw two roads. One was broad, covered with sand and flowers, full of joy, music and all sorts of pleasures. People walked along it, dancing and enjoying themselves. They reached the end without realizing it. And at the end of the road there was a horrible precipice; that is, the abyss of hell. The souls fell blindly into it; as they walked, so they fell. And their number was so great that it was impossible to count them. And I saw the other road, or rather, a path, for it was narrow and strewn with thorns and rocks; and the people who walked along it had tears in their eyes, and all kinds of suffering befell them. Some fell down upon the rocks, but stood up immediately and went on. At the end of the road there was a magnificent garden filled with all sorts of happiness and all these souls entered there. At the very first instant they forgot all their sufferings" (Diary 153).

" Today, I was led by an Angel to the chasms of hell. It is a place of great torture; how awesomely large and extensive it is! The kinds of tortures I saw: the first torture that constitutes hell is the loss of God; the second is perpetual remorse of conscience; the third is that one’s condition will never change; the fourth is the fire that will penetrate the soul without destroying it, a terrible suffering, since it is a purely spiritual fire, lit by God’s anger; the fifth torture is conditional darkness and a terrible suffocating smell, and despite the darkness, the devils and the souls of the damned see each other and all the evil, both of others and their own; the sixth torture is the constant company of satan, the seventh torture is horrible despair, hatred of God, vile words, curses and blasphemies. These are the tortures suffered by all the damned together, but that is not the end of the sufferings. There are special tortures destined for particular souls. These are the torments of the senses. Each soul undergoes terrible and indescribable sufferings, related to the manner in which it has sinned. There are caverns and pits of torture where one form of agony differs from another. I would have died at the very sight of these tortures if the omnipotence of God had not supported me. Let the sinner know that he will be tortured throughout all eternity, in those senses which he made use of to sin. I am writing this at the command of God, so that no soul may find an excuse by saying there is no hell, or that nobody has ever been there, and so no one can say what it is like. I, sister Faustina, by the order of God, have visited the abysses of hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence. I cannot speak about it now; but I have received a command from God to leave it in writing. The devils were full of hatred for me, but they had to obey me at the command of God. What I have written is but a pale shadow of the things I saw. But I noticed one thing: that most of the souls there are those who disbelieved that there is a hell. When I came to, I could hardly recover from the fright. How terribly souls suffer there! Consequently, I pray even more fervently for the conversion of sinners. I incessantly plead God’s mercy upon them. O my Jesus, I would rather be in agony until the end of the world, amidst the greatest sufferings, then offend You by the least sin. (Diary 741).

Purgatory

" ...I saw my Guardian Angel, who ordered me to follow him. In a moment I was in a misty place full of fire in which there was a great crowd of suffering souls. They were praying fervently, but to no avail, for themselves; only we can come to their aid. The flames, which were burning them, did not touch me at all. My Guardian Angel did not leave me for an instant. I asked these souls what their greatest suffering was. They answered me in one voice that their greatest torment was longing for God. I saw Our Lady visiting the souls in Purgatory. The souls call Her “The Star of the Sea”. She brings them refreshment. I wanted to talk with them some more, but my Guardian Angel beckoned me to leave. We went out of that prison of suffering. [I heard an interior voice which said] ‘My mercy does not want this, but justice demands it. Since that time, I am in closer communion with the suffering souls.’” (Diary, 20)
 
Heaven
" November 27, 1936. Today I was in heaven, in spirit, and I saw its unconceivable beauties and the happiness that awaits us after death. I saw how all creatures give ceaseless praise and glory to God. I saw how great is happiness in God, which spreads to all creatures, making them happy; and then all the glory and praise which springs from this happiness returns to its source; and they enter into the depths of God, contemplating the inner life of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, whom they will never comprehend or fathom. This source of happiness is unchanging in its essence, but it is always new, gushing forth happiness for all creatures. Now I understand Saint Paul, who said, “Eye has not seen, nor has ear heard, not has it entered into the heart of man what God has prepared for those who love him.” And God has given me to understand that there is but one thing that is of infinite value in His eyes, and that is love of God; love, love and once again, love; and nothing can compare with a single act of pure love of God. Oh, with what inconceivable favors God gifts a soul that loves Him sincerely! Oh, how happy is the soul who already here on earth enjoys His special favors! And of such are the little and humble souls. The sight of this great majesty of God, which I came to understand more profoundly and which is worshipped by the heavenly spirits according to their degree of grace and the hierarchies into which they are divided, did not cause my soul to be stricken with terror or fear; no, no, not at all! My soul was filled with peace and love, and the more I come to know the greatness of God, the more joyful I become that He is as He is. And I rejoice immensely in His greatness and am delighted that I am so little because, since I am little, He carries me in His arms and holds me close to His Heart. O my God, how I pity those people who do not believe in eternal life; how I pray for them that a ray of mercy would envelop them too, and that God would clasp them to His fatherly bosom... "
(Diary 777).

SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012

SISTER FAUSTINA KOWALSKA WAS THE APOSTLE OF DIVINE MERCY BUT SHE DID NOT DENY HELL. SHE PERSONALLY SAW IT AND DESCRIBED IT- -Traditional Latin Mass homily today


During the homily of the Traditional Latin Mass in Rome today the priest briefly spoke about today being Divine Mercy Sunday. He said that though Sr.Faustina Kowalski was the Apostle of Divine Mercy she did not deny Hell. She personally saw Hell and described it for us.
There was a sea of people today at St.Peter’s Square during the Angelus and Pope Benedict XVI greeted them especially and welcomed them. They had come to church of the Divne Mercy, Santo Spirito near St.Peters Square.Bus loads of pilgrims have come here for the feast day.
Yesterday during the last day of the novena they prayed for tepid souls who gave Jesus the most suffering during His Passion.The Litany included a prayer  that souls may avoid the fires of Hell.In her Diary, the Apostle of Divine Mercy describes Heaven, Hell and Purgatory.
-Lionel Andrades