Jesus said: “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners” (Matthew 9:12-13).
One could sum up Jesus and His ministry in one word: mercy. Men sinned and God the Father could rightly send all to hell. However, instead of exacting Divine Justice, God the Father sent Jesus to redeem us in an unspeakable act of Divine Mercy – “mercy triumphed over justice” (Diary of St. Faustina, 1572).
It is almost a hundred years since those words were revealed, and the times are that much eviler. We need mercy now more than ever. Moral and physical evil is practically unrestrained at this point. Sin is everywhere. Hence, The Six Kowtows were revealed now, a time when we must prostrate ourselves, begging for God’s mercy; God has something better in store when man is “brought to his knees.” The messages revealed through Lucia Phan, especially The Six Kowtows, are essentially a mission of mercy.
Mercy is extremely important. Jesus told St. Faustina: “Proclaim that mercy is the greatest attribute of God. All the works of My hands are crowned with mercy.” (Diary, 301) It was also revealed to her that Jesus is “The Divine Mercy”; that is, the personification, as it were, of God’s infinite mercy – He is mercy itself. Mercy “is as it were love’s second name…” (Pope St. John Paul, Encyclical Rich in Mercy).
We simply cannot live without mercy. “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us” (1 John 1:8-10). We need mercy more than the air we breathe or the food we eat.
In fact, a time is coming soon when priests will not be widely available to hear people’s confessions as usual. (We have already seen this.) What will people do then? This will be the time following “the Warning,” or the universal “Illumination of Consciences,” that was revealed to St. Faustina (Diary, 83 and 1588), St. Edmund Campion, Blessed Anna Maria Taigi, and others. In the Warning, God will simultaneously correct the conscience of each person on earth and give people a second chance if they need it and desire it. Jesus calls this event “the Day of Mercy” (1588). It will happen when things are seemingly at their worst in both the spiritual and temporal realms. God thus shows us without restraint that He is indeed greatly merciful. When man will be at his worst, God will intervene in a most miraculous way to help him who will not deserve such infinite kindness. God is truly good…
His interaction with us since the Fall has been one of reconciliation and mercy. We cannot save ourselves, and some of us do not want to be saved. The good God reaches down, though, in infinite condescension and, above all, love for His children. “God is love” (1 John 4:8). Man is the apple of God’s eye. God is real and He loves us. That is all we need to know. That is all we need. We can truly trust in His infinite love and mercy.
The truth is that we alone decide our fates. God Himself sends no one to hell. But we can send ourselves there by an act of free will that resolutely desires separation from God. This final impenitence is the infamous, much-misunderstood “sin against the Holy Spirit.” It is, in the end, the refusal to seek and accept God’s mercy. Most unfortunately, many people die in this state today. It tears the Heart of God when this happens, but He has given us the awesome gift and responsibility of free will. Without it we cannot truly love. It is the price of love – the ability to choose where we will spend eternity: endless suffering, hatred, and sadness or endless bliss. The choice is ours. God simply respects our decision. He always respects our free will.
The good news, though, is that it is precisely this gift of free will that enables us to choose God, choose love, choose heaven, and choose not to sin. When we sin, God will always and in every case forgive us if we are sorry – no matter how many sins or how great they are. To be sure, Hitler and Stalin do not present the least problem to God. All finite sins are like a drop against the ocean of God’s infinite mercy. They can be forgiven without the least effort on the part of God, but do sinners want it? That is the only question. As stated earlier, God sends no one to hell. No one wants hell, but if we sin too much and do not seek forgiveness, we can eventually hate God, not want His mercy, and not want to be with Him in heaven. That is how people descend into this pathetic state. According to a majority of the Fathers of the Church, the early luminaries of the Church, most people choose hell unfortunately.
One thing is for sure, though: God never fails us. He has shown us exceeding mercy since the Fall, and He never stops showing mercy to His wayward children. If we refuse His mercy, though, He will respect our desires, profoundly disordered though they are.
What do you want, then? Where do you want to go? If you repent and come back to God, you will surely be saved. It is up to you. It is entirely up to you. Heaven – eternal happiness – is yours for the asking.
Jesus, The Divine Mercy, is waiting for you. As He says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). God is good and He has good things in store for you – in this life and in the next: “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him, God has revealed to us through the Spirit” (1 Corinthians 2:9-10).
Your spiritual destiny is in your hands. What you want, you will get. It is that easy. But you must turn to God. You are His dear child and He loves you like no other can. He wants you to be happy with Him forever, but you need to decide what you truly want. Sin makes no one happy. You know that. Virtue, on the other hand, does make us happy. The choice is ours.
Jesus has already redeemed you from the despair of not being able to save yourself. He has paved the way. Which path will you follow? The devil is your worst enemy. His intelligence seemingly knows no end, and he is more powerful than the greatest saint. Daily, “a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again” (Proverbs 24:16). The saint knows that he or she is wretched. We have no hope outside of Jesus and His mercy. Mercy is why He came. God wants to save us! “…as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15).
Read the Parable of the Prodigal Son and notice how much the “Father” wants to forgive his sinful son:
And he said, “There was a man who had two sons; and the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that falls to me.’ And he divided his living between them. Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took his journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in loose living. And when he had spent everything, a great famine arose in that country, and he began to be in want. So he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have fed on the pods that the swine ate; and no one gave him anything. But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, but I perish here with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; treat me as one of your hired servants.”’ And he arose and came to his father. But while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’ But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet; and bring the fatted calf and kill it, and let us eat and make merry; for this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found.’ And they began to make merry. “Now his elder son was in the field; and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants and asked what this meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and your father has killed the fatted calf, because he has received him safe and sound.’ But he was angry and refused to go in. His father came out and entreated him, but he answered his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command; yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your living with harlots, you killed for him the fatted calf!’ And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead, and is alive; he was lost, and is found’” (Luke 15:11-32).
God knows all about our sins. We cannot hide anything from Him. But, contrary to what some think, He does not want to punish us or exact justice. No. He wants to forgive us. This is the good news. God’s infinite mercy is no joke. He truly loves you – infinitely more than any earthly parent, spouse, or child. Do you want that love and mercy? It is right there. Take it and you will finally find the happiness you long for – if not in this life, certainly in the next. God does not disappoint. Yes, we have the cross in this life, but our dreams will be realized in one way or another in heaven. Is that not what you have been looking for your whole life?
Choose God. Choose His infinite mercy. He longs to forgive you. He has prepared a place in heaven just for you. Simply choose Him and you will win in the end. It is that simple.
He came to be one of us to redeem us, and, ultimately, to save us. He opened the door and greatly desires that we go through it and be saved. Our salvation is up to us. God will indeed save us, but not without our cooperation.
You want this. The devil says sin is better and that God is bad, but he always and only is a liar, promising but never delivering: “He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44). Stop following him! He has no friends and seeks only to destroy you! He hates God’s mercy and does not want this good news to be known.
God, on the other hand, only has your best interests at heart. Being perfect love, He desires only your happiness and well-being. Peace, joy, and happiness is what He gives, now and eternally, to His dearly beloved children – that is, you.
Will you trust in His infinite mercy or not? Do you want to be happy or not? Are you wise or foolish? Do you want immeasurable happiness in heaven or not?
Jesus came with infinite Divine Mercy and delivered. He is also speaking to us through the messenger Lucia Phan, revealing to us a path of mercy, The Six Kowtows, and the love of His Sacred Heart in the Eucharist. This private revelation is all about God’s mercy. In a certain sense it is a continuation of the message of Divine Mercy that God gave to St. Faustina a century ago. Jesus is continuing His mission of mercy through the messages He is giving through Lucia Phan. We must take Him up on His offer of mercy. We have no other hope besides Divine Mercy. The time is now. Decide for Divine Mercy and all will surely go well with you. In the final analysis, do you want good or bad for you? Mercy is the way. The Six Kowtows are a simple and concrete way to obtain God’s mercy. Do what is good for you.
May God be praised for His infinite Divine Mercy, which is waiting for everyone who chooses it.
Sincerely practice The Six Kowtows and you will be saved. It can happen in other ways, but this is a way God is emphasizing in a special way for these times through this new initiative, this new mission of mercy.
[:ph]Sabi ni Jesus: Sa mga taong walang sakit hindi nila kailangan ang manggagamot, kundi ang mga taong maysakit. Sumigi at matutuhan ang kahulugan nito, “ ang hinahangad ko ay awa, at hindi ang sakripisyo.” Dumating ako hindi upang tawagin ang matuwid kundi ang mga makasakanan”( Matthew 9: 12-13 ).
Puwede natin pagsamahin kay Jesus at ang kanyang ministry sa isang salita: Mercy o Awa. Ang mga tao ay nagkasala at ang Diyos Ama ay mayroon kapatan na dalhin tayo sa impiyerno. Subalit, imbes ang Banal na Awa, ang Diyos Ama ipinadala si Jesus upang tubusin tayo sa di-mabigkas na kilos ng Banal na Awa – “ awa ay magwawagi laban sa katarungan” ( Diary of St. Faustina,1572).
Halos daan taon ang nakalilipas noong inihayag ang salita at lubos ang kasamaan. Kailangan natin ang awa ngayon at higit kailanman. Ang moral at masamang gawain pisko ay hindi mahigpit sa puntong ito. Ang kasalanan ay kahit saan. Kaya an Anim na Kowtows ay inihayag ngayon, ang oras na kailangan natin ang mag-prostrate sa atin sarili, nakikiusap saawa ng Diyos ; Ang Diyos ay mayroon bagay na mabuti nakalipon kapag ang tao ay “ lumuhod sa kangyang tuhod” Ang mensahe ay inihayag kay Lucia Phan, Ang Anim na Kowtows, ay kailangan sa misyon ng Mercy.
Mercy ay higit na mahalaga. Sabi ni Jesus kay Santa Faustina: “ Ipahayag ang Mercy ay pinakadakila katangian ng Diyos. Lahat ng gawain sa akin kamay ay nakoronahan kasama ang Mercy.” ( Diary, 301). Ito ay inihayag sa kanya na si Jesus ay “ Ang Diyos ng Awa”; iyan ang pagkatao, bilang Diyos na walang hanggan awa – Siya mismo ay Mercy. Ang Mercy “ ay ang ikalawang pag-ibig … ( Papa St. John Paul, Encyclical Rich in Mercy).
Tayo ay hindi mabubuhay ng walamng Awa. “Kung sinabi natin na wala tayong kasalanan, nililinlang natin ang atin sarili at ang katotohanan ay wala sa atin. Kung ikumpisal natin ang atin kasalanan, siya ay tapat at mabuti at patatawarin niya ang atin kasalanan at lilinisin tayo sa mga mga bagay na hindi matuwid. Kung sasabihin natin na hindi tayo nagkasala, ginawa natin siyang sinungaling at ang kanyang salita ay wala sa atin” (1 John 1: 8-10). Kailangan natin ang Mercy ng higit pa sa hangin na atin paghinga o sa pagkain na atin kinakain.
Ang totoo, ang oras ay darating kapag ang pari ay hindi available na makinig sa kumpisal ng mga tao katulad ng dati.( Nakita na natin ito.) Ano ang magagawa ng tao? Ito ang oras para sumunod sa “Babala,” o ang universal “ Illumination of Conscienes,” na inihayag kay Santa Faustina ( ( Diary,83 at 1588), St. Edmund Campion. Blessed Anna Maria Taigi at iba pa. Sa Babala, ang Diyos magkasabay na iwawasto ang conscience ng bawat tao sa lupa at bibigyan niya ang mga tao ng ikalawang pagkakataon kung kailangan nila at gusto nila. Si Jesus tinawag niya ang event “ Ang Araw ng Mercy” ( 1588). Ito ay mangyayari kapag ang mga bagay ay lubos na grabe pareho sa espiritwal at temporal realm. Ang Diyos ipinakikita sa atin ng walang pumigil na siya ang tunay na maawain. Kapag ang tao ay lubos na malala, ang Diyos ay mamagitan sa higit na milagrong paraan upang tulungan siya maski na hindi karapat-dapat na tulungan ng walang hanggan kabaitan. Ang Diyos ay tunay na mabait…
Ang kanyang interaction sa atin magmula na bumagsak ay pakikipagkasundo at mercy. Hindi natin maililigtas ang atin sarili at ang iba sa atin ayaw mailigtas. Ang mabuting Diyos nagpapakababa, ikaw, ang walang hanggan pagpapakababa at higit sa lahat, mahal ang kanyang mga anak. Ang” Diyos ay pag-ibig” (1 John 4:8). Ang mga tao ay apple sa mata ng Diyos. Ang Diyos ay totoo at mahal niya tayo. Iyan ang dapat natin malaman. Iyan lamang. Tayo ay tunay na magtiwala sa kanyang walang hanggan pagmamahal at awa.
Ang katotohanan na tayo ay nag-iisa ang magpapasya ng atin kapalaran. Ang Diyos mismo wala siyang dinala sa impiyerno. Subalit dinala natin ang atin sarili sa lugar na iyon ng dahil sa atin malayang kalooban resolutely hinangad mahiwalay sa Diyos. Sa huling di-nagsisi ay ubod na masama, hindi naunawaan “ ang kasalanan laban sa Banal na Espiritu.” Ito ang katapusan, ang pagtanggi na hanapin at tanggapin ang awa ng Diyos. Nakakalungkot, maraming tao namamatay sa ganitong estado ngayon. Ang luha sa Puso ng Diyos kapag ito ay nangyari subalit binigyan niya tayo ng awesome na regalo at responsibilidad na malayang kalooban. Kung wala ito hindi natin magagawa tunay na pag-ibig. Ito ang presyo ng pag-ibig – ang kakayahan na pumili kung saan gugulin ang eternity: walang katapusan paghihirap, poot at kalungkutan o walang katapusan kasiyahan. Ang pagpili ay nasa atin. Ang Diyos talagang iginagalang ang atin kapasyahan. Palagi niyang iginagalang ang atin pasya.
Ang magandang balita, kahit ito ay ukol sa regalo ng malayang kalooban magagawa natin piliin ang Diyos, piliin ang pag-ibig, piliin ang langit at piliin na huwag magkasala. Kapag tayo ay nagkasala, ang Diyos ay madalas at bawat kaso patatawarin niya tayo kung tayo ay nagsisi – kahit gaano karami ang kasalanan o gaano kalaki. Para sigurado, si Hitler at Stalin hindi nagpakita ng maliit na problema sa Diyos. Lahat ng hangganan ng kasalanan ay katulad ng ibagsak laban sa dagat ng walang hanggan awa ng Diyos. Sila ay mapapatawad ng walang hirap sa parte ng Diyos subalit gusto ba ito ng makasalanan? Ito ay isang katanungan lamang? Nabanggit kanina, ang Diyos walang ipinadala sino man sa impiyerno. Wala sino man gusto ang impiyerno subalit kung nagkasala tayo ng lubos na marami at hindi tayo humingi ng tawad, tayo sa dakong huli mapopoot tayo sa Diyos, aayawan ang kanyang mercy at aayawan nila makasama siya sa langit. Iyan kung papaano ang mga tao bumaba sa kahabag-habag na katayuan. Ayon sa karamihan sa Ama ng simbahan, ang maagang tanglaw o luminary ng simbahan, karamihan ng tao pinili ang impiyerno sa kasamaang palad.
Isang bagay ang sigurado, kayo: Ang Diyos hindi kayo bibiguin. Siya ay nagpakita ng sobrang awa magmula ng Bumagsak at hindi siya tumigil magpakita ng awa sa kanyang suwail na anak. Kung tatanggihan natin ang kanyang awa, kahit na, iginagalang parin niya ang atin kagustuhan, na lubos na magulo sila.
Ano ang gusto ninyo, pagkatapos? Saan ninyo gusto pumunta? Kung magsisi at magbalik kayo sa Diyos, kayo ay tunay na maliligtas. Nasa inyo ang pasya. Ito ay nasasainyo. Langit – walang hanggan ligaya – kayo ang magtanong.
Jesus, ang Banal na Awa, ay naghihintay sa inyo. Sabi niya, “ Lumapit kayo sa akin, lahat ng nagtatrabaho at may dalang mabigat at bibigyan ko kayo na makapaghinga.”( Matthew 11:28). Ang Diyos ay mabait at mayroon siyang mabuting bagay na itanabi para sa inyo – sa buhay na ito at hanggang sa kabilang buhay: “ Kung ano ang nakita ng mata, kung ano ang narinig, kung ano ang nasa puso, kung ano ang inihanda sa mga taong mahal siya, ang Diyos inihayag sa atin sa pamamagitan ng Espiritu” ( 1 Corinthian 2: 9-10).
Ang inyong espiritwal itinadhana sa inyong mga kamay. Kung ano ang inyong gusto, makukuha ninyo. Ganyan kaya kadali. Subalit kailangan kayong magbalik sa Diyos. Kayo ang kanyang mahal na anak at mahal niya kayo at wala ng iba. Gusto niya kayong kasama niya ng walang hanggan, subalit kailangan kayong magpasya kung ano ang inyong gusto. Ang kasalanan hindi nagbibigay na saya kanino man. Alam ninyo ito. Ang virtue o birtud sa isang banda hindi ito nagpapasaya sa atin. Ang pagpili ay nasa atin kamay.
Si Jesus tinubos na niya kayo sa kabiguan dahil hindi ninyo nailigtas ang inyong sarili. Siya ay nagbigay ng daan. Alin daan ang inyong susundan? Ang demonyo ang inyong pinakamatinding kaaway. Ang kanyang talino walang nakakaalam na matatapos at siya ay higit ang kapangyarihan sa kagilas-gilas na santo. Araw-araw,” ang matuwid na tao ginoo at ginang ay bumabagsak ng pitong beses at tatayo ulit” ( Proberbs 24:16) Ang mga santo alam na ang ginoo o ginang ay masama. Wala tayong pag-asa kung wala si Jesus at ang kanyang Awa. Dahil sa Mercy o awa kaya siya dumating. Ang Diyos gusto niya tayong iligtas kahat”…para sa akin at akin bahay, kami ay magsisilbi sa Panginoon” ( Joshua 24:15)
Basahin ninyo ang parable o talinghaga ng Prodigal Son o Alibughang Anak at pansinin kung gaano ang “ Ama” gustong patawarin ang kanyang makasalanan anak na lalaki:
Ang sabi niya, “ mayroon lalaki na mayroon dalawang anak na lalaki; ang nakakabata sa kanila sinabi sa ama, “ Ama, ibigay mo sa akin ang parte ng kabukiran na para sa akin.” At siya hinati niya sa dalawa. Maraming araw ang lumipas, ang nakababatang anak kinuha ang lahat ng kanyang gamit at umalis at nagbiyahe sa malayong bayan at doon nilustay ang kanyang pag-aari sa maluwang na buhay. Noong maubos na niya ang lahat, ang grabe taggutom ay sumapit sa bansa, at siya ay nangangailangan. Siya ay pumunta at sumapi sa isang kakilalang tao sa bansa at dinala siya bukid upang mag-pakain ng baboy. At siya ay masaya magpakain sa pods at kinakain ng baboy; wala sino man ang nagbibigay sa kanya. Subalit noong siya ay natauhan sa sarili,” Ilan ang tao na binibigyan ng akin ama magtrabaho na mayroon tinapay at ibinabahagi, subalit ako narito ako nagugutom! Ako ay tatayo at pupunta ako sa akin ama at sasabihin ko sa kanya, “ Ama, ako ay nagkasala sa langit at sa iyo; Hindi na ako karapat dapat na tawaagin mong anak; tratuhin mo ako katulad ng inyong binabayaran na katulong.” At siya ay tumayo at pumunta sa kanyang ama. Subalit noong malayo pa siya, ang kanyang binabayaran katulong, ang kanyang ama nakita siya at naawa at tumakbo sa kanya at hinalikan siya. At ang anak sabi sa kanya, “ Ama, ako ay nagkasala sa langit at sa iyo; Hindi na ako karapat-dapat na tawagin mong anak.” Subalit sabi ng ama sa katulong, “ Madali bihisan siya ng magandang damit at isuot ang singsing sa kanyang daliri at sapatos sa kanyang paa; magpatay ng matabang baka at tayo ay magsaya; siya ang akin anak na namatay at nabuhay na ulit; siya ay naligaw at nahanap.” “ Ngayon ang matandang anak ay nasa bukid at noong siya ay dumating at noong malapit na sa kanilang bahay, nakarinig siya ng tugtog o musika at sayawan. Tinawag niya ang isang katulong ano ang ibig sabihin nito. Ang sabi sa kanya, ang inyong kapatid ay dumating at iyong ama nagpatay ng matabang baka dahil tinanggap siya ng ligtas at mabuti ang lagay .” Subalit siya ay galit at ayaw niyang pumasok sa loob. Ang kanyang ama ay lumbas at kinausap siya subalit ang sagot niya sa ama, Tingnan, sa maraming taon ako ay nagsilbi sa iyo at hindi ko sinuway ang iyong utos; hindi mo ako binigyan noong bata, na masisiyahan sa akin mga kaibigan. Subalit itong anak mong ito na dumating, na ibinuhos ang buhay sa mga harlot, at nagpatay ka ng baka para sa kanya.” Ang sabi ng ama, sa anak, ikaw ay akin kasama madalas at ang lahat ng sa akin ay sa iyo. Dapat lamang tayong magsaya at matuwa dahil na kapatid mo ay namatay at nabuhay na muli” (luke 15:11-32).
Alam ng Diyos ang ating mga kasalanan. Hindi natin maitatago ito sa kanya. Subalit, kabaligtaran sa atin iniisip, ayaw niya tayong parusahan o exsaktong katarungan. Hindi. Gusto niya tayong patawarin. Ito ang mabuting balita. Ang walang hanggan mercy o awa ng Diyos ay hindi biro o joke. Tunay na mahal niya tayo – walang hanggan higit pasa magulang na tao, asawa o anak. Gusto ba ninyo ang pag-ibig at awa? Nariyan mismo. Kunin ninyo at tunay na makikita ninyo ang kaligayahan na inyong hinahanap – kundi sa buhay na ito o sa kabilang buhay. Ang Diyos hindi kayo bibigoin. Oo, mayroon tayong krus sa buhay subalit ang atin pangarap ay matutupad sa isang paraan o ang iba sa langit. Iyan ba ang inyong hinahanap sa inyong buong buhay?
Piliin ang Diyos. Piliin ang kanyang walang hanggan awa. Gusto niya tayong patawarin. Siya ay naghanda ng lugar sa langit para sa inyo. Siya lamang ang inyong piliin at magwawagi kayo sa katapusan. Ito ay simple.
Siya ay dumating at nakiisa sa atin upang tubusin tayo, at sa huli, upang iligtas tayo. Binuksan niya ang pinto at lubhang gusto niya na magpatuloy tayo at mailigtas. Ang atin kaligtasan ay nasa atin. Ang Diyos tunay na ililigtas tayo subalit kailangan tayo ay makiisa.
Gusto ninyo ito. Sabi ng demonyo ang kasalanan ay mabuti at ang Diyos ay masama, subalit siya ay palaging sinungaling, nangangako subalit hindi tinutupad: Siya ay mamatay noong umpisa pa lamang at wala siyang kinalaman sa katotohanan. Kapag siya ay nagsinungaling, siya ay nagsasalita sa kanyang sarili kalikasan o nature ( John 8:44). Tumigil kayong sumunod sa kanya! Wala siyang kaibigan at ang kanyang hinahanap ay sirain kayo! Galit siya sa Awa ng Diyos at ayaw niya ang mabuting balita na mabatid.
Ang Diyos, sa isang banda, ang kanyang gusto ay ang inyong puso. Bilang perpekto sa pag-ibig, ang gusto niya ay maging masaya kayo at maayos ang kalagayan. Ang kapayapaan, ang saya at kaligayahan ang kanyang ibinibigay, ngayon at habang buhay, sa kanyang mga mahal na anak – ikaw lamang.
Kayo ba ay magtitiwala sa kanyang walang hanggan mercy o hindi? Gusto ba ninyong maging masaya o hindi? Kayo ba ay matalino o sira? Gusto ba ninyo ang hindi masukat ng kaligayahan sa langit o hindi?
Si Jesus ay dumating kasama ang walang hanggan awa at kanyang ibinigay. Siya ay nagsasalita sa atin sa pamamagitan ng mensahero Lucia Phan, inihahayag sa atin ang daan ng mercy, Ang Anim na Kowtows at ang pagmamahal ng kanyang Sacred Heart sa Eukaristiya. Ito ay pribadong pagsasalaysay ukol sa awa ng Diyos. Sa likas na kabatiran ito ay karugtong ng mensahe sa Divine Mercy na ibinigay kay Santa Faustina daantaon ang nakakaraan. Si Jesus pinapagpatuloy ang kanyang misyon ng mercy sa pamamagitan ng mensahe na kanyang ibinibigay kay Lucia Phan. Kailangan isakay siya at dalhin ang kanyang alay na mercy. Mayroon tayong ibang pag-asa bukod sa Divine Mercy. Ang oras ay ngayon na. Magpasya para sa Divine Mercy at ang lahat ay lalakad ng mabuti. Sa huling pagsusuri, gusto ba ninyo ang mabuti o masama sa inyo? Mercy ang daan. Ang Anim na Kowtows ay simple at matatag na daan upang tumanggap ng awa ng Diyos. Gawin ninyo ang mabuti sa inyo.
Nawa’y purihin ang Diyos sa kanyang walang hanggan Divine Mercy, na naghihintay sa bawat isa na pipiliin ito.
Ang tapat na pagsasagawa ng Anim na Kowtows at kayo ay maliligtas. Ito ay mangyayari sa ibang paraan subalit ito ang daan ng Diyos na idiniin sa espesyal na daan para sa oras na ito sa pamamagitan ng bagong sariling kusa, ito ang bagong misyon ng mercy.
[:fr]Jésus a dit: «Ceux qui vont bien n’ont pas besoin d’un médecin, mais ceux qui sont malades, allez et apprenez ce que cela signifie: “Je désire la miséricorde et non le sacrifice.” Car je ne suis pas venu appeler les justes, mais les pécheurs “(Matthieu 9: 12-13).
On pourrait résumer Jésus et son ministère en un seul mot: miséricorde. Les hommes ont péché et Dieu le Père pouvait à juste titre tout envoyer en enfer. Cependant, au lieu d’exiger la Justice Divine, Dieu le Père a envoyé Jésus pour nous racheter dans un acte indicible de Miséricorde Divine – «La miséricorde a triomphé de la justice» (Journal de Sainte Faustine, 1572).
Cela fait presque cent ans que ces mots ont été révélés, mais les temps sont tellement mauvais. Nous avons plus que jamais besoin de miséricorde. Le mal moral et physique sont pratiquement illimités à ce stade. Le péché est partout. Par conséquent, les Six Prosternations ont été révélés maintenant, un temps où nous devons nous prosterner, implorant la miséricorde de Dieu; Dieu a quelque chose de mieux en réserve lorsque l’homme est «mis à genoux». Les messages révélés par Lucia Phan, en particulier les Six Prosternations, sont essentiellement une mission de miséricorde.
La miséricorde est extrêmement importante. Jésus a dit à Sainte Faustine: «Proclamez que la miséricorde est le plus grand attribut de Dieu. Toutes les œuvres de Mes mains sont couronnées de miséricorde. (Journal, 301) Il lui fut également révélé que Jésus est «La Miséricorde Divine»; c’est-à-dire la personnification, pour ainsi dire, de la miséricorde infinie de Dieu – Il est la miséricorde elle-même. La miséricorde «est en quelque sorte le deuxième nom de l’amour…» (Pape Saint Jean-Paul, Encyclique Riche en Miséricorde).
Nous ne pouvons tout simplement pas vivre sans pitié. «Si nous disons que nous n’avons pas de péché, nous nous trompons nous-mêmes, et la vérité n’est pas en nous. Si nous confessons nos péchés, il est alors fidèle et juste, et nous pardonnera de nos péchés et nous purifiera de toute iniquité. Si nous disons que nous n’avons pas péché, nous faisons de lui un menteur, et sa parole n’est pas en nous »(1 Jean 1: 8-10). Nous avons plus besoin de pitié que l’air que nous respirons ou la nourriture que nous mangeons.
En fait, un moment viendra bientôt où les prêtres ne seront pas largement disponibles pour entendre les confessions des gens comme d’habitude. (Nous l’avons déjà vu.) Que feront alors les gens? Ce sera le temps qui suivra «l’Avertissement», ou «l’Illumination des Consciences» universelle, qui fut révélée à Sainte Faustine (Journal, 83 et 1588), Saint Edmund Campion, la Bienheureuse Anna Maria Taigi, et d’autres. Dans l’Avertissement, Dieu corrigera simultanément la conscience de chaque personne sur terre et donnera aux gens une seconde chance s’ils en ont de besoin et s’ils le désirent. Jésus appelle cet événement «le Jour de la Miséricorde» (1588). Cela se produira lorsque les choses seront apparemment à leur pire dans les domaines spirituel et temporel. Dieu nous montre ainsi sans retenue qu’il est vraiment très miséricordieux. Quand l’homme sera à son pire, Dieu interviendra de la manière la plus miraculeuse pour aider celui qui ne méritera pas une telle bonté infinie. Dieu est vraiment bon …
Son interaction avec nous depuis la chute en a été une de réconciliation et de miséricorde. Nous ne pouvons pas nous sauver et certains d’entre nous ne veulent pas être sauvés. Le bon Dieu descend cependant dans une condescendance infinie et, surtout, dans l’amour pour ses enfants. «Dieu est amour» (1 Jean 4: 8). L’homme est la prunelle de l’œil de Dieu. Dieu est réel et il nous aime. C’est tout ce que nous devons savoir. C’est tout ce dont nous avons besoin. Nous pouvons vraiment avoir confiance en son amour et sa miséricorde infinis.
La vérité est que nous décidons seuls de notre sort. Dieu lui-même n’envoie personne en enfer. Mais nous pouvons nous y envoyer par un acte de libre arbitre qui désire résolument la séparation avec Dieu. Cette impénitence finale est le tristement célèbre «péché contre le Saint-Esprit», très méconnu. C’est, en fin de compte, le refus de rechercher et d’accepter la miséricorde de Dieu. Malheureusement, de nombreuses personnes meurent dans cet état aujourd’hui. Cela déchire le Cœur de Dieu lorsque cela se produit, mais Il nous a donné le don et la responsabilité impressionnant du libre arbitre. Sans cela, nous ne pouvons pas vraiment aimer. C’est le prix de l’amour – la capacité de choisir où nous allons passer l’éternité: souffrance sans fin, haine et tristesse ou bonheur sans fin. Le choix nous appartient. Dieu respecte simplement notre décision. Il respecte toujours notre libre arbitre.
La bonne nouvelle, cependant, c’est précisément ce don du libre arbitre qui nous permet de choisir Dieu, de choisir l’amour, de choisir le ciel et de choisir de ne pas pécher. Quand nous péchons, Dieu nous pardonnera toujours et dans tous les cas si nous sommes désolés – peu importe le nombre de péchés ou leur gravité. Certes, Hitler et Staline ne présentent pas le moindre problème à Dieu. Tous les péchés commis sont comme une goutte contre l’océan de la miséricorde infinie de Dieu. Ils peuvent être pardonnés sans le moindre effort de la part de Dieu, mais les pécheurs le veulent-ils? C’est la seule question. Comme indiqué précédemment, Dieu n’envoie personne en enfer. Personne ne veut l’enfer, mais si nous péchons trop et ne cherchons pas le pardon, nous pouvons éventuellement haïr Dieu, ne pas vouloir sa miséricorde et ne pas vouloir être avec lui au ciel. C’est ainsi que les gens descendent dans cet état pathétique. Selon une majorité des Pères de l’Église, les premiers sommités de l’Église, la plupart des gens choisissent malheureusement l’enfer.
Une chose est sûre, cependant: Dieu ne nous manque jamais. Il nous a montré une miséricorde extrême depuis la Chute, et Il ne cesse de faire preuve de miséricorde envers ses enfants indisciplinés. Si nous refusons sa miséricorde, cependant, il respectera nos désirs, aussi profondément désordonnés qu’ils soient.
Que voulez-vous alors? Où voulez-vous aller? Si vous vous repentez et revenez à Dieu, vous serez sûrement sauvé. Cela vous appartient. Cela dépend entièrement de vous. Le ciel – le bonheur éternel – est à vous pour le demander.
Jésus, la Miséricorde Divine, vous attend. Comme Il le dit: «Venez à moi, tous ceux qui sont fatigués et surchargés, et je vous donnerai du repos» (Matthieu 11:28). Dieu est bon et Il a de bonnes choses en réserve pour vous – dans cette vie et dans la suivante: «Ce qu’aucun œil n’a vu, ni oreille n’a entendu, ni le cœur de l’homme conçu, ce que Dieu a préparé pour ceux qui l’aiment, Dieu nous a révélé par l’Esprit »(1 Corinthiens 2: 9-10).
Votre destin spirituel est entre vos mains. Ce que vous voulez, vous l’obtiendrez. C’est aussi simple que cela. Mais vous devez vous tourner vers Dieu. Vous êtes son cher enfant et il vous aime comme nul autre ne le peut. Il veut que vous soyez heureux avec lui pour toujours, mais vous devez décider de ce que vous voulez vraiment. Le péché ne rend personne heureux. Nous le savons. La vertu, par contre, nous rend heureux. Le choix nous appartient.
Jésus vous a déjà racheté du désespoir de ne pas pouvoir vous sauver. Il a ouvert la voie. Quel chemin suivrez-vous? Le diable est votre pire ennemi. Son intelligence ne connaît apparemment pas de fin, et il est plus puissant que le plus grand saint. Chaque jour, «un homme juste tombe sept fois et ressuscite» (Proverbes 24:16). Le saint sait qu’il ou elle est misérable. Nous n’avons aucun espoir en dehors de Jésus et de sa miséricorde. La miséricorde est la raison pour laquelle Il est venu. Dieu veut nous sauver! «… Quant à moi et ma maison, nous servirons l’Éternel» (Josué 24:15).
Lisez la parabole du fils prodigue et remarquez à quel point le «Père» veut pardonner à son fils pécheur:
Les publicains et les pécheurs venaient tous à Jésus pour l’écouter. Les pharisiens et les scribes récriminaient contre lui : « Cet homme fait bon accueil aux pécheurs, et il mange avec eux ! » Alors Jésus leur dit cette parabole : « Si l’un de vous a cent brebis et qu’il en perd une, n’abandonne-t-il pas les quatre-vingt-dix-neuf autres dans le désert pour aller chercher celle qui est perdue, jusqu’à ce qu’il la retrouve ? Quand il l’a retrouvée, il la prend sur ses épaules, tout joyeux, et, de retour chez lui, il rassemble ses amis et ses voisins pour leur dire : “Réjouissez-vous avec moi, car j’ai retrouvé ma brebis, celle qui était perdue !” Je vous le dis : C’est ainsi qu’il y aura de la joie dans le ciel pour un seul pécheur qui se convertit, plus que pour quatre-vingt-dix-neuf justes qui n’ont pas besoin de conversion. Ou encore, si une femme a dix pièces d’argent et qu’elle en perd une, ne va-t-elle pas allumer une lampe, balayer la maison, et chercher avec soin jusqu’à ce qu’elle la retrouve ? Quand elle l’a retrouvée, elle rassemble ses amies et ses voisines pour leur dire : “Réjouissez-vous avec moi, car j’ai retrouvé la pièce d’argent que j’avais perdue !” Ainsi je vous le dis : Il y a de la joie devant les anges de Dieu pour un seul pécheur qui se convertit. » Jésus dit encore : « Un homme avait deux fils. Le plus jeune dit à son père : “Père, donne-moi la part de fortune qui me revient.” Et le père leur partagea ses biens. Peu de jours après, le plus jeune rassembla tout ce qu’il avait, et partit pour un pays lointain où il dilapida sa fortune en menant une vie de désordre. Il avait tout dépensé, quand une grande famine survint dans ce pays, et il commença à se trouver dans le besoin. Il alla s’engager auprès d’un habitant de ce pays, qui l’envoya dans ses champs garder les porcs. Il aurait bien voulu se remplir le ventre avec les gousses que mangeaient les porcs, mais personne ne lui donnait rien. Alors il rentra en lui-même et se dit : “Combien d’ouvriers de mon père ont du pain en abondance, et moi, ici, je meurs de faim ! Je me lèverai, j’irai vers mon père, et je lui dirai : Père, j’ai péché contre le ciel et envers toi. Je ne suis plus digne d’être appelé ton fils. Traite-moi comme l’un de tes ouvriers.” Il se leva et s’en alla vers son père. Comme il était encore loin, son père l’aperçut et fut saisi de compassion ; il courut se jeter à son cou et le couvrit de baisers. Le fils lui dit : “Père, j’ai péché contre le ciel et envers toi. Je ne suis plus digne d’être appelé ton fils.” Mais le père dit à ses serviteurs : “Vite, apportez le plus beau vêtement pour l’habiller, mettez-lui une bague au doigt et des sandales aux pieds, allez chercher le veau gras, tuez-le, mangeons et festoyons, car mon fils que voilà était mort, et il est revenu à la vie ; il était perdu, et il est retrouvé.” Et ils commencèrent à festoyer. Or le fils aîné était aux champs. Quand il revint et fut près de la maison, il entendit la musique et les danses. Appelant un des serviteurs, il s’informa de ce qui se passait. Celui-ci répondit : “Ton frère est arrivé, et ton père a tué le veau gras, parce qu’il a retrouvé ton frère en bonne santé.” Alors le fils aîné se mit en colère, et il refusait d’entrer. Son père sortit le supplier. Mais il répliqua à son père : “Il y a tant d’années que je suis à ton service sans avoir jamais transgressé tes ordres, et jamais tu ne m’as donné un chevreau pour festoyer avec mes amis. Mais, quand ton fils que voilà est revenu après avoir dévoré ton bien avec des prostituées, tu as fait tuer pour lui le veau gras !” Le père répondit : “Toi, mon enfant, tu es toujours avec moi, et tout ce qui est à moi est à toi. Il fallait festoyer et se réjouir ; car ton frère que voilà était mort, et il est revenu à la vie ; il était perdu, et il est retrouvé !” »
Dieu sait tout sur nos péchés. Nous ne pouvons rien lui cacher. Mais, contrairement à ce que certains pensent, Il ne veut pas nous punir ou exiger la justice. Non, il veut nous pardonner. Ce sont les bonnes nouvelles. La miséricorde infinie de Dieu n’est pas une blague. Il vous aime vraiment – infiniment plus que n’importe quel parent, conjoint ou enfant terrestre. Voulez-vous cet amour et cette miséricorde? C’est juste là. Prenez-le et vous trouverez enfin le bonheur auquel vous aspirez – sinon dans cette vie, certainement dans la suivante. Dieu ne déçoit pas. Oui, nous avons la croix dans cette vie, mais nos rêves se réaliseront d’une manière ou d’une autre au ciel. N’est-ce pas ce que vous cherchiez toute votre vie?
Choisissez Dieu. Choisissez sa miséricorde infinie. Il aspire à vous pardonner. Il a préparé une place au paradis rien que pour vous. Choisissez-le simplement et vous gagnerez à la fin. C’est aussi simple que cela.
Il est venu pour être l’un de nous pour nous racheter et, finalement, pour nous sauver. Il a ouvert la porte et désire vivement que nous la franchissions et que nous soyons sauvés. Notre salut dépend de nous. Dieu va effectivement nous sauver, mais pas sans notre coopération.
Le diable dit que le péché est meilleur et que Dieu est mauvais, mais il est toujours et sera toujours un menteur, prometteur mais ne livrant jamais: «Il était un meurtrier depuis le début, et n’a rien à voir avec la vérité, car il n’y a pas de vérité dans lui. Quand il ment, il parle selon sa propre nature, car il est un menteur et le père du mensonge »(Jean 8:44). Arrête de le suivre! Il n’a pas d’amis et ne cherche qu’à vous détruire! Il déteste la miséricorde de Dieu et ne veut pas que cette bonne nouvelle soit connue.
Dieu, d’un autre côté, n’a à cœur que vos meilleurs intérêts. Étant un amour parfait, il ne désire que votre bonheur et votre bien-être. La paix, la joie et le bonheur sont ce qu’il donne, maintenant et éternellement, à ses enfants bien-aimés – c’est-à-dire vous.
Ferez-vous confiance ou non à sa miséricorde infinie? Voulez-vous être heureux ou pas? Êtes-vous sage ou insensé? Voulez-vous un bonheur incommensurable au paradis ou pas?
Jésus est venu avec une miséricorde divine infinie et délivré. Il nous parle également à travers la messagère Lucia Phan, nous révélant un chemin de miséricorde, les Six Prosternations, et l’amour de son Sacré-Cœur dans l’Eucharistie. Cette révélation privée concerne la miséricorde de Dieu. Dans un certain sens, c’est une continuation du message de la Divine Miséricorde que Dieu a donné à Sainte Faustine il y a un siècle. Jésus continue sa mission de miséricorde à travers les messages qu’il donne à travers Lucia Phan. Nous devons accepter Son offre de miséricorde. Nous n’avons pas d’autre espoir que la Miséricorde Divine. C’est maintenant. Décidez et choisissez la Miséricorde Divine et tout ira bien avec vous. En dernière analyse, voulez-vous du bien ou du mal pour vous-même? La miséricorde est le chemin. Les Six Prosternations sont un moyen simple et concret d’obtenir la miséricorde de Dieu. Faites ce qui est bon pour vous.
Que Dieu soit loué pour sa divine miséricorde infinie, qui attend tous ceux qui la choisissent.
Pratiquez sincèrement les Six Prosternations et vous serez sauvé. Cela peut arriver de différents manières, mais c’est une façon spéciale que Dieu met en valeur pour ces temps à travers cette nouvelle initiative, cette nouvelle mission de miséricorde.
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