Artist Commentary: Man is a mystery to himself, cannot fully know himself except in Jesus Christ. Seeking to know himself without genuine knowledge, he wears masks, false images of himself. Sometimes he creates a new mask. At other times he examines the mask as if it were a true image of himself
Second Day:
Today bring Me the souls of priests and religious, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy.
First Day:
Today bring to Me all mankind, especially all sinners, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy
The Divine Mercy novena, which starts on Good Friday, began as a private devotion which Our Lord revealed to Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska. Christ asked Saint Faustina to recite the novena starting on Good Friday and ending on the Octave of Easter (the Sunday after Easter Sunday), which is now known as Divine Mercy Sunday. Millions of people around the world pray the novena every year.
As I read this above I had remembered the novena chaplet flying around here the past week, my head whirled around right and left quickly, I did not see it. I looked down, there it was on the floor right at my feet. A beautiful sign, thank you!
Father Barron comments on Lent
Final two weeks of Lent known as Passiontide, commemorates increasing revelation of Christ’s divinity. Passiontide is observed with great solemnity, especially because Passiontide includes the Triduum, the final three days before Easter. (see John 8:46-59)
Persevere in your prayers
The Ides of March, the middle of the month, and the midway point of Lent fall on the same day: March 15th, 2012