What else, then, does the cross of Christ say to us, the cross that in a sense is the final word of His messianic message and mission? '"99, Here is the Son of God, who in His resurrection experienced in a radical way mercy shown to Himself, that is to say the love of the Father which is more powerful than death. At the same time, by becoming for people a model of merciful love for others, Christ proclaims by His actions even more than by His words that call to mercy which is one of the essential elements of the Gospel ethos. "55, Connected with the mystery of creation is the mystery of the election, which in a special way shaped the history of the people whose spiritual father is Abraham by virtue of his faith. They are certainly being moved to do this by Christ Himself, who through His Spirit works within human hearts. I. It is not a question here of the perfection of the inscrutable essence of God in the mystery of the divinity itself, but of the perfection and attribute whereby man, in the intimate truth of his existence, encounters the living God particularly closely and particularly often. Christ confers on the whole of the Old Testament tradition about God's mercy a definitive meaning. (seconda decina) per la Sua dolorosa Passione. Misericord ia Divina, I todo entendimiento humano o an lico. In the teaching of Christ Himself, this image inherited from the Old Testament becomes at the same time simpler and more profound. Mercy Revealed in the Cross and Resurrection. P. José Jarzebowski, de la Congregación de los Padres marianos de la … "65 In the same chapter fifteen of Luke's Gospel, we read the parable of the sheep that was found66 and then the parable of the coin that was found.67 Each time there is an emphasis on the same joy that is present in the case of the prodigal son. They will repeat this message to the others and will be witnesses to the risen Christ. HE WHO SEES ME SEES THE FATHER (cf. This exchange is a law of the very plan of salvation, a law which is simple, strong and at the same time "easy." "11 Nevertheless, through this "making known" by Christ we know God above all in His relationship of love for man: in His "philanthropy. Venerable Brothers and dear sons and daughters, greetings and the apostolic blessing. In this broad "social" context, mercy appears as a correlative to the interior experience of individuals languishing in a state of guilt or enduring every kind of suffering and misfortune. It still happens that side by side with those who are wealthy and living in plenty there exist those who are living in want, suffering misery and often actually dying of hunger; and their number reaches tens, even hundreds of millions. The situation in which he found himself when he lost the material goods should have made him aware of the loss of that dignity. God, as Christ has revealed Him, does not merely remain closely linked with the world as the Creator and the ultimate source of existence. Misericordia Divina, que abrazas a todo el universo. The present generation knows that it is in a privileged position: progress provides it with countless possibilities that only a few decades ago were undreamed of. Before His own townspeople, in Nazareth, Christ refers to the words of the prophet Isaiah: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. Even in the cases in which everything would seem to indicate that only one party is giving and offering, and the other only receiving and taking (for example, in the case of a physician giving treatment, a teacher teaching, parents supporting and bringing up their children, a benefactor helping the needy), in reality the one who gives is always also a beneficiary. And here, precisely in Him, in Christ, justice is done to sin at the price of His sacrifice, of His obedience "even to death. endobj The extraordinary progress made in the field of information and data processing, for instance, will increase man's creative capacity and provide access to the intellectual and cultural riches of other peoples. It is obvious that the Church professes the mercy of God, revealed in the crucified and risen Christ, not only by the word of her teaching but above all through the deepest pulsation of the life of the whole People of God. Modern man often anxiously wonders about the solution to the terrible tensions which have built up in the world and which entangle humanity. Man attains to the merciful love of God, His mercy, to the extent that he himself is interiorly transformed in the spirit of that love towards his neighbor. Modern man feels these threats. Together with awareness of the biological threat, therefore, there is a growing awareness of yet another threat, even more destructive of what is essentially human, what is intimately bound up with the dignity of the person and his or her right to truth and freedom. Although God "dwells in unapproachable light,"8 He speaks to man he means of the whole of the universe: "ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made. We need only consider the Good Shepherd who goes in search of the lost sheep, 27 or the woman who sweeps the house in search of the lost coin.28 The Gospel writer who particularly treats of these themes in Christ's teaching is Luke, whose Gospel has earned the title of "the Gospel of mercy. With this cry let us, like the sacred writers, call upon the God who cannot despise anything that He has made,136 the God who is faithful to Himself, to His fatherhood and His love. Novena à Divina Misericórdia. The Pastoral Constitution Gaudium et spes of the Second Vatican Council is certainly not the only document that deals with the life of this generation, but it is a document of particular importance. When we base ourselves on this disquieting model, we are able with all humility to show mercy to others, knowing that Christ accepts it as if it were shown to Himself.121 On the basis of this model, we must also continually purify all our actions and all our intentions in which mercy is understood and practiced in a unilateral way, as a good done to others. "He is not God of the dead, but of the living. ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN ANTONIO 2718 W Woodlawn Ave San Antonio, TX 78228 Archdiocese of San Antonio (bilingual) The above titles which we attribute to the Mother of God speak of her principally, however, as the Mother of the crucified and risen One; as the One who, having obtained mercy in an exceptional way, in an equally exceptional way "merits" that mercy throughout her earthly life and, particularly, at the foot of the cross of her Son; and finally as the one who, through her hidden and at the same time incomparable sharing in the messianic mission of her Son, was called in a special way to bring close to people that love which He had come to reveal: the love that finds its most concrete expression vis-a-vis the suffering, the poor, those deprived of their own freedom, the blind, the oppressed and sinners, just as Christ spoke of them in the words of the prophecy of Isaiah, first in the synagogue at Nazareth106 and then in response to the question of the messengers of John the Baptist.107. Eterno Padre, guarda con occhi di misericordia alle anime che esaltano In the daily life of the Church the truth about the mercy of God, expressed in the Bible, resounds as a perennial echo through the many readings of the Sacred Liturgy. The basis of the Church's mission, in all the spheres spoken of in the numerous pronouncements of the most recent Council and in the centuries-old experience of the apostolate, is none other than "drawing from the wells of the Savior"133 this is what provides many guidelines for the mission of the Church in the lives of individual Christians, of individual communities, and also of the whole People of God. He has seen the obstacles and distances between individuals and nations dissolve or shrink through an increased sense of what is universal, through a clearer awareness of the unity of the human race, through the acceptance of mutual dependence in authentic solidarity, and through the desire and possibility of making contact with one's brothers and sisters beyond artificial geographical divisions and national or racial limits. .in the face of modern developments there is a growing body of men who are asking the most fundamental of all questions or are glimpsing them with a keener insight: What is man? It is called for by the varied experiences of the Church and of contemporary man. 20-abr-2020 - Explora el tablero "LA DIVINA MISERICORDIA" de GifsyFondosPazenlaTormenta, que 652 personas siguen en Pinterest. And it is for this reason that-when we recall the cross of Christ, His passion and death-our faith and hope are centered on the Risen One: on that Christ who "on the evening of that day, the first day of the week, . And they need mercy even though they often do not realize it. 1. However, the equality brought by justice is limited to the realm of objective and extrinsic goods, while love and mercy bring it about that people meet one another in that value which is man himself, with the dignity that is proper to him. An instance is the continued existence of torture, systematically used by authority as a means of domination and political oppression and practiced by subordinates with impunity. Terminar con la corona de la divina misericordia. In the paschal mystery the limits of the many sided evil in which man becomes a sharer during his earthly existence are surpassed: the cross of Christ, in fact, makes us understand the deepest roots of evil, which are fixed in sin and death; thus the cross becomes an eschatological sign. A world from which forgiveness was eliminated would be nothing but a world of cold and unfeeling justice, in the name of which each person would claim his or her own rights vis-a- vis others; the various kinds of selfishness latent in man would transform life and human society into a system of oppression of the weak by the strong, or into an arena of permanent strife between one group and another. "MERCY...FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION". For this reason it is now fitting to reflect on this mystery. By means of this testimony of life, the Church fulfills the mission proper to the People of God, the mission which is a sharing in and, in a sense, a continuation of the messianic mission of Christ Himself. Here we read the following sentences: "In the light of the foregoing factors there appears the dichotomy of a world that is at once powerful and weak, capable of doing what is noble and what is base, disposed to freedom and slavery, progress and decline, brotherhood and hatred. This is confirmed by the field of Catholic social doctrine, greatly developed in the course of the last century. Until "the former things pass away,"90 the cross will remain the point of reference for other words too of the Revelation of John: "Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with me. LA FESTA DELLA DIVINA MISERICORDIA: L'anima che la prima domenica dopo Pasqua si confesserà e riceverà degnamente la santa comunione, dopo aver fatto per 9 giorni a partire dal Venerdì Santo una novena usando la Coroncina alla Divina Misericordia, riceverà la grande grazia della remissione totale di tutte le pene e dei castighi. It is this mystery which bears within itself the most complete revelation of mercy, that is, of that love which is more powerful than death, more powerful than sin and every evil, the love which lifts man up when he falls into the abyss and frees him from the greatest threats. "103, Mary is also the one who obtained mercy in a particular and exceptional way, as no other person has. In spite of all the declarations on the rights of man in his integral dimension, that is to say in his bodily and spiritual existence, we cannot say that these examples belong only to the past. The paschal Christ is the definitive incarnation of mercy, its living sign in salvation history and in eschatology. Everything that I have said in the present document on mercy should therefore be continually transformed into an ardent prayer: into a cry that implores mercy according to the needs of man in the modern world. On the basis of this way of manifesting the presence of God who is Father, love and mercy, Jesus makes mercy one of the principal themes of His preaching. The father's words to the elder son reveal this: "It was fitting to make merry and be glad, for this your brother was dead and is alive; he was lost and is found. Whenever it became aware of its infidelity - and in the history of Israel there was no lack of prophets and others who awakened this awareness-it appealed to mercy. In this visible sign the people of our own time, just like the people then, can see the Father. Properly understood, justice constitutes, so to speak, the goal of forgiveness. In fact, it is precisely this drawing close to Christ in the mystery of His Heart which enables us to dwell on this point-a point in a sense central and also most accessible on the human level-of the revelation of the merciful love of the Father, a revelation which constituted the central content of the messianic mission of the Son of Man. It is very significant that the people in question are especially the poor, those without means of subsistence, those deprived of their freedom, the blind who cannot see the beauty of creation, those living with broken hearts, or suffering from social injustice, and finally sinners. "54 These words indicate the profound basis of the relationship between justice and mercy in God, in His relations with man and the world. Society can become "ever more human" only when we introduce into all the mutual relationships which form its moral aspect the moment of forgiveness, which is so much of the essence of the Gospel. His disciples and followers understood and practiced mercy in the same way. Y por eso la misericordia es efecto de la caridad, como ya se ha dicho. And it is with this decision that he sets out. In this way, redemption involves the revelation of mercy in its fullness. The Old Testament encourages people suffering from misfortune, especially those weighed down by sin - as also the whole of Israel, which had entered into the covenant with God - to appeal for mercy, and enables them to count upon it: it reminds them of His mercy in times of failure and loss of trust. In the eschatological fulfillment mercy will be revealed as love, while in the temporal phase, in human history, which is at the same time the history of sin and death, love must be revealed above all as mercy and must also be actualized as mercy. The cross on Calvary, the cross upon which Christ conducts His final dialogue with the Father, emerges from the very heart of the love that man, created in the image and likeness of God, has been given as a gift, according to God's eternal plan. Man has extended his power over nature and has acquired deeper knowledge of the laws of social behavior. "101 At the very moment of the Incarnation, these words open up a new perspective of salvation history. This is love, or rather an anxious solicitude to ensure for each individual every true good and to remove and drive away every sort of evil. Also infinite therefore and inexhaustible is the Father's readiness to receive the prodigal children who return to His home. The Lord Himself triumphed over this act of breaking the covenant when He solemnly declared to Moses that He was a "God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Misericordia Divina, Sup to de Dios. Hand in hand with this go the crisis of truth in human relationships, lack of responsibility for what one says, the purely utilitarian relationship between individual and individual, the loss of a sense of the authentic common good and the ease with which this good is alienated. However, at no time and in no historical period-especially at a moment as critical as our own-can the Church forget the prayer that is a cry for the mercy of God amid the many forms of evil which weigh upon humanity and threaten it. In the encyclical already referred to, I have tried to show that the deepening and the many-faceted enrichment of the Church's consciousness resulting from the Council must open our minds and our hearts more widely to Christ. But side by side with all this, or rather as part of it, there are also the difficulties that appear whenever there is growth. <> Added to this is the fact that sin too constitutes man's misery. misericordia serían asistidas por El, pues ellas son su gloria. THE PRAYER OF THE CHURCH IN OUR TIMES, 15. These words express above all his attitude to material goods; nevertheless under their surface is concealed the tragedy of lost dignity, the awareness of squandered sonship. e del mondo intero VAI ALL'INIZIO . The contemporary Church is profoundly conscious that only on the basis of the mercy of God will she be able to carry out the tasks that derive from the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, and, in the first place, the ecumenical task which aims at uniting all those who confess Christ. <>/PageLabels 432 0 R>> Thus, in our world the feeling of being under threat is increasing. :���ނ�Ë���B�a������\CC���:�x�QPlh8��QN�ËՆ���U�9'p���o��H��>�x�Q�����|yG}8�k�)]���z�p�E�K�ިH?��G�M�O���^����Rʍ�MNG�Kɬ���8Z\J�0�]/���G�K�v�xG}8�ťDoB��y�ťz"�PX�o���~N��(Z. And, in consequence, we are quick to deduce that mercy belittles the receiver, that it offends the dignity of man. The analogy at this point is very wide- ranging. VII. No human sin can prevail over this power or even limit it. No one has experienced, to the same degree as the Mother of the crucified One, the mystery of the cross, the overwhelming encounter of divine transcendent justice with love: that "kiss" given by mercy to justice.104 No one has received into his heart, as much as Mary did, that mystery, that truly divine dimension of the redemption effected on Calvary by means of the death of the Son, together with the sacrifice of her maternal heart, together with her definitive "fiat.". The technical means at the disposal of modern society conceal within themselves not only the possibility of self-destruction through military conflict, but also the possibility of a "peaceful" subjugation of individuals, of environments, of entire societies and of nations, that for one reason or another might prove inconvenient for those who possess the necessary means and are ready to use them without scruple. It was bound to make him suffer. Society can become ever more human only if we introduce into the many-sided setting of interpersonal and social relationships, not merely justice, but also that "merciful love" which constitutes the messianic message of the Gospel. In reciprocal relationships between persons merciful love is never a unilateral act or process. Particular Concentration on Human Dignity. This has already been spoken of in the encyclical Redemptor hominis; but it will be fitting to return once more to this fundamental theme. All this is happening against the background of the gigantic remorse caused by the fact that, side by side with wealthy and surfeited people and societies, living in plenty and ruled by consumerism and pleasure, the same human family contains individuals and groups that are suffering from hunger. Eterno Padre, guarda con occhio di misericordia specialmente i poveri peccatori e tutta l'umanità, che è racchiusa nel pietosissimo Cuore di Gesù, e per la Sua dolorosa Passione mostraci la Tua misericordia, affinché per tutti i secoli possiamo esaltare l'onnipotenza della Tua misericordia. Fulfillment of the conditions of justice is especially indispensable in order that love may reveal its own nature. There are babies dying of hunger under their mothers' eyes. It is obvious that a fundamental defect, or rather a series of defects, indeed a defective machinery is at the root of contemporary economics and materialistic civilization, which does not allow the human family to break free from such radically unjust situations. Not only for the Church herself as the community of believers but also in a certain sense for all humanity, this mystery is the source of a life different from the life which can be built by man, who is exposed to the oppressive forces of the threefold concupiscence active within him.128 It is precisely in the name of this mystery that Christ teaches us to forgive always. Misericordia Divina, Fuente que brota de la Santísima Trinidad. The word and the concept of "mercy" seem to cause uneasiness in man, who, thanks to the enormous development of science and technology, never before known in history, has become the master of the earth and has subdued and dominated it.14 This dominion over the earth, sometimes understood in a one - sided and superficial way, seems to have no room for mercy. 4 0 obj "108, VI. They live, therefore, in statu conversionis; and it is this state of conversion which marks out the most profound element of the pilgrimage of every man and woman on earth in statu viatoris. The Eucharist brings us ever nearer to that love which is more powerful than death: "For as often as we eat this bread and drink this cup," we proclaim not only the death of the Redeemer but also His resurrection, "until he comes" in glory.114 The same Eucharistic rite, celebrated in memory of Him who in His messianic mission revealed the Father to us by means of His words and His cross, attests to the inexhaustible love by virtue of which He desires always to be united with us and present in our midst, coming to meet every human heart. Forgiveness is also the fundamental condition for reconciliation, not only in the relationship of God with man, but also in relationships between people. Líneas fundamentales de la devoción a la Divina Misericordia.” A la luz de este trabajo resulta que todas las publicaciones anteriores a él, dedicadas a la devoción a la Divina Misericordia transmitida por Sor Faustina, contienen solamente … Finally, there is the "desacralization" that often turns into "dehumanization": the individual and the society for whom nothing is "sacred" suffer moral decay, in spite of appearances. This joy indicates a good that has remained intact: even if he is a prodigal, a son does not cease to be truly his father's son; it also indicates a good that has been found again, which in the case of the prodigal son was his return to the truth about himself. The Chaplet is preceded by two opening prayers from the Diary of Saint Faustina and followed by a closing prayer. It was precisely this "merciful" love, which is manifested above all in contact with moral and physical evil, that the heart of her who was the Mother of the crucified and risen One shared in singularly and exceptionally - that Mary shared in. In continuing the great task of implementing the Second Vatican Council, in which we can rightly see a new phase of the self- realization of the Church-in keeping with the epoch in which it has been our destiny to live-the Church herself must be constantly guided by the full consciousness that in this work it is not permissible for her, for any reason, to withdraw into herself. "82 Justice is also brought to bear upon death, which from the beginning of man's history had been allied to sin. Death has justice done to it at the price of the death of the one who was without sin and who alone was able-by means of his own death-to inflict death upon death.83 In this way the cross of Christ, on which the Son, consubstantial with the Father, renders full justice to God, is also a radical revelation of mercy, or rather of the love that goes against what constitutes the very root of evil in the history of man: against sin and death.
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