Newsletter April 16th 2023 (Divine Mercy Sunday)

· Today we meet with the risen Christ, just as St Thomas did. Sharing in the Eucharist is our statement of loyalty, our act of personal and shared faith. In praying the Eucharist     together we help each other’s faith and strengthen our Christian community. It was  because the members of the early Church in Jerusalem met in public for prayer and seemed such a joyful little community, that so many   others came to believe and the church grew steadily in those early, Spirit-filled days.

· No-one else can do our believing for us. Eventually Thomas came to believe in the    resurrection, when he saw the risen Jesus with his own eyes. The story ends with a      message for all who have received the gift of faith: ‘Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’ Our faith is a gift from God. But it is not an inert gift that can we lock away like some precious heirloom. It is a living gift that needs nurturing, to grow and mature. Like other life-forms, faith can wither from neglect. We need to pray about it, think about it, and express it in actions arising from love. This does not mean that we will never have any doubts. But if like Thomas we continue seeking, we too will come into the presence of Jesus and say “My Lord and my God!”

Divine Mercy Sunday

What is the main message of Divine Mercy?

The message of The Divine Mercy is simple. It is that God loves us – all of us. And, he wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy.

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