{"id":4366,"date":"2013-04-05T10:18:26","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T10:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/the-inexhaustible-mercy-of-god\/"},"modified":"2014-04-26T18:25:01","modified_gmt":"2014-04-26T17:25:01","slug":"the-inexhaustible-mercy-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/index.php\/2013\/04\/the-inexhaustible-mercy-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Inexhaustible Mercy of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/Fra%20Angelico%20--%20Christ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/vultuschristi.org\/assets_c\/2013\/04\/Fra Angelico -- Christ-thumb-300x385-14145.jpg\" alt=\"Fra Angelico -- Christ.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"385\" \/><\/a>Soul in need of mercy,<br \/>\nwhoever and wherever you may be,<br \/>\nknow that all the riches of the Divine Mercy<br \/>\nare, <em>for you<\/em>, contained and offered<br \/>\nin the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.<br \/>\nGo before the tabernacle,<br \/>\nor seek out the monstrance displaying the Body of Christ,<br \/>\n&#8211;a feast for your eyes&#8211;<br \/>\nand there adore the mystery of the Divine Mercy.<\/p>\n<p>Open yourself wide,<br \/>\nbecome all capacity,<br \/>\nso as to receive within yourself<br \/>\nthe mighty torrent of Mercy destined for you and, through you,<br \/>\nfor those whose sorrows and weaknesses<br \/>\nyou have chosen or have been given to bear.<\/p>\n<p>Adore the Blood and Water that, even now,<br \/>\ngush from the Sacred Side<br \/>\nwith a freshness and a purity that never grows old.<br \/>\nAdore the Gift of the Holy Spirit<br \/>\nand desire to receive Him anew today<br \/>\nas the Soul of your soul,<br \/>\nthat is, the very Life of your life.<br \/>\nThe Fountainhead of Divine Mercy<br \/>\nis hidden in the Sacrament of the Altar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry;<br \/>\nwhen He hears it, He will answer you.<br \/>\nAnd though the Lord give you the bread of affliction,<br \/>\nyet your Teacher will not hide Himself any more,<br \/>\nbut your eyes shall see your Teacher.&#8221; (Isaiah 30:19-20)<\/p>\n<p>Close to the Eucharistic Fountainhead,<br \/>\nyou will find Mary, the <em>Mater Misericordiae<\/em>.<br \/>\nShe never tires of communicating to souls<br \/>\nthe abundance of Divine Mercy.<br \/>\nSo close is she to the Source,<br \/>\nthat it is as if she and the Source were one:<br \/>\nall that flows out of the Source passes through her,<br \/>\nand it is within her power to direct the flow of Divine Mercy<br \/>\ntoward whomsoever she pleases.<br \/>\nHer Son so trusts her maternal Heart<br \/>\nthat He has has entrusted all to her,<br \/>\nallowing her freely to dispense His Mercy to souls.<\/p>\n<p>Soul devoted to the Divine Mercy,<br \/>\nadore Him Who is present as Mercy<br \/>\nin the Sacrament of the Altar.<br \/>\nDivine Mercy enters the world through the Most Holy Sacrament,<br \/>\nfor therein in is the Heart of Jesus, the wellspring of His Mercy,<br \/>\nand His pierced Side, the mouth of Divine Mercy,<br \/>\nthe opening out of which Divine Mercy enters the universe<br \/>\nand streams into souls<br \/>\nto purify, sanctify, and glorify them.<\/p>\n<p>Soul surfeited with miseries,<br \/>\nif you would experience the Divine Mercy,<br \/>\ndraw near to the Eucharistic Presence of the Pierced One;<br \/>\nremain in the light of His Eucharistic Face;<br \/>\nhold yourself still and full of expectation before His Open Side.<br \/>\nThere, you will never be disappointed in your hope.<br \/>\nFor with Him is Mercy and copious redemption,<br \/>\nand He will forgive you all your sins.<br \/>\nEvery tabernacle that shelters His adorable Body and Blood<br \/>\nmakes available to you, and to all,<br \/>\nthe Fountainhead of the inexhaustible Mercy of God.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soul in need of mercy, whoever and wherever you may be, know that all the riches of the Divine Mercy are, for you, contained and offered in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. 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