Episode Transcript
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This weekend is the Second Sunday of Easter
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it is popularly called Divine Mercy Sunday.
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Historically, the Divine Mercy Sunday
was instituted by Pope Saint John Paul II,
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during the Great Jubilee of 2000.
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On this special day,
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we are invited to contemplate the fullness of the Paschal Mystery,
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that is Christ’s Passion, death and Resurrection.
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The basis of the Easter Mystery actually is
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the merciful love of God.
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From the beginning of creation, throughout Scripture,
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and most perfectly in the life, Passion, death and Resurrection of His Son Jesus,
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God has been revealed as love itself.
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In His infinite love for us, God desires nothing more than
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to forgive our sins and offer us His mercy.
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Saint John Paul II said,
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the Divine Mercy is the Easter gift from the risen Christ
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that is given to His church and humanity.
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So every time the Church celebrates the Divine Mercy Sunday,
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we are reminded that we actually celebrate the Easter gift of God’s unending
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and merciful love for all his children.
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This is at the heart of the Gospel.
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We have always lived in a wounded world.
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In our current age for instance,
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we are confronted by serious the concerns such as poverty,
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climate change, refugees,
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asylum seekers, broken families or loneliness
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and homelessness.
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Those issues in some ways are caused
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by our careless actions and behaviour.
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We are all sinners, therefore, we need mercy,
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forgiveness and healing.
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Pope Francis has shared with us
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some simple ways on how to heal our wounds,
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he said, there is a simple secret of healing wounds,
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do not let the day end without apologising,
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without seeking peace between husband and wife,
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between parents and children,
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between brothers and sisters,
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between daughters and mothers-in-law.
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If we learn to apologise immediately
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and to give each other mutual forgiveness,
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the wounds heal, the marriage grows stronger,
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the family becomes an increasingly stronger home.
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In the Joy of the Gospel again he said,
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God never tires of forgiving us,
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we are the ones who tire seeking for His mercy.
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So, Divine Mercy is
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the very gift of Easter that heals our wounds.
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We are challenged today to share His mercy with one another,
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in the parish, in the family and at our homes.
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To conclude,
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on this special Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday,
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I will share a message,
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the founder of the novena of Divine Mercy, Saint Faustina,
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received from Jesus
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and recorded in her diary.
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My daughter,
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tell the whole world about my inconceivable mercy.
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I desire that the Feast of Mercy
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be a refuge and shelter for all souls,
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especially for the poor sinners.
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On this day,
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the very depths of My tender mercy are open.
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I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls
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who approach the fount of My mercy.
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Through the intercession of Saint Faustina, we pray,
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For the sake of His sorrowful Passion,
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have mercy on us and the whole world.
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Amen.
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Thank you.
