Robed in splendor,
Wrapped in might,
Clothed in a mantle of power,
Holy Majesty, now come Your Hour.
Mercy inclining
Embracing spirit poor,
Abundance kissing
With generous grace.
Common ground
Of God’s own Holiness,
Love’s living bridge
Spanning the breech.
All are called.
Please all come
To live the revelation
Of the Holy Son.
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A thousand trumpets mark Your path.
The lips of angels tremble and anticipate
As hour fast approaches,
For Gabriel’s stormy blast
Ushering the Age’s end,
When on the clouds You will descend,
To come again as way You went .
Sun of Justice with Spirit Sword,
Your Word to cut between the marrow and the bone,
All that stands the test of Fire,
You gather home.
Refuse and stubble
Immolated in furnace heat,
As passing in Your Hallowedness
You devour all that is not meet.
The trumpets’ blare gives way
To music of celestial harps,
And Miriam song sounded strong.
As the martyrs chime,
Finally coming forth from beneath the Altar,
To sing their tune and time.
Holy chorus, at long last,
To celebrate and sing
Triumphant Alleluias
For Salvation’s Mercy King.
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Sing Lord,
To make of me a song,
Rising on the wind,
Spreading through the land.
By the movement of Your tune,
I proclaim Your Love.
By the rushing of Your Spirit,
Borne anew on hallowed wings,
I announce the Year of Favor.
O sweet divine encounter
With the Risen Lord
Make my melody
As pure as the heart of Jesus
Proclaim.
Reclaim. Reclaim.
Reclaim Your own.
Seat sons and daughters
Of Your Love
Upon Your Heart,
On Mercy throne.
© 2013 Joann Nelander
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About Today Sunday of Divine Mercy
“27Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side; do not be faithless, but believing.’ 28Thomas answered him, ‘My Lord and God!’ 29Jesus said to him, ‘Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe’” (Jn 21:27-29). [1]The Church seems to have placed a special emphasis on Divine Mercy for the 21st century. With the newly instituted Feast of Mercy, the canonization of the ‘Apostle of Mercy,’ Sister Mary Faustina Kowalska and encyclicals such as, “God is Mercy” and “God Is Love;” our leaders are calling upon the faithful to reflect on this holy concept. [2][3][4]
In 2002, the Apostolic Penitentiary, one of the three tribunals in the Roman Curia, issued a decree on Divine Mercy. In it, the faithful are reminded that meditating on Divine Mercy can help us avoid sin. When we reflect on God’s Mercy, we often become sorrowful of our own actions. Our sin becomes a ‘matter of conscience’ and we set an intention to change the behavior.[5]
Some practical ways to integrate this guidance include celebrating the Second Sunday of Easter, as explained in the decree, praying the chaplet to the Divine Mercy, and acting on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. In doing so, we manifest our Lord’s Mercy to our brothers and sisters, who like Thomas, may need to see favor to believe it.
It’s time once again for Sunday Snippets. We are Catholic bloggers sharing weekly our best posts with one another. Join us to read and contribute if you like. To participate, go to your blog and create a post titled Sunday Snippets–A Catholic Carnival. Make sure that the post links back to here, and leave a link to your snippets post on our host, RAnn’s, site, This, That and the Other Thing.“Benedict XVI taught with stark clarity for eight years, Papa Franceso, Il Poverello, is about to translate into prophetic thunder” Thomas J. Neal, Ph.D.
Be Holy! 