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Divine Mercy badge

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4cm in diameter

Divine Mercy

The

Divine Mercy

is a

Roman Catholic devotion

to the merciful love of God and the desire to let that

love

and

mercy

flow through one’s own heart towards those in need of it.



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The devotion is due to the

apparitions of Jesus

received by Saint

Mary Faustina Kowalska

(1905-1938), who is known as the


Apostle of Mercy


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Faustina Kowalska reported a number of apparitions, visions and conversations with Jesus which she wrote in her diary, later published as the book


Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul


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The three main themes of the devotion are to ask for and obtain the mercy of God, to trust in

Christ

‘s abundant mercy, and finally to show mercy to others and act as a conduit for God’s mercy towards them.



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The devotion places emphasis on the veneration of the


Divine Mercy image


which Faustina reported as a vision of Jesus while she was in her cell in the convent.



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The image is displayed and venerated by Catholics on its own, and is solemnly blessed during

Divine Mercy Sunday

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The devotion includes specific prayers such as the

Chaplet of Divine Mercy

.