Monday, July 5, 2010

Divine Mercy Shrine

Jesus I Trust In You

JESUS I TRUST IN YOU!
The message and devotion to Jesus as The Divine Mercy is based on the writings of Saint Faustina Kowalska, an uneducated Polish nun who, in obedience to her spiritual director, wrote a diary of about 600 pages recording the revelations she received about God’s mercy.

The message of mercy is that God loves us no matter how great our sins. 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.

It is a message we can call to mind simply by remembering ABC.
A — Ask for His Mercy. God wants us to approach Him in prayer constantly, repenting of our sins and asking Him to pour His mercy out upon us and upon the whole world.
B — Be merciful. God wants us to receive His mercy and let it flow through us to others. He wants us to extend love and forgiveness to others just as He does to us.
C — Completely trust in Jesus. God wants us to know that the graces of His mercy are dependent upon our trust. The more we trust in Jesus, the more we will receive.

The message is nothing new, but is a reminder of what the Church has always taught through scripture and tradition: that God is merciful and forgiving and that we, too, must show mercy and forgiveness. But in the Divine Mercy devotion, the message takes on a powerful new focus, calling people to a deeper understanding that God’s love is unlimited and available to everyone, especially the greatest sinners.

It is the tallest Statue of Jesus Christ in the Philippines, standing 50ft tall. Half the size of Lady Liberty in the US. 

This awesome shrine is located in the small city of El Salvador (The Savior), which is about  30 minutes away from Cagayan de Oro City, close to the shores of Northern Mindanao, the Philippines.

3 comments:

  1. I didn't know that El Salvador meant The Saviour in English. I hope the people of El Salvador will help one another in the spirit of the Divine Mercy and God's love to make this town a better place to live in. I miss my place!

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  2. Nice shots! Been here, and the statue was very tall. The place is very sacred, they don't allow visitors to enter wearing short, sleeveless, or any dress that is not appropriate but they will let you borrow long skirts for you to wear.

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