“ I wish solemnly to entrust the world to Divine Mercy. I do so with burning desire that the message of God's merciful love, proclaimed here through St. Faustina, may be known to all the peoples of the earth. From here there must go forth " THE SPARK " which will prepare the world for His final coming " ( Diary,1732). This SPARK needs to be lighted by the grace of God.
This FIRE OF MERCY needs to be passed on to the world."
Act of Entrustment of the World to Divine Mercy
God,merciful Father, in your Son, Jesus Christ,
You have revealed your love
and poured it out upon us in the Holy Spirit,the Comforter.
We entrust to you today the destiny of the world
and of every man and woman.
Bend down to us sinners, heal our weakness,
conquer all evil, and grant that all the peoples of the earth
may experience your mercy. In you, the Triune God,
may they ever find the source of hope.
Eternal Father, for the sake of the sorrowful Passion
and Resurrection of your Son,
have mercy on us and upon the whole world.
Amen !
Excerpts from the homily of the late Pope John Paul II in dedicating The Divine Mercy Shrine in Lagiewniki, Poland on August 17, 2002
