The Ministry of the Mission of Divine Mercy

The following is taken almost verbatim from our preamble:

As a contemplative community that focuses on the spiritual works of mercy, our principal means for carrying out these works are:

a)      Daily celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist.

b)      The practice of continuous prayer.

c)      Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

d)     Appropriate apostolic activities.

a)      The daily offering of the Holy Eucharist is the prayer par excellence in which Jesus offers Himself to the Father as an Oblation for the whole of humanity.  It is the “source and summit” of our Christian life. We want to live the celebration of the Eucharist with loving reverence for these “Sacred Mysteries.”

b)      The practice of continuous prayer involves an effort towards the constant repetition of the Holy Name of Jesus throughout the different activities of each day.  It permits us to discipline our mind in order to center our spirit and our life in the constant contemplation of God: striving towards a continuous and uninterrupted contemplation of the Person of Jesus.

c)      The adoration of the Eucharist permits the Christian to draw graces from heaven both for himself and for suffering humanity.  In this passive activity in which man is quiet and God acts, the Lord communicates His gifts and His graces through the prayer of the one who adores Him.  We are simple instruments of the God of Mercy.  Our apostolate and missionary spirit consists first of all in this.  (We recall that St. Therese of Lisieux was named patron of the missions without having left her convent.)

d)     Appropriate apostolic activities provide a means by which this contemplative spirit of personal communion with God may be shared with men and women of all ages—children, youth and adults.  A primary example is the “Encounter with Jesus” retreat.  This retreat is to guide a person into a “convivencia,” or fellowship, with Jesus through adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and through personal, individual prayer lived out in silence. Silence is a privileged means by which we may listen to and experience He who speaks to and inspires our soul.

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