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The police car, its siren blaring, raced in front of a speeding car and forced it to stop. A Missionary Movement at the Service of the Church
A heavily built policeman got out and walked over.
Your name, please?. asked the policeman, taking out his notebook and pen. Don Bosco Utume April 19, Divine Mercy Sunday: Issue 91
Certainly, officer,. replied the driver. .I am Horatio Xerxes Laertes Idomeneus Aeneas As-
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The policeman thought for a moment, then looked at his notebook, shook his head and lives in Christ.
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A tea manufacturer wanted a new advertising gimmick, so the senior creative man at the Pep-up : Stories for Reflection
advertising agency decided to go to Rome to see if he could persuade the Pope to make a To the Young : The ABC’s of Divine Mercy

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TV commercial. Points to Ponder : Who is Jesus to Me?
We’ll give you one hundred thousand pounds for a ten second commercial,. Saint of the Week : St. George
the adman told the pontiff. All you have to say is: Give us this day our daily tea... Jokes : Lighter Side of Life
I’m sorry,. replied the Pope, .but I can't do that.. Last Drop : Feed my Lamb
Five hundred thousand,. offered the adman.
I’m afraid not,. said the Pope, solemnly. A Professor's Hammer
All right. One million pounds. And that's our very last offer.. When we find it hard to accept what God permits in our lives, usually it's because we have
But still the Pope refused. On his way back, disappointed adman turned to his secretary forgotten that he is both Lord and Savior.
and said: .It’s odd that the Pope refused to do a commercial for tea. When it's hard for us to obey Church teaching or to follow God's will, it's usually for the
I wonder how much the bread people are giving him.. same reason.
The story is told of a huge atomic energy plant that was malfunctioning.
Last Drop None of the plant's engineers and scientists could figure out the cause of the trouble.
Feed My Lamb Finally, an eminent professor in the field was summoned from his university for consultation.
Feed my lambs tend my sheep The professor surveyed the situation and then asked for a hammer.
Draw them near close to the Lord He took the hammer in hand, walked over to a pipe and struck it a heavy blow.
Feed my lambs tend my sheep Immediately, the plant began functioning again: everything was back in working order.
Bring them home safe in the Lord Later, he submitted an itemized bill for his services in the amount of $5,005.
Do you love me more than all the world It read as follows: "for striking the blow, $5; for knowing where to strike the blow, $5000."
Come take my hand The engineers wanted to save the plant from destruction, but they didn't have the knowl-
Do you care for the Risen Christ edge or the power to do so.
Have you seen the Face of the Lord The professor had the knowledge and the power, but he needed the engineers to call him
Can you love with a single heart in.
Know my ways come follow me Christ is both the engineer and the professor. He wants our lives to flourish with lasting hap-
Tommy Hidding, SJ piness, wisdom, and all the gifts of the Holy Spirit. And he also knows how to make that
happen. And so, whatever God asks of us or sends us, no matter how hard it may be, flows
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 The ABC's of Divine Mercy Who is Jesus to me?
We all need to be reminded of these difficult truths, because life in this world can get the Word made flesh
distracting. the Bread of Life
And the reminder he is giving us today will bear fruit in our lives if we follow the ABC's the Victim offered for our sins on the cross
of the Divine Mercy. the Word - to be spoken
A. Ask for mercy. the Truth - to be told
The best way to ask for his mercy for ourselves is through the sacrament of confes- the Way - to be walked
sion, entrusted to the Church about 2000 years ago. the Life - to be lived
Here is what Jesus told St Faustina about confession: the Love - to be loved
• When you approach the confessional, know this, that I Myself am waiting there the Joy - to be shared
for you. the Sacrifice - to be offered
• I am only hidden by the priest, but I Myself act in your soul. the Peace - to be given
the Bread of Life - to be eaten
• Here the misery of the soul meets the God of mercy. (Diary, 1602)
the Hungry - to be fed
• But we can also ask for mercy for others, especially by praying for those who
the thirsty - to be satisfied
don't trust or believe in Christ's mercy. the Naked - to be clothed
B. Be merciful. the Homeless - to be taken in
• Jesus told St Faustina, "I demand from you deeds of mercy... You are to show the Sick - to be healed
deeds of mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere." the Lonely - to be loved To be continued…
• This means doing good things for others not because they deserve it or to get
a reward, but simply in order to follow in the footsteps of our merciful Lord. SAINT for the WEEK
• But where can we find the strength to do that? April 23 St. George
C. Completely trust in Jesus. Saint George of Lydda (ca. 275/281 – April 23, 303) was according to tradition,[2] a Ro-
man soldier in the Guard of Emperor Diocletian, venerated as a Christian martyr. In
• Jesus himself will give us his grace, if we let him. He will make us into ambas- Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican
sadors of his mercy, just as he did with the first Apostles. Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches, and the Eastern Catho-
lic Churches. He is immortalised in the tale of George and the Dragon and is one of the
• Whenever we are afraid to Ask for mercy, when we feel too weak to Be merciful,
Fourteen Holy Helpers. His memorial is celebrated on 23 April. He is regarded as one of
we should simply pray the prayer that Jesus told St Faustina to write underneath the the most prominent military saints.
image of his Divine Mercy: "Jesus, I trust in you." St. George is the patron saint of Aragon, Catalonia, England, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece,
• And let's start right now, during this week’s Mass, when we receive the foun- Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal, and Russia, as well as the cities of Amersfoort, Beirut,
Bteghrine, Cáceres, Ferrara, Freiburg, Genoa, Ljubljana, Gozo, Pomorie, Qormi, Lod and
tain of mercy himself in Holy Communion. Moscow, Scouting, as well as a wide range of professions, organizations and sufferers
• Nothing would please him more. from disease.

“I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” A. Lincoln “Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy” William Shakespeare
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