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Mission of Divine Mercy's Initial Public Response to the Archbishop's Decrees of March 15, 2024
We of the Mission of Divine Mercy want to respectfully acknowledge the Archbishop’spublic statement of March 15, 2024.
We believe there were significant inaccuracies in the statement, but we will address those in a later announcement.
There has also been concernleading many to ask, “Can the Archbishop seize the Mission’s assets?” The short answer, according to the civil law, is no. We want to reassure our friends and supporters of that. A fuller explanation of this matter is found in the appendix immediately following this statement.
We also want to express the following pointswithout any further delay:
This Sunday, March 24 is Palm Sunday. We will celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on Tepeyac Hill, at the Teocalli, our outdoor sanctuary. In the Messages Our Lady referred to this as "My new Tepeyac," and Our Lord called it "this Throne of Mine, this little hill."
This is where we have celebrated our Divine Mercy Sunday Masses since 2018, and where we celebrated Sunday Mass for a year during the time of Covid restrictions. The conditions are "rustic" and take a little getting used to by everyone involved, including the Celebrant. But the location allows us to welcome more people.
We have purchased more benches, but you may want to bring a folding chair or blanket, something to kneel on and water. A hat is also suggested. Please dress for the weather and rustic conditions, but also with appropriate reverence for the Mass. They are predicting overcast skies and strong wind gusts for this Sunday.
Golf carts will travel from the parking lot to the hilltop for those who need it. Please reserve the golf carts for those who truly need it. Thank you.
7:30 pm Mass of the Institution of the Eucharist on Tepeyac, followed by Eucharistic Vigil at St. Joseph Chapel.
10 pm Vigil Ends and Mission closes
Good Friday (March 29)
9:00 am Walking Way of the Cross in Meadow
2:00 pm Service of the Passion Followed by Novena of Divine Mercy-St. Joseph Chapel.
4:30 pm Mission closes
Saturday (March 30)
9:00 am Rosary of Our Lady of Sorrows and Divine Mercy Novena - St. Joseph Chapel.
12:00 pm Mission closes
Easter Sunday (March 31)
6:00 am Solemn Easter Vigil- Tepeyac Hill
Light breakfast and fellowship after Mass
10:00am Mission closes. No 10am Mass
CANDLES FOR THE EASTER VIGIL
For the Easter Vigil you are encouraged to bring your own candle from home to be lit from the Paschal fire.
We ordered 200 of the lovely, eight-inch Easter candles, but shipping problems have delayed their arrival until March 26. They will be available in the Sacramental House. We cannot mail candles.
A NETWORK OF TRUST
"This is what MDM is called to be: a growing communion of trust in His Mercy for our needy world." ~ Fr. John Mary
MDM started encouraging people to pray "Jesus, I trust in You" ten times a day back in 2011. Recently we felt it was important to remind people to turn to Jesus with this simple, powerful prayer in a world that feels more and more out of control. We are suggesting 20 times, but some people find themselves repeating it hundreds of times. It reminds our troubled souls that GOD IS IN CONTROL.
Many of you have put your name on our growing list and have also left a prayer intention or testimony:
Thank you for your bravery in the face of resistance from your own archbishop. I am blessed to find your messages being shared. ~Catherine
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Thank you ALL for your OBEDIENCE to our Lord. We are praying for you, thank you for your prayers as well. ~Stephanie
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God has been helping our family here in Ohio to be prepared for things that are coming. We trust in our Lord and we have faith that he will tell and show us what we need to do. We feel that we are to prepare in different ways for these things that are coming even though we don't know what they are, but we should not be afraid because we trust that He will take care of us. May God be with you all! We will offer up our family rosary in regards for what is happening there.~Melinda
***** Thank you for being faithful ambassadors of God's messages. May God bless you with peace and strength as you do His will amid challenges and adversity. -Edmund
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Thank you Father. Be strong. We so need this message. Praise The Father for His LOVE ~Emma-Jane
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God bless you! I pray for your Mission ~Anonymous
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Hello. Praise be to Jesus and Mary. In Belgium, We recently discovered your community and message. For us, it is a great impulse of the heart, a communion of prayers. What a joy it was to see Luisa Piccarreta, Maria Valtorta, Sister Faustina and the Virgin of Guadalupe associated with each other, to be so attached to the teachings of Saint Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI. We pray for your Community~ David
