Rejection or Mercy? Jesus said to them, “ Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. (Matthew 21:42-43) The text quoted above is included in the Mass reading for Mercy Sunday. The context is not quoted but we can read it here and do a bit of thinking on the … [Read more...]
In Defense of the Divine Mercy Devotion
Recently, a reader submitted to the Lepanto Institute an article written by Msgr. Patrick Perez regarding the devotion to the Divine Mercy. In the article, Msgr. Perez indicates a number of reasons for which he is deeply concerned about St. Faustina and the Divine Mercy devotion initiated by her and the writings in her diary.There are several errors and misstatements in Msgr. Perez’s article on the Divine Mercy devotion. Msgr. Perez focuses on what he called “condemnations” of the Divine … [Read more...]
