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Divine Mercy Sunday	Trevor	Monday, March 31, 2008
Question: As you know, this past Sunday was the feast of Divine Mercy. As promised by Jesus to St Faustina: Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.(Diary 300) I want the image solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter,and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it.(Diary 341) The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. I want to grant complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My mercy.(Diary 1109) Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday and end on Easter Saturday.He gave St Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena. Here is my Question: I completed the Novena, had my confession,Holy Communion, and participated in a special weekend retreat with a Divine Mercy Sunday Mass where the Divine Mercy image of Jesus was blessed and venerated by us one by one.We also prayed the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet before Mass and prayed for our Holy Father's intentions. I am fully aware of how a plenery indulgence works(Indulgenced act,Eucharist,Confession,Pray for Pope's intentions)but also must have a total detachment from any sin,even all venial sin. The priest mentioned that there is a plenery indulgence for those of us who participlated fully according to the way Jesus instructed to St Faustina.The retreat made it possible for us to fulfill this devotion properly to get the indulgence.He did not mention,that the total detachment from any and all sin be present as well. We will never know if we truly are fully detached from sin. Is the total detachment from all sin a requirement for the complete pardon Jesus wants to grant us on this special feast day, or does the usual conditions of a plenary indulgence apply?
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Trevor: The usual conditions for a plenary indulgence does apply. One must be free of all attachment to sin (even venial sin) in addition to the other conditions to receive the plenary indulgence. If all attachment to sin is not present then the indulgence transfers to a partial one. The detachment from all sin is a tough one. But regardless of whether or not one qualifies on that level, the indulgenced work is efficacious and worthy of performing and aids us in our journey toward heaven. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Divine Mercy Sunday

Trevor

Monday, March 31, 2008

Question:

As you know, this past Sunday was the feast of Divine Mercy. As promised by Jesus to St Faustina:

Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.(Diary 300)

I want the image solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter,and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it.(Diary 341)

The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.

I want to grant complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My mercy.(Diary 1109)

Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday and end on Easter Saturday.He gave St Faustina an intention to pray for on each day of the Novena.

Here is my Question:

I completed the Novena, had my confession,Holy Communion, and participated in a special weekend retreat with a Divine Mercy Sunday Mass where the Divine Mercy image of Jesus was blessed and venerated by us one by one.We also prayed the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet before Mass and prayed for our Holy Father's intentions.

I am fully aware of how a plenery indulgence works(Indulgenced act,Eucharist,Confession,Pray for Pope's intentions)but also must have a total detachment from any sin,even all venial sin.

The priest mentioned that there is a plenery indulgence for those of us who participlated fully according to the way Jesus instructed to St Faustina.The retreat made it possible for us to fulfill this devotion properly to get the indulgence.He did not mention,that the total detachment from any and all sin be present as well. We will never know if we truly are fully detached from sin.

Is the total detachment from all sin a requirement for the complete pardon Jesus wants to grant us on this special feast day, or does the usual conditions of a plenary indulgence apply?

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Trevor:

The usual conditions for a plenary indulgence does apply. One must be free of all attachment to sin (even venial sin) in addition to the other conditions to receive the plenary indulgence. If all attachment to sin is not present then the indulgence transfers to a partial one.

The detachment from all sin is a tough one. But regardless of whether or not one qualifies on that level, the indulgenced work is efficacious and worthy of performing and aids us in our journey toward heaven.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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