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mission ” and wrought man ’ s salvation ( Diary , xxiii ; CCC , 623 , 571 ). He also showed His great love for sinful man as well as gave him a share in His interior life and everlasting happiness ( Diary , # 1743-1746 , xxiii ). At the same time , He revealed His great love for the Father as well as gave the “ perfect glory ” that was due to Him . 331
III D . 2 Christ Orders to Honor , to Live Out , and to Spread the Divine Mercy Message 332
We must note that Christ , in revealing the love-mercy of God , at the same time , demanded from people that they also should be guided in their lives by love and mercy . This requirement forms part of the very essence of the messianic message , and constitutes the heart of the Gospel ethos . The Teacher expresses this , both through the medium and the commandment , which He describes as the “ greatest ,” and also in the form of a blessing , when in the Sermon on the Mount He proclaims : “ Blessed are the merci- merciful , for they shall obtain mercy ” ( John Paul II , Dives in Misericordia , II-3 ).
( 2.1 ) Christ Desires Immersion into His Mercy and Practice of Mercy to Others 333
Sr . Faustina wrote in her Diary that Divine Mercy is God ’ s work and His will for man , in Jesus Christ . 334 As Jesus told Sr . Faustina , “ My daughter , I desire that your heart be formed after the model of My merciful Heart . You must be completely imbued with My mercy ;” and then He “ prepared ” souls to receive His “ many graces ” ( Diary , # 167 ). Jesus also stressed that souls “ recognize ” His mercy as well as “ trust ” in Him and His power to save them before it was too late ( Diary , # 848 ). As He told Sr . Faustina , “ Let all mankind recognize My unfathomable mercy . It is a sign of the end times ; after it will come the day of justice ”( Diary , # 848 )… Do all you possibly can for this work of Mercy . I desire that My mercy be worshipped , and I am giving mankind the last hope of salvation ; that is , recourse to My mercy ( Diary , # 848 ).
331 Ibid ., CCC , 571 , 623 , 1067-1068 . 332 Ibid ., Pope John Paul II , Dives in Misericordia , II-3 ; Faustina , Diary , # 742 , 163-164 , 1074-1075 , 796 , 1209-
1229 , 723 , 420 , 341 , 300 , 280 , 929 , 476 , 848 , 1572 , 1320 . 333 Ibid ., Faustina , Diary , # 742 , 163 ; Pope John Paul II , Dives in Misericordia , II-3 . 334 Ibid ., Faustina , Diary , # 965 , 947 , 952 , 848 ; Pope John Paul II , Dives in Misericordia , I-2 .
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