Father Sean's Weekly Message
April 27, 2025
“‘Mercy is heartfelt sympathy for another's distress, impelling us to succor him if we can. For mercy takes its name-misericordia-from denoting a person’s compassionate heart for another's unhappiness' (Saint Thomas Aquinas). Divine mercy is God's refusal to leave us in our fallen condition: Jesus enters the 'locked doors' of our hearts, banishing fear and sin and saying, 'Peace be with you.' 'He showed them his hands and his side': Jesus shows us his wounds so that we will not be afraid to show him ours. Finally, Jesus gave the disciples the Holy Spirit so they could be his agents of mercy in the sacrament of penance: 'Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them.' Thousands of years later, we continue to receive Christ's mercy in confession." (Magnificat April 2025, pg. 301)
~ Continued on Father Sean's Pastor's Corner