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Vilnius
Our annual pilgrimage to the "Divine
Mercy Birthplace" will take take place in June 2008
Come with us on our Divine Mercy Retreat/Pilgrimage
to the "Birthplace of Divine Mercy"
The
Gates of Dawn
The
Gates of Dawn where the great shrine to the “Mother
of Divine Mercy” has survived for 500 years. And where
the “Message of Divine Mercy” was first proclaimed
to the world by Fr. Michael Sopocko, S.J. Faustina’s
Spiritual Director. And it was there that Fr. Sopocko exposed
the original image of Divine Mercy to the world for the
first time. Amongst the vast crowd that day Sr. Faustina
stood looking up at the shrine and Fr.Sopocko, her mission
had begun the world now knew of the message |
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St
Faustina's House
This
is the house in Vilnius where the “Chaplet of Divine
Mercy”, was given to Saint Faustina. The most powerful
prayer given by God to mankind, since he gave us the “Our
Father” Come with us and stand in the room where this
sacred prayer was receited by Jesus to Faustina for the
first time, stand where she stood when Jesus spoke to her
that fatefilled day in 1935. It is a most extraordinary
experience, you will never feel the same again. |
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Mother
Of Mercy
See
the most beautiful picture ever painted of Our Lady. It
is five hundred years old and has hung on the walls of the
City of Vilnius all that time and during many occupations
by foreign armies. This included the Germans in the last
world war, and the Russians up until 1994. All other religious
statues and images were destroyed during these occupations
but the Mother of Divine Mercy survived miraculously untouched.Thousands
of people received many graces from this image during those
terrible years, and still do today |
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The
Original Image
This
is the first image of Divine Mercy ever painted. It was
painted under the guidance of Saint Faustina and Fr.Sopocko
her Spiritual Director. It was hidden away during the
German and Russian occupation. It has now been restored
and hangs in a special Divine Mercy shrine in the heart
of Vilnius. The shrine was created in a very old historical
church by Cardinal Audry Backis the Archbishop of Vilnius
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"Sisters
of the Merciful Jesus"
The
" Sisters of the Merciful Jesus" which Jesus asked
Saint Faustina to found, were founded in Vilnius on the
instructions and guidance of Jesus Himself.This order asked
for by God to give their lives praying for mercy for the
workd have recently opened their first convent in Vilnius.
This is a very special convent and a special religious order
as Jesus Himself asked to found it, and through it He would
bestow mercy on the world.
Visit
them with us,and experience merciful love at it's best
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"Brothers
of the Merciful Jesus"
Fr. Sopocko
also said Jesus wanted a similar male religious order
dedicated to His divine Mercy The “Brothers of the
Merciful Jesus” have now opening their first Monastery
in Vilnius. This order is dedicated to bring ing mercy
to the poor of Lithuania, and other Eastern European countries.
They consist of young men from all over the world, but
wish to begin their journey of spreading God’s mercy
here
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This Pilgrimage goes every year for one
week For further information, please complete our request form.
Click
here or Contact
us directly
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