A Friend of Mercy, Jennifer Nelson of Rockaway, New Jersey, shares her family’s experience of attending a sold-out showing of “Love and Mercy: Faustina” on Oct. 28.
Inspired by the Marian Fathers’ mission to spread Divine Mercy, we purchased 400 Vilnius Divine Mercy prayer cards to hand out at the theater. Those in attendance were so appreciative to have the original Image because the movie heavily featured information about it.
A young mother in attendance, Jady, told us, “There were many non-Catholics at the movie. I heard them talking as we waited on line. The cards were such a great idea!”
On the way out, a woman took one of the prayer cards from our 8-year-old, Lucianna, and it brought the woman to tears. We had 50 cards left when a priest approached and blessed the remaining cards.
We met a woman named Karen who told us she places Divine Mercy prayer cards in magazines in oncology waiting rooms and doctors offices. Inspired, we decided we would distribute our remaining prayer cards in medical waiting rooms, nursing homes, grocery shopping carts, mall changing rooms, and anywhere the message “Jesus, I trust in You” is needed — basically, everywhere.
Imagine the power of finding this Image and message when it is least expected and most needed!
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