Garbage

How few are the souls that understand this. And so they keep in their soul a putrid pile of garbage, which, if it were given to Jesus, could be transformed into Mercy! Which is fire!

Sins

He, of Himself, has only one quality in our regard: Mercy. We can unite our soul to Him only by offering Him as a gift, as our only gift, not our virtues, but our sins! Chiara's Lubich

What good

"What good would it do for Him to be infinitely merciful? If it were not for our sins?" Chiara Lubich

Share

"God's mercy lies in his availability to share our affliction empathetically; it is a readiness that wells up from the depths of his nature and which characterizes his entire way of being and acting" Karl Barth

Weigh

"Here my child, this is the commandment I give you: that mercy shall always weigh heavily on your scales until the time when you yourself feel the Mercy which God feels towards the world" Isidore the Syrian

Immeasurable

"Yes, our God's mercy is immense! Even if all the sins that exist were found in all of you, and all the crimes that will be committed, the Lord's mercy would cancel all this out; and if it is to Him you turn, the immeasurable tenderness of his mercy would elicit His forgiveness for you." St Bonaventure

Good thief

"The good thief is the obvious proof that God's Mercy opens up access to salvation for everyone ... This is an unrivaled wonder of divine mercy! It is mercy that does everything" St John Chrysostom

Prodigal

"God is a loving Father, who welcomes the prodigal son, who reaches out to him, who understand his sorrow, who embraces him ... and he does not reprove him for all he has done." St Maximus

Practise

The Lord has urged us on many occasions, both in the Old Testament and in the New, so that we might practise mercy. St Cromatian

Night

"Not even at night should you cease your merciful duties" St Gregory Nazianzen

Forgive

"Do you want revenge? Look at Him hanging on the cross and listen to what He says: Father, forgive them for they know not what they do" St Augustine

Need

"May all your hope be in God: be in need of him so that you may be filled by Him" St Augustine

Unknown

For in all cases where a person's animus towards one is indeterminate and unknown, I think it better to suppose the existence of the kindler motive, than to find fault with an undiscovered one. St Augustine

Hope

I have placed all my hope in the immense greatness of you mercy. St Augustine

Alone

"O you who are good and omnipotent. You care for each one of us, as if you cared for that person alone; and so for all, as if they were but one!" St Augustine

Source

In my error I remembered you, Lord; i heard your voice behind me calling me to go back to the source; to drink from it and live. St Augustine

Truth

Truth is sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter. When it is sweet, it forgives; when it is bitter, it heals. St Augustine

Humble God

For here is great wretchedness, a proud man! But there is greater mercy, a humble God! St Austine

Perseverance

But God crowns in us the gifts of his own mercy; but on condition that we walk with perseverance in that grace which in the first instance we received. St Austine

Grace

To thy grace I ascribe it, and to thy mercy,that thou hast melted away my sins as it were ice. To thy grace I ascribe also whatsoever I have not done of evil. St Augustine

Present generation

Let us implore God's mercy for the present generation. John Paul II

Forgiveness

Society can become"ever more human"only when we introduce into all the mutual relationships which form its moral aspect the moment of forgiveness, which is so much of the essence of the Gospel. John Paul II

River

Divine mercy is powerful 'like an overflowing river that carries all souls along with it.' Cure of Ars

Redirects

Divine mercy consists not only in the remission of our sins; it also consists in the fact that God, Our Father, redirects us, sometimes not without pain, affliction or fear on our part, to the path of truth and light, for he does not wish us to be lost. Benedict XVI

Confession

Perhaps the times we have made a sincere confession are among the sweetest, most consoling and most decisive moments in our life. Paul VI

Prodigal

Mercy in itself, as a perfection of the infinite a God, is also infinite. Also infinite therefore and inexhaustible is the Father's readiness to receive the prodigal children who return to his home. No human sin can prevail over this power or even limit it. John Paul II.

Restores

Mercy is manifested in its true and and proper aspect when it restores to value, promotes and draws good from all the forms of evil existing in the world and in man. John Paul II

Isn't it love which guides our life? We can think that our every sin or flight from God enkindles in Him an even more intense love, a desire to have us back and include us once again in his plan of salvation. Paul VI

Second name

And is not mercy love's "second name"? John Paul II

Genuine

From divine mercy, which brings peace to hearts, genuine peace flows into the world, peace between different peoples, cultures and religions. Benedict XVI

HAPPINESS

He whom we ourselves have pierced with our faults and does not cease to shed over the world an inexhaustible torrent of merciful love. May humanity understand that only from this source is it possible to draw the spiritual energy indispensable to build that peace and happiness for which every human being is ceaseless searching. Benedict XVI

FORCEFULLY

The message of mercifull love needs to resound forcefully anew. The world needs this love. Pope John Paul II

PEACE

This fire of mercy needs to be passed on to the world. In the mercy of God the world will find peace and humankind will find happiness. John Paul II

ENTRUST

I wish solemnly to entrust the world to Devine Mercy. I do so with the burning desire that the message of God's merciful love may be made known to all the peoples of the earth and fill their hearts with hope. John Paul II

MEDICINE

Nowadays, however, the Spouse of Christ prefers to make use of the medicine of mercy rather than that of severity. Pope John XXIII

bewilderment

Apart from the mercy of God there is no other source of hope for mankind. This proclamation (...) is especially needed in our time, when humankind is experiencing bewilderment in the face of many manifestations of evil. John Paul II

UNITING

The contemporary Church is profoundly conscious that only on the basis of the mercy of  God will she be able to carry out the tasks that derive from the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, and, in the first place, the ecumenical task which aims at uniting all those who confess Christ. John Paul II

HOPE

The most beautiful name and title of God is mercy. This should inspire great hope in the midst of tears.  John XXIII

Wretchedness

Our wretchedness is the thrown of divine mercy. Pope John XXIII

reawakens

Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life an instils in us the courage to look to the future with hope. Pope Francis

sterile

Without a witness to mercy, life becomes fruitless and sterile, as if sequestered in a barren desert.
Pope Francis

foundation

Mercy is the very foundation and f the church's life Pope Francis

each other

Just as he is merciful, so are we called to be erciful to each other. Pope Francis

anger

To let go of  anger, wrath, violence and revenge are necessary conditions to living joyfully. Pope Francis

pardon

Pardon is the instrument placed into our fragile hands to attain serenity of heart. Pope Francis

Mother

The mercy of God is not an abstract idea, but a concrete reality with which he reveals his love as that of a father or a mother moved to the very depths out of love for their child. Pope Francis

omnipotence

It is proper to God to exercise mercy, and he manifests his omnipotence particularly in this way. Pope France (Thomas Aquinas)

balm

May the balm of mercy reach everyone, both believers and those far away, as a sign that the Kingdom of God is already present in our midst. Pope Francis

Steeped

How much I desire that the year be steeped in mercy, so that we can go out to every man and woman, bringing the goodness and tenderness of God. Pope Francis

greater

Mercy will always be greater than any sin, and no one can place limits on the love of God who is ever ready to forgive" Pope Francis

Bridge

"Mercy is the bridge that connects God and man, opening our hearts to the hope of being loved forever despite our sinfulness" Pope Francis

Fundamental

Mercy is the fundamental law that dwells in the heart of every person who looks sincerely into the eyes of his brothers and sisters on the path of life" Pope Francis

Ultimate

"Mercy: is the ultimate and supreme act by which God comes to meet us" Pope Francis

The face of mercy

"Jesus Christ is the face of the Father's mercy" Pope Francis