Turn to the Example of a Sinful and Scandalous Saint!When we feel like there is no hope for our lost loved ones and no amount of prayers seem to work, Fr. Chris Alar gives us an inspiring lesson and example in St. Monica and St. Augustine.  

What is the Hour of Great Mercy? Did Jesus ask St. Faustina to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy during this 3 o’clock hour? What are the promises associated with praying during this time? In the final episode of this 5-part series on the five channels of grace that were given to St. Faustina, Fr. Chris Alar and Vinny Flynn discuss the meaning of the Hour of Great Mercy and the graces available for the asking.

In today’s Gospel, we see the profound blessing of hearing and observing the Word of God—and no one exemplifies this more perfectly than our Blessed Mother Mary. She devoured the Scriptures, rejoiced in the Word made flesh, and prepared the way for Christ. As John the Baptist said, “He must increase; I must decrease.”