“From all my wounds, like from streams, mercy flows for souls, but the wound in my heart is the fountain of unfathomable mercy. From this fountain spring all graces for souls.
The flames of compassion burn me. I desire greatly to pour them out upon souls. Speak to the whole world about my mercy.” (Jesus to Faustina)
As we enter into the third day of the Holy week, let us reflect on the precious wound in His side – a heart that was pierced and tore open for each one of us…
“I will pour out a spirit of compassion and supplication on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that, when they look on the one whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for an only child, and weep bitterly over him, as one weeps over a firstborn.” (Zec. 12:10)
He is dead but the sinful humanity is not yet satisfied. To make sure his death, they pierce and breaks open his heart… ‘blood and water flows…’ the action of cruelty personified, not even a single drop of blood left behind in his body. A heart filled with love and compassion, they broke open… they thought it would be the end of his story…but it was just a begining of new life…the streams of grace and mercy flows…
One who pierces his heart himself experiences the immersion in divine mercy… ‘The divine mercy touches the sinful humanity.’ We are no longer a slave to sin…evil is conquered forever…his precious blood is our ransom and merit. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood live forever…by his bruises we are healed…let us look at him and be radiant…
Dear friends as the entire humanity pass through the dreadful corona pandemic; let us look at our saviour who is crucified for us. The people of Israel repented and brought to the bronze serpent and they came back to life. We the new Israel let us seek God’s mercy and pardon for all our deeds against his divine will and intercede for the entire humanity – ‘for the sake of his sorrowful passion that God have mercy on us and the whole world…’

Remember My Passion, and if you do not believe My words, at least believe My wounds. (Jesus to St. Faustina) As we enter into the second day of the Holy Week, let us reflect on Jesus’ wounds on his feet that we’re nailed to the cross…
The feet that touched and sanctified the earth are kept above the other and sharpened nails piercing the tissues and veins…the blood flows as a tiny stream through the nails and falls on to the ground. He took every step to teach and act on God’s love. Now the sinful humanity nailed those feet to the cross and asking him to come out of the cross and prove himself that He is the Son of God…
There is not even a single space on his body without wounds, he bleeds as the paschal lamb, he undergoes not only the physical agony but also the mental agony, the clouds of darkness covers him… do I become the symbol of human sin? Am I abandoned by Abba?, “My God, My God why have you forsaken me?” His cries break open the heaven…He accomplished the baptism that he foretold, the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the fire…”You are my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased…” In to your hands, I commend my Spirit…
Let us surrender to the holy wounds of Jesus all those who are suffering due to corona pandemic that they may experience the divine mercy…

Jesus told St. Faustina Kowalska, the apostle of Divine Mercy: “When it seems to you that your suffering exceeds your strength, contemplate my wounds.” Dear friends as the entire world suffer due to the corona pandemic, let us raise our hands in prayer, reflecting on the five wounds of Jesus that we may be strengthened to endure it with courage and hope.
“By his bruises, we are healed…”(Is.53:5) God created us in his image and likeness. It resembles our will to choose God above all and live a life of communion with Him. God fashioned our body and breathed His Spirit into us thus every person is considered as the temple of the Holy Spirit engraved in us a divine end to be with our Creator for all eternity. We are called to glorify the Holy Trinity, the perfect union of love, through our bodily being.
However, the arrival of sin to human history fractured the divine-human communion. The misuse of human free will and selfish love gashed the divine plan of eternity for human beings. The effects of sins outstripped human beings from God. He constantly reminded us to turn back to Him and claim our divine filiation. However, humanity could not get back to God because the damage caused by sins remained as an incurable wound and evil power dredged this wound. Human beings couldn’t wish his/her Creator. However, “God so loved the world, that He gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish may have eternal life.” (Jn.3:16) All of us are born to live anyhow, the Son of God was born into our midst to die for ourselves so that “we may have life and have it abundantly.” (Jn.10:10)
The book of Genesis explains to us the grumbling of the people if Israel against God that he punished them with poisonous serpents, they bit the people and many Israelites lost their lives. Moses interceded and God felt compassion for them. He asked Moses to make a poisonous serpent and lift it so that all those who looked at this bronze serpent would live. This event was a prefiguration of the paschal mystery of Christ. Whenever the wounded humanity looks at the Christ crucified, through his merits we receive the divine healing and transforming us as meritorious to enter into communion with God. Today let us reflect on the wound on his hands that were nailed to the cross.
The hands that were nailed
The hand that blessed, touched, comforted and healed many is now nailed to the cross. The excruciating pain of the sharpened nail piercing the tender flesh of human hands is beyond words. Added to this the pain caused by wounds that are already there by chastisement, crowning with thorns, his constant falls, etc… again this merciless cruelty, extending his hands beyond its capacity to ensure maximum pain. The hands that blessed, healed, and comforted is not cursing anyone but making everything new – he forgives all those who are persecuting him, interceding to Father on their behalf, comforting the good thief and promising him eternity… today you will be with me in paradise…