Jesus appeared to a nun named
St. Faustina Kowalska in the early 20th century with messages about His Divine Mercy. Sister Faustina recorded the following words of Christ
in her diary:
I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy. Let them approach this sea of mercy
with great trust. Sinners will attain justification, and the just will be confirmed in good. Whoever places his trust in My
mercy will be filled with My divine peace at the hour of death.
Jesus: "My child, do you fear the God of mercy? My holiness does not prevent Me from being merciful. Behold,
for you I have established a throne of mercy on earth--the tabernacle--and from this throne I desire to enter into your heart.
I am not surrounded by a retinue of guards. You can come to me at any moment, at any time; I want to speak to you and
desire to grant you grace." (Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, Divine Mercy in My Soul)
When you go to confession, to this fountain of mercy, the Blood and Water which came forth from My Heart always flow
down upon your soul...In the Tribunal of Mercy (the Sacrament of Reconciliation)...the greatest miracles take place and are
incessantly repeated...Here the misery of the soul meets the God of Mercy..
Come with faith to the feet of My representative...I myself am waiting there for you. I am only hidden by the priest...
I Myself act in your soul... Make your confession before Me. The person of the priest is, for Me, only a screen. Never analyze
what sort of a priest it is that I am making use of; open your soul in confession as you would to Me, and I will fill it with
My light...
Were a soul like a decaying corpse, so that from a human standpoint, there would be no hope of restoration and everything
would already be lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that soul in full...
From this fount of mercy souls draw graces solely with the vessel of trust. If their trust is great, there is no limit to
My generosity.