"All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven."

      ~Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1030

For Reflection:

How does Purgatory reveal to us the mercy of God? Why is purification and true holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven?

Divine Mercy in My Soul: Diary of St Faustina St. Faustina Kowalska  Pb 730 pgs Click Here For More Information

Introduction The basis for selecting these, and not other, prayers or religious practices, as the new forms of the Divine Mercy devotion are the specified promises attached to them, which the Lord Jesus promised to fulfill on the condition of one's trust in God's goodness and of mercy towards one's neighbors. Rev Rozycki points out that there are five elements of the devotion to The Divine Mercy.