There is a wound that many carry, that only The Divine Mercy of God can heal. Pope Francis is aware of the need for healing in the Body of Christ for the sin of abortion and brought this to the forefront with the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.
In one of Pope Francis’ homilies for the Jubilee of Mercy he said: “It is the favorable time to heal wounds, a time not to be weary of meeting all those who are waiting to see and to touch with their hands the signs of the closeness of God, a time to offer everyone the way of forgiveness and reconciliation.”
In April, artist James Sulkowski, completed a beautiful Divine Mercy icon, that he created as a result of combining the paintings of Jesus, The Divine Mercy, and Mary, Ark of the New Covenant, mentioned at the end of the previous tab, The Replica, This painting was entitled by Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, M.I.C.; The Virgin Mary of Nazareth, Ark of The New Covenant, Throne of The Divine Mercy Incarnate and the icon was taken to Pope Francis in Rome. Prior to our December departure for Rome for the opening of the Year of Mercy, our new Pro-Life Divine Mercy Icon with the babies included was completed by artist, James Sulkowski. This new Pro-Life Divine Mercy Icon encapsulates our Jubilee prayer initiative as it depicts the precious aborted babies, praying for their parents to open their hearts to God’s merciful love. Chosen to be the Mother of the Son of God, Mary, from the outset, was prepared by the love of God to be the Ark of the Covenant between God and man (Bull of Indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy). It is our hope that the graces that will flow through this Pro Life Divine Mercy icon, will help to bring about healing and the restoration of the parent/child relationship once severed by abortion.
After receiving the Holy Father’s Apostolic blessing and going through the Holy Door, we set out for Assisi. Throughout our pilgrimage in Assisi, our new initiative was confirmed many times over. As we prayed with the great Saints Francis and Clare, it became clear they were chosen to be the patrons of these precious baby boys and girls. They were chosen because of their love for all creation and their great comprehension of what a precious gift life is.
How clear is the reason why Pope Francis chose the name “Francis” and called for this Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy! It is a time for the church to be “repaired” and restored, most especially the wound of abortion.
We provide a means for The Divine Mercy Shrine in Poland to receive, in confidence, the names or initials of a specific person in need of healing from abortion.
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Pro-Life Divine Mercy Icon
On December 10, 2015, being in Assisi at the tombs of Sts. Clare and Francis, we were inspired to choose St. Clare (girl babies) and St. Francis (boy babies) to be the Patrons of the new prayer apostolate for the Restoration of Relationships between babies and their parents who have aborted. This Apostolate is being launched at the beginning of this Jubilee Year of Mercy through Preborn Jesus Ministry and Jesus - The Divine Mercy Foundation.
The icon was placed below the original San Damiano Crucifix that spoke to Francis in the 1200's to "rebuild" His church.
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Father’s Day Icon with St. Joseph
The Father’s Day Icon by artist, James Sulkowski was completed in June 2020 and commissioned by Foundation of Jesus The Divine Mercy and Preborn Jesus Ministry.
The image portrays St. Joseph looking with great kindness with the genuine heart of a father, as the newly added figure to the original icon of 2015, yet a different depiction of our Pro-life Divine Mercy Icon.
This moving image, presents a means of conveying the message of forgiveness from the aborted babies to their fathers, by allowing the Holy Spirit to speak of God’s tender mercy, in healing the wounds of abortion and restoring lost Fatherhood.
While this pro-life initiative was inspired by the Holy Spirit to expand K of C pro-life efforts focusing on men who are in need of healing from abortion through graces of the Sacrament of Reconciliation, it can expand to include those who have experienced the loss of a child from miscarriage, stillbirth or any loss of a precious child.
This icon with St. Joseph, was first gifted to the Knights of Columbus in Wheeling, WV as well as brother Knight, Dan Schachle, Father of Mikey Schachle, healed in the womb through a miracle attributed to K of C founder, Fr. McGivney, to be beatified on Oct. 31, 2020. It is especially through the Knights of Columbus grassroots efforts that our Pro-life Father’s Day Icon Project was launched as a means to pray for the healing from abortion, especially caused by lost Fatherhood.
https://prebornjesus.com/news/blessing-of-fathers-day-icon
These icons are available through this link-