If Joy is in the JOURNEY;  Then Reward is in the destination.

07.28.21-Divine Mercy Shrine
What a beautiful day to take a ride.  This field trip is not exactly next door. We will travel almost two-hours to reach this destination; but the ride will be worth it. 

This blog on the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy will be mostly pictorial. 

This area is so serene you can hear a pin drop. Below left is our destination. The chapel/Shrine is on the left side no idea on what the building attached to it is. Most likely administrative.

Above and below are pictures of the Chapel Shrine outside and inside.

This all began, in a nutshell, when the Blessed Virgin appeared to Simon Stock in 1247. After this he became a Carmelite Monk. Carmelites are devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Virgin Mary gave Simon the Brown Scapular way back then and the story only gets better from then on. At the bottom of this blog is a link to that text. The Chapel is beautifully simple, ornate is not part of this venue. 

As we walked around the buildings and monuments you easily see many Priests and Brothers walking as well. These buildings are a Monastery for the Priests and there’s even a convent for Carmelite Nuns.

Below is the Carmelite Gift Shop. The picture does not do it justice. I, personally, would like to return again, both for the Chapel but also for the Gift Shop, it contains an awesome selection of merchandise from trinkets to Bibles, nobody walks out empty handed. 

I’ve written on Divine Mercy in previous blogs but for those wanting to learn more click on:

Link to Divine Mercy text and Brown Scapular

I could get on my digital pulpit and describe the text above but your reading it first hand with prove to be much more accurate. This link gives a very easy to read description of Divine Mercy, Simon Stock and miracles involved with the Brown Scapular.