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The Mercy of God.
Herolt reports that an unfortunate sinner, among other crimes, had killed his father and one of his brothers, and that as a result he was wandering as a fugitive. Having attended a sermon on Divine Mercy during Lent, he wanted to confess to the preacher himself, who, after hearing the story of his crimes, sent him to pray before an altar of Our Lady of Sorrows, in order to obtain repentance and forgiveness for his sins. The penitent obeyed, but no sooner had he begun to pray than he suddenly fell dead. The next day, as the priest recommended to the people to pray for this poor deceased, a white dove appeared in the church and dropped a bill. The priest, having taken it, read these words: “The soul of the deceased, having just left his body, has gone to paradise. And you, continue to preach the infinite Mercy of God.”
(St. Alphonsus Liguori)
