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Welcome
to the official website of the Divine Mercy Devotion,
Nigeria.
The
Divine Mercy Devotion focuses on the Almighty and
Merciful God, the creator of heaven and earth. The
Devotion is as old as humanity and as young as the
new moon. The message of the divine mercy must have
been in the hearts of our ancestors in Nigeria as
they were also created in the image and likeness of
the all-powerful and merciful God. There are many
Nigerian names that invoke the mercy of God. Among
the Igbo people, there are names such as Eberechukwu
or Ebelechukwu meaning the mercy of God,
Chidiebere or Chidiebele means God
is merciful. Among the Yorubas, one hears them say
“anu oluwa po” meaning that the
mercy of God is great, this is to mention but a few
among the many tribes and languages in Nigeria.
This devotion must have come into our country Nigeria
shortly before or after the 1980 encyclical letter
titled “dives in misericordia"
– God rich in mercy of the holy father, Pope
John Paul II (late). Between 1974 and 1981, a few
senior seminarians in the seminary of Ss. Peter and
Paul, Bodija, Ibadan, Nigeria, had the simple divine
mercy prayer cards. The twenty years (1958 –
1978) ban on the devotion of the divine mercy by the
church must have affected the promotion of the devotion
in Nigeria, however, there were a few Catholic bishops
in Nigeria who brought in some divine mercy materials
into the country. More...
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The
Ambassador for Divine Mercy and Catholic Bishop
of Minna, Most Rev. Dr. Martin Uzoukwu [right] alongside
Rev. Fr. Chiedozie Ezeribe at the National Secretariat
during the exposition of the picture of Divine Mercy
Bishop
Martin calls on all to join the Family Apostles
of Divine Mercy and spend one hour with Jesus Christ,
the Divine Mercy Incarnate.
One-hour prayer format designed by Bishop Martin
for Families of Divine Mercy
St.
Michael's Catholic Cathedral, Catholic Diocese of
Minna
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Mercy Quotes |
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“It is the great mercy of God that He
becomes the Father of those to whom He is first
the creator.” St. Athanasius.
• “Mercy, also, is a good thing,
for it makes men perfect, in that it imitates
the perfect Father. Nothing graces the Christian
soul so much as mercy”. St. Ambrose.
• “Everything that God does is born
of His mercy and His clemency.” St.
John Chrysostom.
• “God’s mercy is not
lacking to any of His works”. St.
Augustine |
DVM
Reporter |
The
Divine Mercy Reporter is a quarterly publication
of the Divine Mercy Devotion, Nigeria. It focuses
on events of DVM, the Eucharist, church's doctrines,
the catholic woman, the catholic charismatic,
quotes, ads, jokes etc.
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