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Divine Mercy -- a papal legacy
The Divine Mercy is a special legacy of Pope John Paul II.
The late pope specifically said that he passes on the message of the Divine Mercy to the whole world as the message for the third millennium.
On the Divine Mercy Sunday of April 30, 2000, he said: "Sister Faustina's canonization has a peculiar eloquence. By this act I intend to pass this message on to the new millennium. I pass it on to all people, so that they will learn to know even better the true face of God and the true face of their brethren."
On the Divine Mercy Sunday of April 22, 2001, he preached: "Filled with joy we present ourselves before the risen One today and say with faith: 'Jesus, I trust in you!' May this confession full of love strengthen everyone on the path of daily life and encourage them to undertake works of mercy for their brothers and sisters. May this be the message of hope for the entire new millennium."
Then at the departure ceremony of his weekend visit to Krakow for the dedication of the Basilica of the Divine Mercy on August 19, 2002, Pope John Paul II said: "God is full of mercy. These are the words that sum up this visit. We have heard them as a call to the Church in Poland in the new millennium."
Lastly, in his final Divine Mercy Sunday message, read posthumously by Archbishop Lleonardo Sandri, assistant papal secretary of state on April 3, 2005, the late pope summarized his message of Divine Mercy, thus: "Jesus, I trust in you! Have mercy on us and the whole world, Amen."